Synopses & Reviews
What happens when one good-and-angry man fights back is murderand then some
.
Bart Dawes is standing in the way of progress. A new highway extension is being built right over the laundry plant where he worksand right over his home. The house he has lived in for twenty years
where he has made love with his wife
played with his son
. But before the city paves over that part of Dawes life, hes got one more party to throwand itll be a blast
.
With an Introduction by the Author, The Importance of Being Bachman”
Review
“Under any name King mesmerizes the reader.”—Chicago Sun-Times
Synopsis
Unabridged CDs, 7 CDs, 9 hours
When a highway project puts Barton Dawes out of work and threatens to destroy his home, he has more than enough time on his hands to plot his revenge. Driving his wife and friends away with his obstinate refusal to give in, he pushes the powers that be to the limit, take a stand against what he sees as a criminal act in progress.
Synopsis
#1 bestselling master of suspense... King's other half can be even creepier.
They're tearing down Bart Dawes's home, leveling his memories, and destroying his past, all for a new highway extension. Funny what that kind of progress can do to a man. Scary, too.
About the Author
Stephen King lives in Maine and Florida with his wife, novelist Tabitha King. He has written more than forty books and two hundred short stories. He has won the World Fantasy Award, several Bram Stoker awards, and the O. Henry Award for his story The Man in the Black Suit,” and is the 2003 recipient of The National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.