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What You See in the Dark: A Novel

What You See in the Dark: A Novel


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A doomed love story unfolds alongside the production of Psycho in 95 s Bakersfield, California Muñoz's debut novel tells the story of Teresa, an aspiring singer too far away from Los Angeles to share the city's glamour. In Dan Watson, the most desirable man in town, she believes she has found someone to help her realize those dreams. But when a famous actress arrives from Hollywood with a legendary director in tow, local gossip about Teresa and Dan turns to speculation about the celebrity visitors there to work on what will become an iconic, groundbreaking film of madness and murder at a roadside motel: Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. Framed by a foreword from film critic Charles Taylor, Muñoz's haunting tale reflects 'the slow winding down of everything that once seemed certain.'

Table of Contents:
Foreword: Peering into Muñoz's Hitchcockian Thriller, What You See in the Dark: Mystery and Moviemaking Meet in Bakersfield, California, by Charles Taylor Part One Part Two Gracias

About the Author :
Manuel Munoz is celebrated as one of the foremost literary chroniclers of California's Central Valley. Northwestern University Press published his debut story collection, Zigzagger, in 2 3, and are delighted to announce that reprints of his second story collection and his novel will be joining the acclaimed TriQuarterly imprint. Each reissue includes a foreword that celebrates the enduring, empathic power of Muñoz's fiction. Muñoz has been recognized with a Whiting Award, three O. Henry Awards, the Joyce Carol Oates Prize, two selections in Best American Short Stories and, most recently, a 2023 MacArthur Fellowship. His frequently anthologized work has appeared in The New York Times, Virginia Quarterly Review, American Short Fiction, Electric Literature, ZYZZYVA, andFreeman's. A native of Dinuba, California, he lives in Tucson.

Review :
"This atmospheric tale of twisted minds and small-town murder would've put a demented gleam in The Master's eye." - NPR "[Muñoz] handles the violence with a subtlety worthy of Hitchcock himself. The lyrical prose and sensitive portrayal of the crime's ripple effect in the small community elevate this far beyond the typical noir." -Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Eerily cinematic." - O: The Oprah Magazine


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780810148895
  • Publisher: Northwestern University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Northwestern University Press
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 272
  • Sub Title: A Novel
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0810148897
  • Publisher Date: 30 Jun 2025
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Weight: 435 gr


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