![]() 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. Their case seems ironclad.Īs the investigation expands and horrifying answers begin to emerge, King’s propulsive story kicks into high gear, generating strong tension and almost unbearable suspense. Maitland has an alibi, but Anderson and the district attorney soon add DNA evidence to go with the fingerprints and witnesses. Detective Ralph Anderson, whose son Maitland once coached, orders a quick and very public arrest. He is Terry Maitland, Little League coach, English teacher, husband, and father of two girls. Eyewitnesses and fingerprints point unmistakably to one of Flint City’s most popular citizens. Hinton's honest teen point of view (she wrote it at age 16), which rings so true to young readers. ![]() ![]() ![]() Any literary missteps - like some too-easy plot resolutions - are overcome by the power of author S.E. At a time when the King brand has never been stronger, he has delivered one of his most unsettling and compulsively readable stories.Īn eleven-year-old boy's violated corpse is found in a town park. Our review: Parents say ( 33 ): Kids say ( 279 ): In the battle to get teens to read, The Outsiders is a nuclear missile. ![]()
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