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  • Language: English

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    Hardback. Condition: Very Good. NATIONAL BESTSELLER * An "enthralling" (Los Angeles Times) and "remarkably engrossing" (The New York Times Book Review, Editors' Choice) novel of literary and psychological suspense about the dark secrets that surface after the shocking disappearance of a charismatic, mercurial teacher at an elite boarding school--by legendary author Joyce Carol Oates MARK TWAIN AMERICAN VOICE IN LITERATURE AWARD FINALIST "Eerie, shocking, provoking, and beautifully written."--Gillian Flynn "I found it mesmerizing front to back."--Michael Connelly "I can't remember the last time I read something so (darkly, disconcertingly) addictive."--Rebecca Makkai "An extraordinary novel . . . unlike any other mystery I've read."--Joseph Finder "Tom Ripley, eat your heart out."--NPR "A classic psychological suspense."--People "A dark, daring plunge into literary suspense . . . Oates dissects the predator-prey dynamic with merciless precision."--The Seattle Times A HARPER'S BAZAAR AND PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR Who is Francis Fox? A charming English teacher new to the idyllic Langhorne Academy, Fox beguiles many of his students, their parents, and his colleagues at the elite boarding school, while leaving others wondering where he came from and why his biography is so enigmatic. When two brothers discover Fox's car half-submerged in a pond in a local nature preserve and parts of an unidentified body strewn about the nearby woods, the entire community, including Detective Horace Zwender and his deputy, begins to ask disturbing questions about Francis Fox and who he might really be. A hypnotic, galloping tale of crime and complicity, revenge and restitution, victim vs. predator, Joyce Carol Oates's Fox illuminates the darkest corners of the human psyche while asking profound moral questions about justice and the response evil demands. A character as magnetically diabolical as Patricia Highsmith's Tom Ripley and Vladimir Nabokov's Humbert Humbert, Francis Fox enchants and manipulates nearly everyone around him, until at last he meets someone he can't outfox. Written in Oates's trademark intimate, sweeping style, and interweaving multiple points of view, Fox is a triumph of craftsmanship and artistry, a novel as profound as it is propulsive, as moving as it is full of mystery. …

  • Language: English

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    Hardback. Condition: Good. NATIONAL BESTSELLER * An "enthralling" (Los Angeles Times) and "remarkably engrossing" (The New York Times Book Review, Editors' Choice) novel of literary and psychological suspense about the dark secrets that surface after the shocking disappearance of a charismatic, mercurial teacher at an elite boarding school--by legendary author Joyce Carol Oates MARK TWAIN AMERICAN VOICE IN LITERATURE AWARD FINALIST "Eerie, shocking, provoking, and beautifully written."--Gillian Flynn "I found it mesmerizing front to back."--Michael Connelly "I can't remember the last time I read something so (darkly, disconcertingly) addictive."--Rebecca Makkai "An extraordinary novel . . . unlike any other mystery I've read."--Joseph Finder "Tom Ripley, eat your heart out."--NPR "A classic psychological suspense."--People "A dark, daring plunge into literary suspense . . . Oates dissects the predator-prey dynamic with merciless precision."--The Seattle Times A HARPER'S BAZAAR AND PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR Who is Francis Fox? A charming English teacher new to the idyllic Langhorne Academy, Fox beguiles many of his students, their parents, and his colleagues at the elite boarding school, while leaving others wondering where he came from and why his biography is so enigmatic. When two brothers discover Fox's car half-submerged in a pond in a local nature preserve and parts of an unidentified body strewn about the nearby woods, the entire community, including Detective Horace Zwender and his deputy, begins to ask disturbing questions about Francis Fox and who he might really be. A hypnotic, galloping tale of crime and complicity, revenge and restitution, victim vs. predator, Joyce Carol Oates's Fox illuminates the darkest corners of the human psyche while asking profound moral questions about justice and the response evil demands. A character as magnetically diabolical as Patricia Highsmith's Tom Ripley and Vladimir Nabokov's Humbert Humbert, Francis Fox enchants and manipulates nearly everyone around him, until at last he meets someone he can't outfox. Written in Oates's trademark intimate, sweeping style, and interweaving multiple points of view, Fox is a triumph of craftsmanship and artistry, a novel as profound as it is propulsive, as moving as it is full of mystery. …

