Billy Summers

Name: Billy Summers
Brand: Hodder & Stoughton
SKU: 9781529365702
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The No. 1 Sunday Times Bestseller

By Stephen King

4.19

( 169,550 ratings, 18,145 reviews)

Summary

Billy Summers by Stephen King is a gripping crime thriller about a hitman who wants to retire after one last job. The story delves into his background, moral dilemmas, and the complexities of his final mission, blending intense action with deep character exploration.
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Book Hero Magic created this recommendation. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! IS THIS YOUR NEXT READ?

This book may appeal to you if you're drawn to gripping crime stories with a complex, morally conflicted protagonist. Featuring a hitman on his final assignment, it weaves suspense, emotion, and a battle between good and evil, all set in King's masterful storytelling.

Billy Summers

Stephen King's compelling novel - a No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller in hardback - is about a contract killer, an ex-marine, with one last payday to earn before he retires. Once again King sets his storytelling talent on a new path with this epic new thriller.

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'A dazzlingly shapeshifting novel... equally good at action scenes and in-depth psychology' The Sunday Times

'A thriller with a surprisingly heartfelt and redemptive ending, Billy Summers is a compelling and engrossing read' Sunday Express

From legendary storyteller and No. 1 bestseller Stephen King, whose 'restless imagination is a power that cannot be contained' (The New York Times Book Review), comes a thrilling new novel about a good guy in a bad job.

Billy Summers is a man in a room with a gun. He's a killer for hire and the best in the business. But he'll do the job only if the target is a truly bad guy. And now Billy wants out. But first there is one last hit. Billy is among the best snipers in the world, a decorated Iraq war vet, a Houdini when it comes to vanishing after the job is done. So what could possibly go wrong?

How about everything.

This spectacular can't-put-it-down novel is part war story, part love letter to small town America and the people who live there, and it features one of the most compelling and surprising duos in King fiction, who set out to avenge the crimes of an extraordinarily evil man. It's about love, luck, fate, and a complex hero with one last shot at redemption.

You won't put this story down, and you won't forget Billy.

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

Billy Summers by Stephen King is praised for its adventurous and disciplined narrative, seamlessly blending action scenes with deep psychological exploration. Reviewers appreciate it as a compelling thriller with a heartfelt and redemptive ending, highlighting King's adeptness in crime writing. This novel is considered one of King's best recent works, with storytelling that remains engaging and emotionally impactful.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781529365702

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 09 June 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Hodder Paperback

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 34.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 320g

Pages: 448

Collections

Crime & Thriller Fiction General Fiction New at Book Hero Stephen King

About the Author

STEPHEN KING is the author of more than seventy books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His crime thrillers featuring Holly Gibney include Mr Mercedes, winner of the Edgar Award for best novel, and The Outsider, both of which were adapted into successful TV series, as well as Finders Keepers, End of Watch and the title story from If It Bleeds.

Many of his titles are the basis for major motion pictures including IT, Stand By Me (adapted from The Body) and The Shawshank Redemption, which is IMDb's top-rated movie of all time.

King is the recipient of The Sunday Times Award for Literary Excellence 2022, the 2020 Audio Publishers Association Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2018 PEN America Literary Service Award, the 2014 National Medal of Arts, and the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He lives in Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.