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A novelist’s pen name comes to life and wants to stay alive
1989Fast paceDark
What it is about
Thad Beaumont is a literary novelist who has also written violent crime novels under the name George Stark. When he announces that Stark is dead, a killer begins to murder people, and the signs point to Stark himself. The novel explores the shadows of a writer’s mind.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who like King’s novels about writers.
What you will get
A good King novel for fans of Misery.
The Dark Half Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Horror · Pen names · Doubles · Murder
Length
431 pages · ≈ 12 h
More about this book
Characters
Thad Beaumont, his wife Liz and the sheriff Alan Pangborn.
Setting
Castle Rock, Maine.
What makes it different
A horror novel about the writer’s double identity, loosely linked to King’s own Richard Bachman pen name.
Feel
Dark and tense.
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