Blockade Billy by Stephen King

Blockade Billy by Stephen King

Even the most diehard baseball fans don't know the true story of William 'Blockade Billy' Blakely. He may have been the greatest player the game has ever seen, but today no one remembers his name. He was the first - and only - player to have his existence completely removed from the record books. Even his team is long forgotten, barely a footnote in the game's history.

Every effort was made to erase any evidence that William Blakely played professional baseball, and with good reason. Blockade Billy had a secret darker than any pill or injection that might cause a scandal in sports today. His secret was much, much worse . . . and only Stephen King, the most gifted storyteller of our age, can reveal the truth about the world, once and for all.

The bonus story in MORALITY is a riveting short about Chad, an aspiring writer who is teaching in a school until he lands a publishing contract. His wife Nora is working as a home nurse for a retired minister. Like most people these days, they are struggling financially. And then Nora is approached by her employer with a proposition that could make their dream of a home in Vermont a reality. But will it be worth the moral consequences?

'. . suspenseful . . . deftly executed . . . with sharp spikes hoisted high and aimed at the jugular on the slide home' * Publisher's Weekly on BLOCKADE BILLY *
'America's greatest living novelist delivers his masterpiece.' * Lee Child on UNDER THE DOME *
'King's most purely entertaining novel in years . . . utterly compelling.' * John Connolly on UNDER THE DOME *

Stephen King is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His recent work includes Sleeping Beauties (co-written with his son Owen King), the short story collection The Bazaar of Bad Dreams, the Bill Hodges trilogy End of Watch, Finders Keepers, and Mr. Mercedes (an Edgar Award winner for Best Novel, and shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger Award). Many of King's books have been turned into celebrated films, television series and streamed events including The Shawshank Redemption, Gerald's Game and It. King is the recipient of the 2014 National Medal of Arts and the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He lives in Bangor, Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.

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ISBN 13	9781444716191
ISBN 10	1444716190
Title	Blockade Billy
Author	Stephen King
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Hodder & Stoughton
Year published	2010-05-25
Number of pages	144
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.