Joyce Carol Oates and Rebecca Makkai draw two impeccable stories about violence against women. '48 Clues About My Sister's Disappearance' and 'I Have Some Questions for You' focus with special force and style on the victim.

The noir genre focuses again and again on the same idea: that of the serial killer presented, whether one likes it or not, as an attractive figure. Oates likes to play with the genre, Makkai likes to explore his explorations of noir.