The Museum of Dr. Moses, Joyce Carol Oates
The Museum of Dr. Moses, Joyce Carol Oates
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The Museum of Dr. Moses
Tales of Mystery and Suspense

Author: Joyce Carol Oates

Narrator: Laura Hicks, Robert Fass

Unabridged: 7 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/01/2007

Synopsis

Joyce Carol Oates explores with bloodcurdling insight the ties that bind—or worse.In “The Man Who Fought Roland LaStarza” a woman’s world is upended when she learns the brutal truth about a family friend’s death—and what her father is capable of. Meanwhile, a businessman desperate to find his missing two-year-old grandson in “Suicide Watch” must determine whether the horrifying tale his junkie son tells him about the boy’s whereabouts is a confession or a sick test. In “Valentine, July Heat Wave” a man prepares a gruesome surprise for the wife determined to leave him. And the children of a BTK-style serial killer struggle to decode the patterns behind their father’s seemingly random bad acts, as well as their own, in “Bad Habits.” Other stories explore family relationships and emotions with gruesome and sometimes horrifying results.

About Joyce Carol Oates

Joyce Carol Oates, an award-winning author of fiction, nonfiction, short stories, plays, and novellas, is the author of some of the most enduring fiction of our time, including two New York Times bestsellers. Her books have won the National Book Award, O. Henry Award, the Jerusalem Prize, and the National Humanities Medal, among others. Her work has been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize several times. She has been a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters since 1978.

About Laura Hicks

Laura Hicks is an Obie Award–winning actress who has appeared on Broadway, off Broadway, and in regional theater, film, and television. A native New Yorker and a Juilliard graduate, she has performed throughout the United States, as well as in Canada, Australia, Austria, Italy, and Ireland.

About Robert Fass

Robert Fass is a veteran actor and twice winner of the prestigious Audie Award for the year’s best narration. He has earned many Earphones Awards and AudioFile magazine “Best of the Year” accolades.

Reviews

AudiobooksNow review by Diane on 2020-04-14 08:45:40

This is a chilling collection of gems. The only story that didn't interest me was a long boxing novella. All of the rest of them were quite horrifying, especially the title story. The narration was very well done. Anyone who enjoyes that prickling feeling one gets from an unusual and creepy story will like this little collection.

Goodreads review by mark

More morbid fun with jolly Joyce! A number of these stories depict the inner lives of various male serial killers, and while serial killing isn't always the topic, how a body and mind dies and how a personality disintegrates always is. These are less tales of mystery and suspense and more stories of......more

Goodreads review by David

Dear Ms Oates: WHY DO YOU LIKE SERIAL KILLERS SO MUCH? You don't know me, but I've been aware of you for years. I knew that you were out there, amassing that massive oeuvre of yours. Racking up all that critical acclaim. I'd lose track of you for a few months and, next thing I knew, there you'd be ye......more

Goodreads review by Larry

This is another book I obtained through GR bookswap. I am randomly picking up some JCO books based on what is available. JCO has soooooo many books. Random seems to be as appropriate a methodology as any. I hope to read her biography soon to see if I can understand what makes her tick. The Monster a......more

Goodreads review by Bill

My first exposure to Joyce Carol Oates and it was an enjoyable experience. Excellent short stories, some quite perfect, most very good. Her writing style is quite different from anyone else that I've read. I love how she is able to create a mood with her writing, to describe a picture. All of the st......more

Goodreads review by Sterlingcindysu

3.5 rounded down. JCO sure does have a dark side...yet it's human nature, right? Many of the stories just hint at the evil, and the killers alleged criminals would never be convicted in court. Did he or didn't he? Well, probably....because this woman is the puppeteer. Really, doesn't she look like t......more

Quotes

“Suspense fiction is like a powerful drug: one page, on etaste, can induce such a tingly, speedy feeling that it takes an almost superhuman effort not to finish everything off in just one sitting. At least, that’s how it is with Joyce Carol Oates’ new collection…You just can't put this book down.” New York Times Book Review

“Oates delivers her narrative from the protagonist’s point of view, lending her stories a chilling immediacy.” Minneapolis Star Tribune

“What are the qualities that make [Oates’] short fiction so distinctive? They are numerous, but a few stand out: their narrative intensity, their astonishing variety and inventiveness, and their crackling verbal energy, which almost never falters…Oates’ mystery stories are deft at uncovering the more unsavory aspects of American culture in our time.” Atlanta Journal-Constitution

“As ever, Oates shocks, delights, and amuses because she’s so good at what she does.” Baltimore Sun

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