Joyce Carol Oates is the author of more than 70 books, including novels, short story collections, poetry volumes, plays, essays, and criticism, including the national bestsellers We Were the Mulvaneys and Blonde. Among her many honors are the PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in Short Fiction and the National Book Award. Oates is the Roger S. Berlind Distinguished Professor of the Humanities at Princeton University, and has been a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters since 1978.
Oates is one of the greatest writers among us today. -Gillian Flynn [She] could become the world's Number One mystery writer easily. -Elmore Leonard Mesmerizing... calls to mind a David Lynch film. -New York Times A brilliant writer. -Time Superb thrillers, suspenseful and briskly paced and impossible to look away from... this collection is a must-read. -Booklist Featured on Crimereads 'Most Anticipated Crime Novels, Mysteries and Thrillers of 2026' Inventive... Fans of the author and of literary crime fiction will be pleased. -Publishers Weekly I wholeheartedly recommend Double Trouble for readers who appreciate intricate storytelling laced with darkness and psychological depth. -Ramblings of a Coffee-Addicted Writer blog