Check This Out: Clare Oshetsky & 'Evil Genius' and the debut of The Book Biz
From Check This Out by New Hampshire Public Radio
April 16, 2026 · 50 min
About this episode
The episode features Clare Oshetsky discussing her darkly comedic noir novel set in 1974 San Francisco.
A darkly comedic noir novel set in 1974 San Francisco following a young woman as she becomes obsessed with murder and desire after a co-worker's death, leading her to challenge her controlling husband.
People in this episode
Guest: Clare Oshetsky
Topics covered
- dark comedy
- noir novel
- murder
- desire
- obsession
- 1970s
Keywords
- Clare Oshetsky
- Evil Genius
- noir
- murder
- desire
- 1974
- San Francisco
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: 'Evil Genius'
Places: San Francisco
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