The Outsider

Now an HBO limited series starring Ben Mendelsohn!\u200b Evil has many faces…maybe even yours in this #1 New York Times bestseller from master storyteller Stephen King. An eleven-year-old boy’s violated corpse is discovered in a town park. Eyewitnesses and fingerprints point unmistakably to one of Flint City’s most popular citizens—Terry Maitland,Little League coachEnglish teacherhusbandand father of two girls. Detective Ralph Andersonwhose son Maitland once coachedorders a quick and very public arrest. Maitland has an alibibut Anderson and the district attorney soon have DNA evidence to go with the fingerprints and witnesses. Their case seems ironclad. As the investigation expands and horrifying details begin to emergeKing’s story kicks into high geargenerating strong tension and almost unbearable suspense. Terry Maitland seems like a nice guybut is he wearing another face? When the answer comesit will shock you as only Stephen King can.