Thinner - Stephen King, Richard Bachman
Category: Horror
Narrator: Joe Mantegna
Tags: Horror, Novel, General Fiction, Adults
The unpause-able novel of one mans quest to find the source of his nightmare and to reverse it before he becomesnothing at all. This number-one national best seller from Stephen King, writing as Richard Bachman, pulsates with evilit will have you on the edge of your seat (Publishers Weekly)., Billy Halleck commits vehicular manslaughter when his lack of attention results in the death of an old gypsy lady on the street. Overweight Halleck is a lawyer with connections, though, and he gets off with a slap on the wrist. After the trial, the victims ancient father curses him with a single word: thinner. Shedding weight by the week, Halleck is desperate enough for one last gambleone that will lead him to a nightmare showdown with the forces of evil melting his flesh away., With an introduction by Stephen King on The Importance of Being Bachman, Thinner is a novel of undeniable suspense (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution) and genuine chills (Kirkus Reviews).
