Different Seasons

Who is going to be the fish in this relationship, and who is going to be the fisherman?BILL HODGESretired cop, tormented by ‘the Mercedes massacre’, a case he never solved.BRADY HARTSFIELDperpetrator of that notorious crime, and preparing to kill again.Now each is closing in on the other in a mega-stakes race against time from worldwide bestselling master of suspense, Stephen King.

The eagerly awaited paperback edition of the No. 1 bestselling hardcover featuring a stand-alone sequel to The Outsider, and three additional irresistible novellas.News people have a saying: 'If it bleeds, it leads'. And a bomb at Albert Macready Middle School is guaranteed to lead any bulletin.Holly Gibney of the Finders Keepers detective agency is working on the case of a missing dog - and on her own need to be more assertive - when she sees the footage on TV. But when she tunes in again, to the late-night report, she realises something is not quite right about the correspondent who was first on the scene. So begins 'If It Bleeds', a stand-alone sequel to the No. 1 bestselling THE OUTSIDER featuring the incomparable Holly on her first solo case - and also the riveting title story in Stephen King's brilliant new collection.Dancing alongside are three more wonderful long stories from this 'formidably versatile author' (The Sunday Times) - 'Mr Harrigan's Phone', 'The Life of Chuck' and 'Rat'. All four display the richness of King's storytelling with grace, humour, horror and breathtaking suspense. A fascinating Author's Note gives us a wonderful insight into the origin of each story and the writer's unparalleled imagination

Legendary Storyteller Stephen King Goes Into The Deepest Well Of His Imagination In This Spellbinding Novel About A Seventeen-year-old Boy Who Inherits The Keys To A Parallel World Where Good And Evil Are At War, And The Stakes Could Not Be Higher - For Their World Or Ours. Charlie Reade Looks Like A Regular High School Kid, Great At Baseball And Football, A Decent Student. But He Carries A Heavy Load. His Mom Was Killed In A Hit-and-run Accident When He Was Ten, And Grief Drove His Dad To Drink. Charlie Learned How To Take Care Of Himself - And His Dad. Then, When Charlie Is Seventeen, He Meets A Dog Named Radar And Her Aging Master, Howard Bowditch, A Recluse In A Big House At The Top Of A Big Hill, With A Locked Shed In The Backyard. Sometimes Strange Sounds Emerge From It. Charlie Starts Doing Jobs For Mr. Bowditch And Loses His Heart To Radar. Then, When Bowditch Dies, He Leaves Charlie A Cassette Tape Telling A Story No One Would Believe. What Bowditch Knows, And Has Kept Secret All His Long Life, Is That Inside The Shed Is A Portal To Another World. King's Storytelling In Fairy Tale Soars. This Is A Magnificent And Terrifying Tale About Another World Than Ours, In Which Good Is Pitted Against Overwhelming Evil, And A Heroic Boy - And His Dog - Must Lead The Battle.

*The Grishaverse will be coming to Netflix soon with Shadow and Bone, an original series!*Nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2017, this fantasy epic from the No. 1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of the Grisha trilogy is gripping, sweeping and memorable - perfect for fans of George R. R. Martin, Laini Taylor and Kristin Cashore.Criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams - but he can't pull it off alone.A convict with a thirst for revenge.A sharpshooter who can't walk away from a wager.A runaway with a privileged past.A spy known as the Wraith.A Heartrender using her magic to survive the slums.A thief with a gift for unlikely escapes.Six dangerous outcasts. One impossible heist.Kaz's crew is the only thing that might stand between the world and destruction - if they don't kill each other first.An epic new exploration of the Grisha universe from the writer of SHADOW AND BONE, SIEGE AND STORM and RUIN AND RISING, totally consuming for both old fans and new.