| | In her first collection of stories, Vicki Hendricks
combines the sexuality and violence of her novels with unique elements of
fantasy in short riveting plots. Introduced by Megan Abbott with an Afterword by
Michael Connelly, these eleven short stories are populated by psychologically
twisted characters reminiscent of the Southern Gothic tradition. Animals often
take the spotlight, as in "Stormy, Mon Amour," the opening story of an abused
wife who turns to a dolphin for love, and "Must Bite!" a story of ape revenge
that is not for the faint-hearted. |
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