The Virgin in the Rose Bower
1984
First Published
3.00
Average Rating
292
Number of Pages
In this first part of her Gothic mystery trilogy, National Book Award–winning author Joyce Carol Oates introduces Xavier Kilgarvan: romantic hero and amateur detective. He must discover who has murdered an innocent babe while it slept in its mother’s arms. This turn-of-the-century tale of monstrous deeds and heart-stopping suspense will leave you eagerly looking for the next Kilgarvan case. (This story is included in Oates' Mysteries of Winterthurn.)
Avg Rating
3.00
Number of Ratings
47
5 STARS
11%
4 STARS
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3 STARS
21%
2 STARS
19%
1 STARS
17%
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Author
Joyce Carol Oates
Author · 177 books
Joyce Carol Oates is a recipient of the National Book Award and the PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in Short Fiction. She is also the recipient of the 2005 Prix Femina for The Falls. She is the Roger S. Berlind Distinguished Professor of the Humanities at Princeton University, and she has been a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters since 1978. Pseudonyms ... Rosamond Smith and Lauren Kelly.