  • Language: English

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    Hardback. Condition: Good. NATIONAL BESTSELLER * An "enthralling" (Los Angeles Times) and "remarkably engrossing" (The New York Times Book Review, Editors' Choice) novel of literary and psychological suspense about the dark secrets that surface after the shocking disappearance of a charismatic, mercurial teacher at an elite boarding school--by legendary author Joyce Carol Oates MARK TWAIN AMERICAN VOICE IN LITERATURE AWARD FINALIST "Eerie, shocking, provoking, and beautifully written."--Gillian Flynn "I found it mesmerizing front to back."--Michael Connelly "I can't remember the last time I read something so (darkly, disconcertingly) addictive."--Rebecca Makkai "An extraordinary novel . . . unlike any other mystery I've read."--Joseph Finder "Tom Ripley, eat your heart out."--NPR "A classic psychological suspense."--People "A dark, daring plunge into literary suspense . . . Oates dissects the predator-prey dynamic with merciless precision."--The Seattle Times A HARPER'S BAZAAR AND PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR Who is Francis Fox? A charming English teacher new to the idyllic Langhorne Academy, Fox beguiles many of his students, their parents, and his colleagues at the elite boarding school, while leaving others wondering where he came from and why his biography is so enigmatic. When two brothers discover Fox's car half-submerged in a pond in a local nature preserve and parts of an unidentified body strewn about the nearby woods, the entire community, including Detective Horace Zwender and his deputy, begins to ask disturbing questions about Francis Fox and who he might really be. A hypnotic, galloping tale of crime and complicity, revenge and restitution, victim vs. predator, Joyce Carol Oates's Fox illuminates the darkest corners of the human psyche while asking profound moral questions about justice and the response evil demands. A character as magnetically diabolical as Patricia Highsmith's Tom Ripley and Vladimir Nabokov's Humbert Humbert, Francis Fox enchants and manipulates nearly everyone around him, until at last he meets someone he can't outfox. Written in Oates's trademark intimate, sweeping style, and interweaving multiple points of view, Fox is a triumph of craftsmanship and artistry, a novel as profound as it is propulsive, as moving as it is full of mystery. …

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    Hardback. Condition: Very Good. NATIONAL BESTSELLER * An "enthralling" (Los Angeles Times) and "remarkably engrossing" (The New York Times Book Review, Editors' Choice) novel of literary and psychological suspense about the dark secrets that surface after the shocking disappearance of a charismatic, mercurial teacher at an elite boarding school--by legendary author Joyce Carol Oates MARK TWAIN AMERICAN VOICE IN LITERATURE AWARD FINALIST "Eerie, shocking, provoking, and beautifully written."--Gillian Flynn "I found it mesmerizing front to back."--Michael Connelly "I can't remember the last time I read something so (darkly, disconcertingly) addictive."--Rebecca Makkai "An extraordinary novel . . . unlike any other mystery I've read."--Joseph Finder "Tom Ripley, eat your heart out."--NPR "A classic psychological suspense."--People "A dark, daring plunge into literary suspense . . . Oates dissects the predator-prey dynamic with merciless precision."--The Seattle Times A HARPER'S BAZAAR AND PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR Who is Francis Fox? A charming English teacher new to the idyllic Langhorne Academy, Fox beguiles many of his students, their parents, and his colleagues at the elite boarding school, while leaving others wondering where he came from and why his biography is so enigmatic. When two brothers discover Fox's car half-submerged in a pond in a local nature preserve and parts of an unidentified body strewn about the nearby woods, the entire community, including Detective Horace Zwender and his deputy, begins to ask disturbing questions about Francis Fox and who he might really be. A hypnotic, galloping tale of crime and complicity, revenge and restitution, victim vs. predator, Joyce Carol Oates's Fox illuminates the darkest corners of the human psyche while asking profound moral questions about justice and the response evil demands. A character as magnetically diabolical as Patricia Highsmith's Tom Ripley and Vladimir Nabokov's Humbert Humbert, Francis Fox enchants and manipulates nearly everyone around him, until at last he meets someone he can't outfox. Written in Oates's trademark intimate, sweeping style, and interweaving multiple points of view, Fox is a triumph of craftsmanship and artistry, a novel as profound as it is propulsive, as moving as it is full of mystery. …

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    Condition: very_good. Excellent condition with just a hint of character. Minor signs of love, but the pages are still clean and ready to be enjoyed! May have limited writing in cover pages. 100% Satisfaction Guarantee!! **Ships SWIFTLY!** Occasionally a book in our inventory had a previous life in a library. While the story inside is exactly the same, libraries often purchase specially reinforced editions and add protective covers and labels â" which can actually make for a sturdier copy.…

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    Condition: good. Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly. …

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