This anthology, curated by Joyce Carol Oates, features fifteen noir crime and mystery short stories plus six poems by acclaimed women writers like Margaret Atwood and Aimee Bender.
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This anthology, curated by Joyce Carol Oates, features fifteen noir crime and mystery short stories plus six poems by acclaimed women writers like Margaret Atwood and Aimee Bender.
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A chilling noir collection featuring fifteen crime and mystery tales and six poems from female authors. Joyce Carol Oates, a queen-pin of the noir genre, has brought her keen and discerning eye to the curation of an outstanding anthology of brand-new top-shelf short stories (and poems by Margaret Atwood!). While bad men are not always the victims in these tales, they get their due often enough to satisfy readers who are sick and tired of the gendered status quo, or who just want to have a little...
What's Inside
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Romance & sex
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Moderate sexual content with some explicit references in stories; not pervasive. To coercion or assault in crime contexts; not graphic.
Violence & gore
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Frequent violent scenes in noir style; some graphic depictions of crime and death.
Profanity
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Moderate use of strong language fitting the gritty tone of crime stories.
Substance use
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Brief mentions of alcohol or drugs in some stories; not a central theme.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Minor presence of LGBTQ+ characters or themes in select stories.
Religious content
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No evidence found in available sources.
Magic & witchcraft
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No evidence found in available sources.
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources.
Political content
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Moderate social commentary on gender and patriarchy in several tales.
Self-harm / suicide
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Brief mentions of ideation or despair in dark narratives; not central.
Abuse & suffering
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Frequent themes of domestic violence and systemic cruelty in stories. To coercion or assault in crime contexts; not graphic.
Other
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