Evil genius : a novel / Claire Oshetsky.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Oshetsky, Claire, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Young women--Fiction.

Young women.

Spouses--Fiction.

Spouses.

Women--Conduct of life--Fiction.

Women.

Nineteen seventies--Fiction.

Nineteen seventies.

Family violence--Fiction.

Family violence.

San Francisco (Calif.)--Fiction.

San Francisco (Calif.).

Genre:

Black humor.

Fiction.

Noir fiction.

Historical fiction.

Novels.

Physical Description:

229 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2026]

Summary:

"In this sly, darkly funny novel, a young woman becomes increasingly obsessed with tales of love and death, and begins subconsciously plotting to murder her abusive husband"-- Provided by publisher.

In 1974 San Francisco, nineteen-year-old Celia Dent lives a quiet life working at the phone company and trying to be a good wife to her controlling husband. But when a coworker is murdered during a secret affair, Celia becomes obsessed with thoughts of passion, danger, and what it might mean to live--and die--for love. As her fantasies begin to blur with reality, Celia starts skipping work, visiting a gun range, and imagining a life free from her husband's control--until one night, her dangerous thoughts push her toward a deadly confrontation. Exhilarating, surreal, and bitingly clever, Evil Genius is a comic noir exploring obsession and desire--and what happens when a sweetly seditious young woman dares to imagine a better life.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Miller Fund bookplate.

Other Format:

Online version: Oshetsky, Claire Evil genius

ISBN:

9780063466487

0063466481

9780063466500

0063466503

OCLC:

1520326164