This collection of interwoven stories is a gripping, haunting read, with an edgy tone reminiscent of Edgar Allen Poe at his most dazzling and thought-provoking. Its dark, disquieting images linger long after the book itself is finished. 'Duncker is a mistress of suspense ...a writer of fascinating versatility. Her preoccupations - sex, power, obsession, archaeology, perversion, revenge, food - are always consuming, never prosaic. Seven Tales of Sex and Death is a febrile, fascinating, disquieting read. It asserts itself for what it is: serious stuff, to be read in one gulp and then mulled over for days' MAGGIE O'FARRELL, Independent
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Stalker: serial killers and feminine power. Sophia Walters Shaw: Either a wife or a whore. Small Arms: “What version of your life do you give to a man whose mind is in shreds?” Moving: perversity. The... Stalker: serial killers and feminine power. Sophia Walters Shaw: Either a wife or a whore. Small Arms: “What version of your life do you give to a man whose mind is in shreds?” Moving: perversity. The Strike: the apocalypse. Paris&My Emphasis: France and the neighbourly affairs. (展开)