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Title details for 48 Clues into the Disappearance of My Sister by Joyce Carol Oates - Available

48 Clues into the Disappearance of My Sister

by Joyce Carol Oates
Sarah Welborn
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When a woman mysteriously vanishes, her sister must tally up the clues to discover her fate. Marguerite, a beautiful woman, has disappeared from her small town in Upstate New York. But is foul play involved? Or did she merely take an opportunity to get away for fun, or finally make the decision to leave behind her claustrophobic life of limited opportunities? Her younger sister Gigi wonders if the flimsy silk Dior dress, so casually abandoned on the floor, is a clue to Marguerite's having seemingly vanished. The police examine the footprints made by her Ferragamo boots leaving the house, ending abruptly, and puzzle over how that can help lead to her. Gigi, not so pretty as her sister, slowly reveals her hatred for the perfect, much-loved, Marguerite. Bit by bit, like ripping the petals off a flower blossom, revelations about both sisters are uncovered. Subtly, but with the unbearable suspense at which Joyce Carol Oates excels, clues mount up to bring to light the fate of the missing beauty.

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    March 1, 2023

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      • ISBN: 9781696611770
      • File size: 191376 KB
      • Duration: 06:38:41

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from January 23, 2023
      Narrated by postal worker Georgina Fulmer, this exquisite novel of suspense from Oates (Babysitter) examines a crime and its consequences. On Apr. 11, 1991, when Georgina was 23, her beautiful, talented 30-year-old sister, Marguerite, disappeared from her family home in the small Upstate New York town of Aurora-on-Cayuga. Did she leave on her own accord? Was foul play involved? Is she still alive? Georgina teasingly reveals snippets of her sister’s life and the troubling interpretations given to these facts by police, relatives, friends, colleagues, town gossips, journalists, and even a psychic. In the process, she reveals her own complicated feelings for Marguerite. There are so many open questions surrounding Marguerite’s disappearance that the case never really grows cold. Twenty-two years pass with suspects emerging and receding. Some lives are broken by this association, because an open police investigation “means no mercy for anyone involved.” As Georgina says, “So many maybes! Yet (this is the tantalizing promise of clues!) one of these maybes however improbable and implausible is the Truth.” This elegant, captivating tale is un-put-downable. Agent: Warren Frazier, John Hawkins & Assoc.

    • Library Journal

      June 10, 2024

      When her spellbinding sister Marguerite mysteriously vanished, Georgene was left to sift through the signs, suspicions, and charlatans that would not leave her family in peace. Though Georgene initially appears to be giving an exhaustive and impartial account of the circumstances surrounding Marguerite's disappearance, it soon becomes clear that their sisterly affection was stained by envy and animosity. Is Georgene presenting her collection of clues to solve a crime or confess to one? Oates (Night, Neon) employs exhaustive detail and an unreliable narrator to craft an eerie, atmospheric mystery. The lack of resolution enhances the unease created by the creepy, complex story line. Narrator Sarah Welborn offers a reserved, almost robotic performance. Her delivery is largely unemotional, but unsettlingly, there are moments when she fully gives rein to Georgene's annoyance and abhorrence. VERDICT Will appeal to listeners seeking a missing-person mystery wrapped in disconcerting domestic suspense, yielding more questions than answers; recommended for fans of Lisa Gardner, Faye Kellerman, and Kathy Reichs.--Lauren Hackert

      Copyright 2024 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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