515 pages
English language
Published Sept. 26, 2021
Billy Summers is a man in a room with a gun. He’s a killer for hire and the best in the business. But he’ll do the job only if the target is a truly bad guy. And now Billy wants out. But first, there is one last hit. Billy is among the best snipers in the world, a decorated Iraq war vet, a Houdini when it comes to vanishing after the job is done. So what could possibly go wrong?
Good normal build up and one of the typical King's ways of dragging you into a story. But the end, though good, did fail and kinda fell in interest and joy to read compared the rest of the book
I really liked this one. It's somewhat Lee-Child-y but way better. There's nothing supernatural here and that shows that King doesn't need to rely on that, he's simply a superb storyteller.
A modest grocery store sheet cake of a read. Content warning: story includes descriptions of the trauma of war, death, and injuries following a sexual assault.
A good book for a long trip - full of King's great eye for detail and immersive storytelling, a cameo by the Overlook Hotel, and Americana - but could also have been a punchier novella.
I liked it. I liked the character of Alice better than Billy. It would be interesting to see a future book about her. Would she end up becoming a hitwoman?
Still, I bought this because: 1) it was Stephen King and 2) I read it was good. But truthfully, I tired of his crime books. The End of Watch trilogy was enough for me. I want to get back to his horror. I should've picked up [b:If It Bleeds|46015758|If It Bleeds|Stephen King|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1571399830l/46015758.SY75.jpg|70552618] instead
I think this is a book for an older guy, but a very good one. It feels like it's written for the aging tough guy with a moral code. In spite of that narrow appeal, I found the story really compelling and exciting. The 2nd half took a turn I didn't expect and I think the way King crafted the end was quite fun.
Overall, a book I recommend to old guys like me.
Fuckin’ Marge.
Great story. Magnitudes better than the other King crime books I've read (Mr. Mercedes, The Colorado Kid). Points off for the many places where it just sounds like Stephen King voicing his opinion, and I'd get yanked out of the story. He also mentions covid a few times in weird ways, something like: They had no idea that in twelve months time that these streets would be empty because of a pandemic.... WTF?
Очень люблю, как Дед строит половину своих последних внесерийных книг.
Сначала: короче у нас тут genre fiction НО мы делаем умный trope subversion!
И начинает работать на формальное соблюдение всех обязательных жанровых условностей, заговорчески подмигивая каждые десять минут.
Подмигивание ни на что не выводит, зато к середине книги он решает, что наигрался со всеми этими глупостями, разламывает всё к чертям, пробивает стену головой и начинает набирать дальше текст усами (я знаю что у него нет усов).
Потом одумывается и такой — а, но у нас же genre fiction!
И это продолжается ещё страниц двести.
Но за пару глав до конца он ещё раз что-то вспоминает, хлоп себя по лбу так — ах да, мы ж в подмигивание играли, ну давай разъебём нарративную структуру, щас покажу как это делается.
Мне всё нравится если что, непонятно только на какой процент это случайность (да и не имеет значения).
Hail to the King, baby.
Not as good as 11/22/63, which is arguably Stephen King’s best, but still fun.
