"THE MOST TIGHTLY PLOTTED OF KING'S CHILLERS, THIS IS ALSO THE MOST TERRIFYING, FOR THE EVIL HERE IS HUMAN AND WHOLLY CREDIBLE... HIS FINEST NOVEL YET!" - COSMOPOLITAN
You are about to meet the sweetest, most irresistible little girl you've ever known - 8 year-old Charlie McGee. She's everything that a proud father like Andy McGee could want - and all that he can fear. For Charlie was born with the most destructive power a human being has ever commanded - and somehow she must be saved from both herself and from those in high places who want to use her as their weapon.
Meet Charlie - and see what happens when innocence and beauty ignite with evil and terror....
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"TERRIFIC!"
- The New York Times
"Stephen King is superb. He has written Carrie, The Shining, 'Salem's Lot and The Dead Zone, among other bestsellers... THIS IS HIS HIGHEST FAHRENHEIT READING YET!"
- Time Magazine
"In a special and startling way, King has created a small American gem of a story."
- Chicago Tribune
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