The Outsider: The No.1 Sunday Times Bestseller (Holly Gibney, 1) - Hardcover

King, Stephen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1473676355 ISBN 13: 9781473676350

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 2018

Synopsis

When an eleven-year-old boy is found murdered in a town park, reliable eyewitnesses undeniably point to the town's popular Little League coach, Terry Maitland, as the culprit. DNA evidence and fingerprints confirm the crime was committed by this well-loved family man.

Horrified by the brutal killing, Detective Ralph Anderson, whose own son was once coached by Maitland, orders the suspect to be arrested in a public spectacle. But Maitland has an alibi. And further research confirms he was indeed out of town that day.

As Anderson and the District Attorney trace the clues, the investigation expands from Ohio to Texas. And as horrifying answers begin to emerge, so King's propulsive story of almost unbearable suspense kicks into high gear.

Terry Maitland seems like a nice guy but there is one rock-hard fact, as unassailable as gravity: a man cannot be in two places at the same time. Can he?

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Review:

The Outsider gives King fans exactly what they want at the same time as cramming in new ideas, proving the least surprising thing of all: that his novels are as strong as they ever were (Guardian)

A crime masterpiece that has you gripped throughout (Dublin Evening Echo)

Nerve-shreddingly brilliant (Daily Express)

If you read only one thriller this summer, make it this one (Daily Mail)

King's blend of supernatural crime makes for a taut, clever read that will keep you guessing until the end (The Sun)

King is arguably as much an American icon as the '68 Fastback or a classic red and white Plymouth Fury. All of these glories are on full display in his latest mystery-horror hybrid...you're in for one hell of a ride' (Karin Slaughter The Washington Post)

King pulls back the layers of the everyday to show just how dangerous and threatening the ordinary world we live in case be (Independent)

Compulsive entertainment (Mail on Sunday)

So shout it from the rooftops: This new take on the old conundrum of how a man can be in two places at once is sensationally good (Sunday Express)

The Outsider is a crime masterpiece (Belfast Telegraph)

Book Description:

A compelling and chilling suspense novel, which will delight all readers of King's bestselling Hodges Trilogy.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1473676355
• ISBN 13: 9781473676350
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 496