From one of the most inimitable writers of our generation, "Jack of Spades" is an exquisite, psychologically complex thriller about the opposing forces within the mind of one ambitious writer, and the line between genius and madness. Andrew J. Rush has achieved the kind of critical and commercial su[...]

In "Evil Eye," Oates offers four chilling tales about love so powerful that people might die--or kill--for it. In the title story, we meet Mariana, the young fourth wife of a prominent intellectual. When her husband's first wife comes to visit, Mariana learns a terrible secret that threatens her mar[...]