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PublishedHodder & Stoughton, May 2018 |
ISBN9781473676404 |
FormatSoftcover, 496 pages |
Dimensions23.4cm × 15.3cm × 3.4cm |
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?
As anyone who knows me can tell you, I am a massive Stephen King fan. And as any Stephen King fan will tell you, his later works sometimes lack a little of the magic he had in his earlier years. The Outsider, however, ranks up there with some of his best. The premise is a fantastic hook - a young boy has been murdered, and all the eyewitness accounts, forensic evidence, DNA, everything point conclusively to one man - baseball coach Terry Maitland. Maitland, however, has an ironclad alibi - he was in a completely different city, with eyewitnesses, on video, and couldn't possibly have done it. And he seems bewildered by the accusation. King follows through on that killer premise and delivers a gripping and terrifying supernatural crime thriller - perfect as a reminder for both long-lost King fans and as a gateway drug for brand new ones.
