When Mike Noonan's wife dies unexpectedly, the bestselling author suffers from writer's block. Until he is drawn to his summer home, the beautiful lakeside retreat called Sara Laughs.

Here Mike finds the once familiar town in the tyrannical grip of millionaire Max Devore. Devore is hell-bent on getting custody of his deceased son's daughter and is twisting the fabric of the community to this purpose.

Three year old Kyra and her young mother turn to Mike for help. And Mike finds them increasingly irresistible.

But there are other more sinister forces at Sara Laughs - and Kyra can feel them too....

Hodder are boosting Stephen King's backlist with new covers, new author brand lettering and a marketing campaign which directs readers to the right King title for them.

About the Author
STEPHEN KING is the author of more than seventy books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His crime thrillers featuring Holly Gibney include Mr Mercedes, winner of the Edgar Award for best novel, and The Outsider, both of which were adapted into successful TV series, as well as Finders Keepers, End of Watch and the title story from If It Bleeds. Many of his titles are the basis for major motion pictures including IT, Stand By Me (adapted from The Body) and The Shawshank Redemption, which is IMDb's top-rated movie of all time. King is the recipient of The Sunday Times Award for Literary Excellence 2022, the 2020 Audio Publishers Association Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2018 PEN America Literary Service Award, the 2014 National Medal of Arts, and the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He lives in Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.

Reviews
A writer of excellence . . . King is one of the most fertile storytellers of the modern novel. * The Sunday Times *
Accomplished . . . unputdownable . . . his mesmerising best. * Observer *
Splendid entertainment . . . Stephen King is one of those natural storytellers . . . getting hooked is easy. * Express *
An incredibly gifted writer, whose writing is so fluid you often forget that you're reading. * Guardian *
A writer of excellence . . . King is one of the most fertile storytellers of the modern novel * Sunday Times *
Accomplished . . . unputdownable . . . his mesmerising best * Observer *
Splendid entertainment . . . Stephen King is one of those natural storytellers . . . getting hooked is easy * Express *
An incredibly gifted writer, whose writing is so fluid you often forget that you're reading * Guardian *



Book Information
ISBN 9781444720686
Author Stephen King
Format Paperback
Page Count 672
Imprint Hodder & Stoughton
Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
Weight(grams) 456g
Dimensions(mm) 199mm * 131mm * 43mm