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Desperation

Written by: Stephen King
Narrated by: Stephen King
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Stephen King’s #1 national bestseller about a little mining town, Desperation, that many will enter on their way to somewhere else. But getting out is not easy as it would seem…

"I see holes like eyes. My mind is full of them."

For all intents and purposes, police officer Collie Entragian, chief law enforcement for the small mining town of Desperation, Nevada, appears to be completely insane. He's taken to stopping vehicles along the desolate Interstate 50 and abducting unwary travelers with various unusual ploys. There's something very wrong here in Desperation...and Officer Entragian is only at the surface of it. The secrets embedded in Desperation's landscape, and the horrifying evil that infects the town like some viral hot zone, are both awesome and terrifying. But one of Entragian's victims, young David Carver, seems to know—and it scares him nearly to death to realize this truth—that the forces being summoned to combat this frightful, maniacal aberration are of equal and opposite intensity... Genre Fiction Horror Literary Fiction Supernatural Suspense Thriller & Suspense Scary Paranormal Disappearance Fiction Exciting
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These books are never a disappointment, love how Authors faith us brought into them.

amazing as usual

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Great story! Easy to picture the characters and events in my mind. Really enjoyed the details. Loved that it narrated by King.

Couldn't stop!

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I read this book when it was first published but listening to King read his own words made the story come alive. His reading of Bag of Bones is a must-listen, an Audible masterpiece.

Stephen King Should Read ALL His Books

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Very tense and with characters as loveable/hateable as any horror movie cast. Pairs well with the Regulators

Creepy as hell

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I am a complete Stephen King fan. That being said, although I love his writing, I am not a fan of his narration. Mr. King does not get into character the way many of his narrators do.
I also did not find that the characters in this book were as well defined as most of Stevens characters. still, an excellent listen enjoyed the book.

Good, but not great

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