![]() ![]() Winnette saturates The Job of the Wasp with odd incidents designed to keep readers perpetually off balance. "Colin Winnette's short, sharp shock of a novel will convince readers that only the worst can happen among a gloomy collection of administrators, teachers and students. This deeply haunting mix of literary aesthetics, murder mystery, and the dark intensity of contemporary thriller will be savored by fans of Jac Jemc's The Grip of It, Donna Tartt's The Secret History, Marisha Pessl's Night Film, and Peter Straub's Shadowland." - Library Journal (starred review) exhibits a triumph of patience-exceedingly rare in young authors-and a gothic introspection that is a welcome antidote. ![]() "Writing as if in reaction to the glut of rapid-paced thrillers that read more like screenplays or plot points with dialogue, Winnette. You should absolutely read this." - Kelly Link, author of Get in Trouble ![]() "A witty and grisly gothic unlike anything I've ever read. Long-listed for The Believer Book Award for Fiction The Rumpus, What to Read when 2018 Is Just Around the Corner Selected as 1 of 101 Books to get excited about in 2018 by BookRiot Praise For This Book Praise for The Job of the Wasp A January 2018 Indie Next Pick ![]()
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