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See moreStephen King's bestselling unsolved mystery, The Colorado Kid - inspiration for the TV series Haven - returns to bookstores for the first time in 10 years in an all-new illustrated edition.
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Stephen King's bestselling unsolved mystery, The Colorado Kid - inspiration for the TV series Haven - returns to bookstores for the first time in 10 years in an all-new illustrated edition.
On an island off the coast of Maine, a man is found dead. There's no identification on the body. Only the dogged work of a pair of local newspapermen and a graduate student in forensics turns up any clues, and it's more than a year before the man is identified. And that's just the beginning of the mystery. Because the more they learn about the man and the baffling circumstances of his death, the less they understand. Was it an impossible crime? Or something stranger still...?
No one but Stephen King could tell this story about the darkness at the heart of the unknown and our compulsion to investigate the unexplained. With echoes of Dashiell Hammett's The Maltese Falcon and the work of Graham Greene, one of the world's great storytellers presents a moving and surprising tale whose subject is nothing less than the nature of mystery itself.
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The Colorado Kid by Stephen King is lauded as a must-read for crime and mystery enthusiasts, showcasing his mastery with a finely crafted narrative. It is described as a gentle mystery that delves into genre exploration and small-town life, captivating readers with its charm.
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ISBN: 9781789091557
Publisher: Titan Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 02 July 2019
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Hard Case Crime
Audience: General / adult
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Width: 130.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 208
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About the Author
Stephen King has written dozens of bestselling books including The Shining, The Stand, and The Green Mile. Film adaptations of his work include "Misery" and "Stand By Me". In 2003, King received the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, and in 2007 he was named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America.
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