Blaze: A Novel

Blaze: A Novel

• Author: Richard Bachman (Author), Stephen King (Foreword).
• Publisher: Pocket
• Pages: 373
• Publication Date: 2008
• Edition: 1st THUS
• Binding: Paperback
• MSRP: 9.99
• ISBN13: 9781416555049
• ISBN: 1416555048
• Other ISBN: 9781416559917
• Other ISBN Binding: saleableprint
• Language: en
• Store Location: Sci Fi
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Once upon a time, a fellow named Richard Bachman wrote <i>Blaze</i> on an Olivetti typewriter, then turned the machine over to Stephen King, who used it to write <i>Carrie</i>. Bachman died in 1985 ("cancer of the pseudonym"), but this last gripping Bachman novel resurfaced after being hidden away for decades -- an unforgettable crime story tinged with sadness and suspense. Clayton Blaisdell, Jr., was always a small-time delinquent. None too bright either, thanks to the beatings he got as a kid. Then Blaze met George Rackley, a seasoned pro with a hundred cons and one big idea. The kidnapping should go off without a hitch, with George as the brains behind their dangerous scheme. But there's only one problem: by the time the deal goes down, Blaze's partner in crime is dead. Or is he? Includes a previously uncollected story, "Memory" -- the riveting opening to Stephen King's new Scribner hardcover novel, <i>Duma Key</i>.