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Providence

Caroline Kepner

In her novels "You" and "Hidden Bodies," Kepner created a charming, Dexter-style homicidal loon, and readers had great fun with them both. Now, with "Providence," the writer has a new murderous protagonist, but it's not the poor freak's fault. With elements of a YA love triangle and "Frankenstein" by way of H.P. Lovecraft, "Providence" demonstrates that Kepner has an enthusiastic and wide range of literary influences to go with the vision and craft to create something wildly entertaining and mostly original.

— Rick Koster