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The iconic bestseller from Stephen King, writing as Richard Bachman, which ''pulsates with evil . . . [and] will have you on the edge of your seat'' (Publishers Weekly) - now with a stunning new cover look.

''Thinner'' - the old gypsy man barely whispers the word. Billy feels the touch of a withered hand on his cheek.

Billy Halleck, prosperous if overweight citizen, happily married, shudders then turns angrily away. The old woman''s death has been none of his fault. The courts have cleared him. She just stumbled in front of his car. Now he simply wants to forget the whole messy business.

Later, when the scales tell him he is losing weight, it is just what the doctor ordered. His wife is pleased - as she should be. But . . .

''Thinner'' - the word, the old man''s curse, has lodged in his mind like a fattening worm, eating at his flesh, at his reason. And with his despair, comes violence.



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Be warned, this is King at his very best. Superb X-Rated horror * Sunday Express *
As a storyteller King is unbeatable * Daily Mirror *

Thinner

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    A Paperback / softback by Richard Bachman, Stephen King

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      Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
      Published 14 June 2007
      ISBN-13 9781444723557
      978-1444723557
      ISBN-10 1444723553
      Also in:
      Fiction Contemporary Fiction Horror & Ghost Stories

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      The iconic bestseller from Stephen King, writing as Richard Bachman, which ''pulsates with evil . . . [and] will have you on the edge of your seat'' (Publishers Weekly) - now with a stunning new cover look.

      ''Thinner'' - the old gypsy man barely whispers the word. Billy feels the touch of a withered hand on his cheek.

      Billy Halleck, prosperous if overweight citizen, happily married, shudders then turns angrily away. The old woman''s death has been none of his fault. The courts have cleared him. She just stumbled in front of his car. Now he simply wants to forget the whole messy business.

      Later, when the scales tell him he is losing weight, it is just what the doctor ordered. His wife is pleased - as she should be. But . . .

      ''Thinner'' - the word, the old man''s curse, has lodged in his mind like a fattening worm, eating at his flesh, at his reason. And with his despair, comes violence.



      Trade Review
      Be warned, this is King at his very best. Superb X-Rated horror * Sunday Express *
      As a storyteller King is unbeatable * Daily Mirror *

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