My Sister My Love

Joyce Carol Oates takes a crack at the unsolved murder of child beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey in her fictional novel My Sister, My Love. When six-year-old figure skating champion Bliss Rampike is found mysteriously murdered in her family's basement, the whole world tunes in via tabloid newspapers and entertainment television to try and unearth the murderer.

The novel follows Bliss's older sister, Skylar, a decade after the murder.

• "She brilliantly depicts status-obsessed parents who alternately push and ignore their deeply unhappy children."—USA TodayUSA Today: 'My Love': Unnervingly familiar, yet fictional take on JonBenet case (July 17, 2008)

• "Fans will appreciate Joyce Carol Oates keen look at the real American dream of obsession, excessiveness, and materialism."—Genre Go RoundGenre Go Round Reviews: My Sister, My Love Review (June 3, 2008)

• "This is a beautifully written, if somewhat depressing, novel playfully set up with headlines, dialogues and footnotes."—Philadelphia City PaperPhiladelphia City Paper: Fiction Reviews: My Sister, My Love (June 25, 2008)