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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: 3.48 · 2,516 ratings · 538 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Flaw in the Design 3.44 avg rating — 2,213 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 3.63 avg rating — 293 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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This novel is a master class in suspense and momentum: the novel surges forward from the first page to the last, building complex, human characters in a breathless and terrifying narrative. Beautifully written, this is a modern masterpiece of horror.
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