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'Chilling' FINANCIAL TIMES

'Impressive and unsettling' NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

'Eerie, shocking, provoking' GILLIAN FLYNN

'Rich in suspense, diabolical secrets and psychological insight' ECONOMIST

'Engrossing even as it horrifies' BIG ISSUE

A spellbinding novel of literary and psychological suspense about the dark secrets that surface after the shocking disappearance…

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Fox is the tale of a “charming” young man who teaches at an exclusive private school, and who, with cunning and nerve, insinuates himself into the lives of young girls, and commits pedophilia whenever he can. Then he mysteriously disappears, and the agonizing truth of his crimes slowly emerges.

Joyce Carol Oates does a masterful job of inhabiting a wide range of characters—from the despicable Francis Fox and the innocent girls he victimizes, to the parents, teachers, and others who are oblivious to the horrors taking place in plain sight.

The book's unremitting pace, depth of characterization, and beautiful language…

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