title: A Relative Stranger: Stories (Norton Paperback)
author:  Charles Baxter 
description: Big, moving, rich with life and story. -- <i>Lorrie Moore, <i>New York Times Book Review</i></i><br /><br />In his quiet cosmic wonderment, Baxter is the equal of John Updike and Anne Tyler at their largest and best. -- <i><i>GQ</i></i><br /><br />We have the satisfaction of having been immersed in a beautifully rendered and fully imagined world. -- <i>Michiko Kakutani, <i>New York Times</i></i>
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  # Psychological Thriller Box Set
  
  
  ## Three Amazing Stories That’ll Keep You On The Edge Of Your Seat
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Cole Baxter
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Illustrated by Natasha Snow
  
  
  ## Edited by Valorie Clifton
  
  
  ## Edited by Elizabeth A Lance
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Copyright © 2021 by Cole Baxter
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  All rights reserved.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  **Cover design** by [Natasha Snow](http://natashasnow.com/)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  **Edited** by Valorie Clifton and Elizabeth A Lance
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or
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  This book is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to persons, living or dead, or
  places, events or locations is purely coincidental. The characters