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 This exciting novel, written months before Carrie under King's Richard Bachman pseudonym, has just been discovered and is being published for the first time ever.

Clay Blaisdell is one big mother, but his capers were just small-time until he met George Rackley. George introduced him to a hundred cons and one big idea: kidnapping the child of rich parents.

The Gerards are filthy rich, and the last twig on the family tree could be worth millions. There's only one problem: by the time the deal goes down, the brains of the partnership is dead. Or is he? Now Blaze is running into the teeth of a howling storm, and the cops are closing in. He's got a baby as a hostage, and the Crime of the Century just turned into a race against time in the white hell of the Maine woods.

©2007 Richard Bachman; (P)2007 Simon and Schuster Audio Fantasy Fiction

Critic reviews

" Blaze feels like an essential missing piece in [Stephen] King's oeuvre, bridging the gap between [his] occasionally derivative, but always compelling, Bachman novels and the shocking power of Carrie." ( Independent on Sunday)
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I loved this book. After a long break from books, I found it hard to sit down with a book and read, so I thought I would start with audiobooks while doing chores. This book changed that, as I found myself finding things to do just so I could listen to it more.

I found my heart going out to Blaze, a guy who had been given a hard start in life, and used by most he crossed paths with. A criminal with a big heart.

King apologises at the start of this book by saying he doesn't think it's very good but I disagree, I enjoyed it throughly and I am so glad I gave it a chance.

Great story

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I didn’t know what to expect as King played it down a little at the start, but I really enjoyed it. Blaze is a great character and definitely has more to him than he or anyone knows. Great performance too.

Awesome story

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You so wanted the end to be different but you understand why it’s not.
It basically shows you life is tough and not everybody gets the breaks they deserve

Sad but good

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This Bachman/King story was enjoyable from beginning to end. An usual story with a main character that jumped out of the pages (or whatever the audio equivalent is). The narration was first class; perfect for the book. Both Blaze and George were characterized brilliantly. Highly recommended.

Great story

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Great reading from Ron too. I really felt the differences in the characters. I would recommend.

decent story as you would expect from Stephen King

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