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Nathan Oates is the author of the novel, A Flaw in the Design, and the collection of short stories, The Empty House, which won the 2012 Spokane Prize. His stories have appeared in The Best American Mystery Stories, The Antioch Review, The Missouri Review, and elsewhere. He reaches creative writing at Seton Hall University and lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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Average rating: 3.49 · 2,369 ratings · 524 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Flaw in the Design 3.46 avg rating — 2,071 ratings — published 2023 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Best American Mystery Stories 2008 by George P. Pelecanos (Editor), Otto Penzler (Goodreads Author) (Series Editor), Chuck Hogan 3.61 avg rating — 288 ratings — published 2008 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Empty House 4.61 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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