An indescribable offense. A fundamental investigation. At a time when the King brand has never been strong, it has delivered one of its most eerily and compelling plausible stories.
The corpse that raped an 11-year-old boy lives in a house in a city park. Eyewitnesses and fingerprints clearly point to one of the city's most popular citizens of Flint. It's Terry Maitland, little league coach, English teacher, husband and father of two girls. Detective Ralph Anderson, whose son Maitland once trained, orders a quick and very public arrest. Maitland is an excuse, but Anderson and the district attorney soon add DNA evidence to go with fingerprints and witnesses. Your case seems ironic.
As research expands and frightening responses begin to emerge, King's driving story begins, creating a strong strain and almost intolerable mystery. Terry Maitland sounds like a good guy, but is he wearing another face? When the answer comes, you'll wonder what only Stephen King can do.