Misery: A NovelThe #1 New York Times bestseller about a famous novelist held hostage in a remote location by his “number one fan.” One of “Stephen King’s best…genuinely scary” (USA TODAY). Paul Sheldon is a bestselling novelist who has finally met his number one fan. Her name is Annie Wilkes, and she is more than a rabid reader—she is Paul’s nurse, tending his shattered body after an automobile accident. But she is also furious that the author has killed off her favorite character in his latest book. Annie becomes his captor, keeping him prisoner in her isolated house. Annie wants Paul to write a book that brings Misery back to life—just for her. She has a lot of ways to spur him on. One is a needle. Another is an axe. And if they don’t work, she can get really nasty. “Terrifying” (San Francisco Chronicle), “dazzlingly well-written” (The Indianapolis Star), and “truly gripping” (Publishers Weekly), Misery is “classic Stephen King...full of twists and turns and mounting suspense” (The Boston Globe). |
Contents
Section 1 | 3 |
Section 2 | 15 |
Section 3 | 23 |
Section 4 | 46 |
Section 5 | 73 |
Section 6 | 76 |
Section 7 | 104 |
Section 8 | 109 |
Section 21 | 273 |
Section 22 | 281 |
Section 23 | 295 |
Section 24 | 301 |
Section 25 | 302 |
Section 26 | 303 |
Section 27 | 314 |
Section 28 | 315 |
Section 9 | 123 |
Section 10 | 148 |
Section 11 | 170 |
Section 12 | 173 |
Section 13 | 187 |
Section 14 | 208 |
Section 15 | 225 |
Section 16 | 235 |
Section 17 | 237 |
Section 18 | 242 |
Section 19 | 253 |
Section 20 | 261 |
Section 29 | 316 |
Section 30 | 318 |
Section 31 | 322 |
Section 32 | 324 |
Section 33 | 338 |
Section 34 | 341 |
Section 35 | 343 |
Section 36 | 347 |
Section 37 | 350 |
Section 38 | 353 |
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