A double dose of gripping psychological suspense, pairing two complete novels and two rare short stories, from six-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Joyce Carol Oates. Two serial killers - one female, one male - murder in the name of a higher cause. Ideal for fans of Alice Munro, Ann Patchett and Anne Tyler. This omnibus includes:
STARR BRIGHT WILL BE WITH YOU SOON: Exotic dancer who moonlights as a serial killer of men who mistreat her travels across the country to hole up with her straitlaced twin sister and elude the law.
"The Murderess" Teen girl's ambivalent relationship to older female relative who killed her husband.
SOUL/MATE: Handsome young male serial killer falls for older woman and starts killing to further her interests.
"An Unsolved Crime" Old man remembers killing stepfather who abused his sister when they were children