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WIN 5 copies of 48 CLUES INTO THE DISAPPEARANCE OF MY SISTER by Joyce Carol Oates for your reading group

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Head of Zeus are delighted to be offering 5 hardbacks of 48 Clues into the Disappearance of my Sister by Joyce Carol Oates to 3 reading groups.

When a woman mysteriously vanishes from her small town home, her sister must tally up the clues to uncover the truth behind the mystery.

Beautiful sculptor Marguerite has disappeared from her small town in upstate New York. But was foul play involved? Did she merely get away for some fun? Or did she finally make the decision to leave behind her claustrophobic life of limited opportunities?

Younger sister Gigi wonders if the flimsy silk Dior dress, so casually abandoned on the floor, is a clue to Marguerite’s vanishing. The police puzzle over the footprints made by her Ferragamo boots, which end abruptly close to her home.

Bit by bit, revelations about both women are uncovered, as Gigi, not so pretty as her sister, reveals her true feelings about the perfect, much-loved Marguerite. The fate of the missing beauty slowly and subtly comes to light In this suspenseful story about the complex relationship between two sisters.

48 Clues into the Disappearance of My Sister is an exquisitely suspenseful tale from Joyce Carol Oates, literary icon and author of Blonde and We Were the Mulvaneys.

If you would like a chance to read Joyce Carol Oates’ 48 Clues into the Disappearance of My Sister for your reading group in exchange for providing a review on retailer sites such as Amazon UK and Waterstones please email Amy using the contact details below.

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