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¿Qué puede suceder cuando una persona normal y amable deja salir su lado oscuro? Andrew J. Rush es un autor de novelas criminales populares que ha alcanzado el éxito literario, con libros que se venden bien. Su vida familiar también es satisfactoria, rodeado de una esposa amorosa y tres hijos adultos. Sin embargo, Andrew guarda un oscuro secreto que nadie de su entorno conoce. Bajo el seudónimo "Joker de Picas", publica novelas completamente diferentes, brutales y llenas de violencia. Además, muchos de los detalles aterradores que incluye provienen de su propia vida. Esta obra es otra destacada novela de una autora que ha sido considerada durante años para el Premio Nobel de Literatura.

Daddy Love's latest victim Robbie begins to realize that the longer he is locked in the shackles of this demon, the greater chance he'll end up like Daddy Love's other 'sons' who were never heard from again . . . and soon he will see just what lengths he must go to in order to have any chance at survival.

The book presents a collection of gripping tales where women confront external and internal evils. In "So Help Me God," a young wife receives a mysterious phone call that blurs the lines between safety and danger, raising questions about trust and jealousy. Meanwhile, "Madison at Guignol" follows a discontented fashionista who uncovers a hidden horror in her beloved clothing store, challenging her perceptions of reality. Each story delves into the complexities of female experience, revealing the darkness that lurks both in the world and within themselves.

Nikki Eaton, single, thirty-one, sexually liberated, and economically self-supporting, has never particularly thought of herself as a daughter. Yet, following the unexpected loss of her mother, she undergoes a remarkable transformation during a tumultuous year that brings stunning horror, sorrow, illumination, wisdom, and even—from an unexpected source—a nurturing love.

Rape: A Love Story begins with what is almost unspeakable. It tells of the brutality and cowardice that overtakes the city of Niagara Falls in the aftermath of an attack on a woman and her young daughter. A diamond-hard dissection of modern mores, it is also the tale of Teena and Bethie's silent champion—a man who knows the meaning of justice. And love.

In her novel, set against the mythic-historic backdrop of Niagara Falls in the mid-20th century, Oates explores the American family in crisis.