Powerhouse Oates brings both exterior and interior worlds into excruciatingly sharp focus, evoking dread, grim exaltation, and the paralysis of prey. Oates extends her inquiry into the racial divide and returns to another of her signature settings, Detroit circa 1967, in the exquisitely frank and distressing title story about the fears of a young, white Englis

| Title | : | High Crime Area: Tales of Darkness and Dread |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.51 (196 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0802123740 |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-7 |
| Language | : | English |
Powerhouse Oates brings both exterior and interior worlds into excruciatingly sharp focus, evoking dread, grim exaltation, and the paralysis of prey. Oates extends her inquiry into the racial divide and returns to another of her signature settings, Detroit circa 1967, in the exquisitely frank and distressing title story about the fears of a young, white English teacher. She begins with a neatly feinting revenge story about a “conscientious orderly” and a nun who once ran a notorious orphanage. From Booklist Oates (Evil Eye, 2013) carries forward the great American dark-tales tradition with spellbinding craft, a cutting female eye, and a keen sense of how the diabolical infiltrates everyday existence, masterfully conjuring real
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