In 1974 San Francisco, a young phone operator trapped in a bleak marriage spirals into dark fantasies of passion, violence, and liberation.
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In 1974 San Francisco, a young phone operator trapped in a bleak marriage spirals into dark fantasies of passion, violence, and liberation.
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"[A] noir delight of a novel . . . . Evil Genius is deceptively light on its feet, skittering across the page to deliver its scorpion sting.” — New York Times Book Review (Editors' Choice) A Recommended Read from: Alta Bustle Electric Literature Forbes LitHub Los Angeles Times Kirkus New York Times People * Vulture It’s 1974 and San Francisco is full of mystery and menace. Nineteen-year-old Celia Dent keeps telling herself how lucky she is to be working at the phone company and t...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Sexual fantasies and trysts; assault themes; recurring sensual content
Violence & gore
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On-page murder by shooting; knife threats; violent fantasies; animal harm
Profanity
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No evidence found in available sources
Substance use
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No evidence found in available sources
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No evidence found in available sources
Religious content
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No evidence found in available sources
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic present
Occult / demonology
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No occult content present
Political content
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Feminist liberation themes; 1970s social and political backdrop
Self-harm / suicide
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Suicide themes present among major content warnings
Abuse & suffering
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Sustained domestic abuse central to plot; rape; SA; animal cruelty
Other
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