{"product_id":"second-nature-by-joyce-carol-oates-9781835415467","title":"Second Nature","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCelebrating 40 years of pseudonymous suspense from Joyce Carol Oates\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFour decades ago, acclaimed literary author Joyce Carol Oates penned her first novel of psychological suspense under the name \u003cem\u003eRosamond Smith\u003c\/em\u003e. In the Smith books, Oates explored themes of betrayal and deception, lust and murder, through stories involving twins, doubles, and hidden second identities—initially, keeping her own double identity a secret.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHard Case Crime is proud to bring these extraordinary works of crime fiction, long unavailable in bookstores, back into print in definitive double editions. Each edition pairs two complete novels and two never-before-collected Oates short stories, all linked thematically, to weave a sinister web filled with dark reflections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn This Volume...\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA model suburban husband grows obsessed with a beautiful stranger in \u003cem\u003eDouble Delight\u003c\/em\u003e, while an eminent professor preys on a vulnerable student in \u003cem\u003eNemesis\u003c\/em\u003e—and the echoes continue in the rare short stories “A Girl Worth Twenty Million” and “First Death.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67633541513452,"sku":"9781835415467","price":32.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781835415467-second-nature-1.jpg?v=1791164976","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/second-nature-by-joyce-carol-oates-9781835415467","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}