{"product_id":"2940170041206","title":"High Crime Area: Tales of Darkness and Dread","description":"In these eight stories, Joyce Carol Oates, unparalleled as an investigator into the intricacies of human failing, deftly tests the bonds between damaged individuals¿a brother and sister, a teacher and student, two strangers on a subway¿in the fearless prose for which she is justly celebrated.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the title story, a white aspiring professor is convinced she is being followed. No need to panic¿she has a handgun stowed away in her purse, just in case. But when she turns to confront her black male shadow, the situation isn¿t what she expects. In ¿The Rescuer,¿ a promising graduate student detours to inner-city Trenton, New Jersey, to save her brother from a downward spiral. But she soon finds out there may be more to his world than to hers. And in ¿The Last Man of Letters,¿ the world-renowned author X embarks on a final grand tour of Europe. He has money, fame, but not a whole lot of manners. A little thing like etiquette couldn¿t bring a man like X down, could it? In these biting and beautiful pieces, Oates confronts, one by one, the demons within us, demonstrating that sometimes, it¿s not the human side that wins out.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cli\u003e¿The Home at Craigmillnar¿ read by Ray Chase\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e¿High¿ read by Donna Postel\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e¿Toad-Baby¿ read by Luci Christian\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e¿Demon¿ read by Chris Patton\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e¿Lorelei¿ read by Tamara Marston\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e¿The Rescuer¿ read by Julia Whelan\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e¿The Last Man of Letters¿ ready by Ray Chase\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e¿High Crime Area¿ read by Julia Whelan\u003c\/li\u003e","brand":"HighBridge Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47150455259376,"sku":"2940170041206","price":20.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170041206_p0.jpg?v=1763700619","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170041206","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}