內容簡介
內容簡介 《紐約時報》暢銷書,史蒂芬.金最新力作。精準的鑑識描述,超自然的神祕感,充滿《牠》(It)的恐怖氛圍,Outsider直搗了人性中如怪物般的黑暗面,更暗諷川普對他者的恐懼。11歲男孩被發現陳屍在公園裡,喉嚨被挖掉,脖子只剩下紅色的大空洞,褲子被脫至腳踝處,呈現被性侵的痕跡。根據目擊者的說法,兇手是Flint市的名人Terry Maitland,他不僅是英文老師,還是小聯盟棒球教練,更是好男人的代表。警探Ralph Anderson故意在棒球場當著觀眾的面將他逮捕,不管是人證或是指紋所顯示的DNA物證,Terry絕對是兇手,這是個沒有任何模糊空間,一翻兩瞪眼的案子。但是案發當天,Terry在另一個小鎮參加研討會,監視器的確錄下他的身影,這個不在場證明使得案情變得膠著。在私家女偵探Holly Gibney協助下,Ralph與她來到靠近墨西哥的德州小鎮,因為諸多線索引導他們到此。當地的傳說與超自然現象,使得恐怖的答案逐漸浮現。德州小鎮出現的神祕局外人(outsider)到底是誰?是Terry的分身抑或是他本人?When an eleven-year-old boy is found murdered in a town park, reliable eyewitnesses undeniably point to the town's popular Little League coach, Terry Maitland, as the culprit. DNA evidence and fingerprints confirm the crime was committed by this well-loved family man.Horrified by the brutal killing, Detective Ralph Anderson, whose own son was once coached by Maitland, orders the suspect to be arrested in a public spectacle. But Maitland has an alibi. And further research confirms he was indeed out of town that day.As Anderson and the District Attorney trace the clues, the investigation expands from Ohio to Texas. And as horrifying answers begin to emerge, so King's propulsive story of almost unbearable suspense kicks into high gear.Terry Maitland seems like a nice guy but there is one rock-hard fact, as unassailable as gravity: a man cannot be in two places at the same time. Can he?"
作者介紹
作者介紹 Stephen KingStephen King is the author of more than fifty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His first crime thriller featuring Bill Hodges, MR MERCEDES, won the Edgar Award for best novel and was shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger Award. Both MR MERCEDES and END OF WATCH received the Goodreads Choice Award for the Best Mystery and Thriller of 2014 and 2016 respectively.King co-wrote the bestselling novel Sleeping Beauties with his son Owen King, and many of King's books have been turned into celebrated films and television series including The Shawshank Redemption, Gerald's Game and It.King was the recipient of America's prestigious 2014 National Medal of Arts and the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for distinguished contribution to American Letters. In 2007 he also won the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America. He lives with his wife Tabitha King in Maine.