The Outsider

Recommended by Roman Mars, and 1 others. See all reviews

Ranked #12 in Rugby, Ranked #12 in Horrorsee more rankings.

Evil has many faces…maybe even yours in this #1 New York Times bestseller from master storyteller Stephen King!

An eleven-year-old boy’s violated corpse is discovered in a town park. Eyewitnesses and fingerprints point unmistakably to one of Flint City’s most popular citizens—Terry Maitland, Little League coach, English teacher, husband, and father of two girls. Detective Ralph Anderson, whose son Maitland once coached, orders a quick and very public arrest. Maitland has an alibi, but Anderson and the district attorney soon have DNA evidence to go with the...
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Roman Mars @justrobgrant I LOVE that book. That one and The Talisman are the only ones I’ve read multiple times. (Source)


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