The Outsider (Thorndike Press Large Print Core)

An unspeakable crime. A confounding investigation. At a time when the King brand has never been stronger he has delivered one of his most unsettling and compulsively readable stories. An eleven-year-old boys violated corpse is found in a town park. Eyewitnesses and fingerprints point unmistakably to one of Flint Citys most popular citizens. He is 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 add DNA evidence to go with the fingerprints and witnesses. Their case seems ironclad. As the investigation expands and horrifying answers begin to emerge Kings propulsive story kicks into high gear generating strong tension and almost unbearable suspense. 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.