“I believe there is another man inside every man, a stranger…” writes Wilfred Leland James in the early pages of the riveting murder confession that makes up “1922”, the first in this pitch-black quartet of mesmerising tales from Stephen King, linked by the theme of retribution. In “Big Driver”, a cozy-mystery writer plots revenge after a terrifying encounter with a stranger; in the darkly amusing “Fair Extension” Harry Streeter makes a deal with a man selling all sorts of extensions – including life extensions; and “A Good Marriage” asks the question: is it possible to fully know anyone, even those we love the most? What would you do if you were to discover your husband had a horrifying secret? What if the man who keeps his nails short and clean isn’t the man you think he is? And now he’s coming home…
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