Blaze
Subtitle: A Novel
Contributors: Stephen King (Foreword)
Edition: First Pocket Books paperback edition (1)
Publisher: Pocket Books
Published: 2008-02
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 373
ISBN-13: 9781416555049
Copyright date: 2007
Subjects: Suspense; Fiction / General; General; Fiction; Fiction - Espionage / Thriller; Fiction - General
Description: Once upon a time, a fellow named Richard Bachman wrote Blaze on an Olivetti typewriter, then turned the machine over to Stephen King, who used it to write Carrie. Bachman died in 1985 (“cancer of the pseudonym”), but this last gripping Bachman novel resurfaced after being hidden away for decades—an unforgettable crime story tinged with sadness and suspense.

Clayton Blaisdell, Jr., was always a small-time delinquent. None too bright either, thanks to the beatings he got as a kid. Then Blaze met George Rackley, a seasoned pro with a hundred cons and one big idea. The kidnapping should go off without a hitch, with George as the brains behind their dangerous scheme. But there's only one problem: by the time the deal goes down, Blaze's partner in crime is dead. Or is he?
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