48 Clues into the Disappearance of My Sister
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| Author | Joyce Carol Oates |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Gothic |
| Publisher | The Mysterious Press |
Publication date | 2023 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 297 |
| ISBN | 978-0802125057 |
48 Clues into the Disappearance of My Sister is a novel by Joyce Carol Oates published in 2023 by The Mysterious Press.
The work was awarded the Prix Fitzgerald in 2025.[1]
The novel is presented in forty-eight numerically consecutive short chapters organized in three sections. Each chapter opens with an italicized word, term, date, or phrase that may serve as a clue. The novel has no table of contents.
30-year-old sculptor and college art instructor, Marguerite Fulmer, disappeared unexpectedly from her father's exclusive estate in upstate New York on April 11, 1991. She leaves behind hints as to her whereabouts.
Her younger sibling, Georgene, erves as the misanthropic narrator who seeks to unravel the why and wherefore surrounding Marguerite's disappearance.[2]