French Landing, Wisconsin, is a solid middle-American town inhabited by solid middle-Americans ...and a serial killer. Three children have been taken by a monster nicknamed "The Fisherman". It's all beyond the experience of the local police, whose only hope lies with ex-detective Jack Sawyer.
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French Landing, Wisconsin, is a solid middle-American town inhabited by solid middle-Americans ...and a serial killer. Three children have been taken by a monster nicknamed "The Fisherman". It's all beyond the experience of the local police, whose only hope lies with ex-detective Jack Sawyer.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading.
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Good. 1st ed, 1st print. DJ may have small chips and tears. Book will have been read but remains clean. Cover may have light wear or slight soiling. Pages may be slightly tanned.
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Fine. 576 p. French Landing, Wisconsin, is a solid middle-American town inhabited by solid middle-Americans...and a serial killer. Three children have been taken by a monster nicknamed The Fisherman. It's all beyond the experience of the local police, whose only hope lies with ex-detective Jack Sawyer.
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Very Good. 576 p. French Landing, Wisconsin, is a solid middle-American town inhabited by solid middle-Americans...and a serial killer. Three children have been taken by a monster nicknamed The Fisherman. It's all beyond the experience of the local police, whose only hope lies with ex-detective Jack Sawyer.
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Good. 576 p. French Landing, Wisconsin, is a solid middle-American town inhabited by solid middle-Americans...and a serial killer. Three children have been taken by a monster nicknamed The Fisherman. It's all beyond the experience of the local police, whose only hope lies with ex-detective Jack Sawyer.
While I do not generally look to Stephen King for eloquent writing, he can create and describe a mind-bending nightmare world as no one else. This novel, which follows the previous Straub-King effort, is very engaging. Many of the scenes and characters are nearly cliché and predictable. The twisted aspects of the plot and the bizarre nature of the crisis go far in making up for this. An old geezer wearing a dressing gown and shifting between alternate realities while wreaking havoc is a novel idea. The pace of the novel is fast. The writing is a bit more polished and comprehensible than most King work, due most likely to the Straub collaboration. This book is self-contained; it is not necessary to read Talisman first. King does provide a unique point of view and periodically makes a comment or an observation that is immensely real, capturing the essence of the situation. The bikers and their dialogue are shallow, but the queen in the asylum and the dream connection with Jack are very good. The notes from the Fisherman, signed ?your fiend? and the snatching of a kid leaving a sneaker are haunting. I enjoyed the book, but King?s real talent is writing short stories. His ideas have a variety and range that are practically unmatched.
