{"product_id":"blaze-9781501195914","title":"Blaze","description":"\u003cb\u003eMaster storyteller Stephen King (writing as Richard Bachman) presents this gripping and remarkable \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling crime novel about a damaged young man who embarks on an ill-advised kidnapping plot--a work as taut and riveting as anything he has ever written.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOnce upon a time, a fellow named Richard Bachman wrote \u003ci\u003eBlaze\u003c\/i\u003e on an Olivetti typewriter, then turned the machine over to Stephen King, who used it to write \u003ci\u003eCarrie\u003c\/i\u003e. 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eClayton 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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStephen King is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His recent work includes the short story collection \u003ci\u003eYou Like It Darker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHolly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFairy Tale\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBilly Summers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIf It Bleeds\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Institute\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eElevation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Outsider\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSleeping Beauties\u003c\/i\u003e (cowritten with his son Owen King), and the Bill Hodges trilogy: \u003ci\u003eEnd of Watch\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFinders Keepers\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMr. Mercedes\u003c\/i\u003e (an Edgar Award winner for Best Novel and a television series streaming on Peacock). His novel \u003ci\u003e11\/22\/63\u003c\/i\u003e was named a top ten book of 2011 by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e and won the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize for Mystery\/Thriller. His epic works \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Tower\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIt\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePet Sematary\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDoctor Sleep\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFirestarter\u003c\/i\u003e are the basis for major motion pictures, with \u003ci\u003eIt \u003c\/i\u003enow the highest-grossing horror film of all time. He is the recipient of the 2020 Audio Publishers Association Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2018 PEN America Literary Service Award, the 2014 National Medal of Arts, and the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He lives in Bangor, Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50619729477906,"sku":"9781501195914","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_65de5bb9-44f4-42cc-bc65-d1fc2819ed9e.jpg?v=1732554387","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/blaze-9781501195914","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}