I can almost hear the sound effects that usually play in a horror movie and I actually had the goosebumps as I imagined the story in my head. I can picture the brutality of the crime. Maybe because she wasn’t trained like how the police and detectives were, she was able to think outside the box and consider all possible scenarios without judgment. Gibney is an obsessive-compulsive woman who doesn’t know how to make proper conversations but becomes a completely different woman when dealt with difficult circumstances. Gibney, though she wasn’t a trained Detective, will steal the spotlight from the lead characters, as she put together the pieces of evidence she gathered combined with her knowledge from the previous encounters with the unknown. I wasn’t familiar with her because I haven’t read Finders Keepers yet. Holly Gibney – She appeared in the middle of the story.

He believes in pieces of evidence because this is how he was trained to perform his duty, but all his beliefs will be put to test once he becomes involved in the unlawful arrest of Terry Maitland – whom they believed to have killed, mutilated and sexually abused a kid. Ralph Andersson – He’s a detective who doesn’t believe in supernatural beings. But for me, it was Ralph Andersson and Holly Gibney who stood out. There were more than enough characters but I liked how King made everyone have their own defining moment. If I don’t have work I probably would have finished this in two days. I was both scared and thrilled to give this book a go but after reading the first chapter, I just can’t seem to stop myself from turning page after page until the wee hours of the morning. This was my first time to read a horror book from the King of Horror and Suspense and Stephen King didn’t disappoint. Terry Maitland seems like a nice guy, but is he wearing another face? When the answer comes, it will shock you as only Stephen King can. Their case seems ironclad.Īs the investigation expands and horrifying answers begin to emerge, King’s propulsive story kicks into high gear, generating strong tension and almost unbearable suspense. Maitland has an alibi, but Anderson and the district attorney soon add DNA evidence to go with the fingerprints and witnesses. Detective Ralph Anderson, whose son Maitland once coached, orders a quick and very public arrest. He is Terry Maitland, Little League coach, English teacher, husband, and father of two girls.

Eyewitnesses and fingerprints point unmistakably to one of Flint City’s most popular citizens. At a time when the King brand has never been stronger, he has delivered one of his most unsettling and compulsively readable stories.Īn eleven-year-old boy’s violated corpse is found in a town park.

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