01870cam a2200301 i 4500 350949624 TxAuBib 20180711120000.0 180227s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2017061762 9781501180989 hardback 1501180983 hardback TxAuBib rda King, Stephen. The outsider / Stephen King. First Scribner hardcover edition. New York : Scribner, 2018. 561 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "An unspeakable crime. A confounding investigation. At a time when the King brand has never been stronger, he has delivered one of his most unsettling and compulsively readable stories. An eleven-year-old boy's violated corpse is found in a town park. Eyewitnesses and fingerprints point unmistakably to one of Flint City's most popular citizens. He is Terry Maitland, Little League coach, English teacher, husband, and father of two girls. Detective Ralph Anderson, whose son Maitland once coached, orders a quick and very public arrest. Maitland has an alibi, but Anderson and the district attorney soon add DNA evidence to go with the fingerprints and witnesses. Their case seems ironclad. As the investigation expands and horrifying answers begin to emerge, King's propulsive story kicks into high gear, generating strong tension and almost unbearable suspense. Terry Maitland seems like a nice guy, but is he wearing another face? When the answer comes, it will shock you as only Stephen King can"-- Provided by publisher. 20180711. FICTION / Suspense. bisacsh FICTION / Horror. Horror fiction. Suspense fiction.