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As usual, I couldn't put it down. Classic Stephen King.

Classic King

Deliciously creepy surprise ending! The good guys don't always win; heck, there's not even always any good guys!

This is the original printing in September of 1985. It is in good condition, but there are dings and such after 20 years.

King is always a chilling read.

Billy Halleck, good husband, loving father, is both beneficiary and victim of the American Good Life: he has an expensive home, a nice family, and a rewarding career as a lawyer. But he is also fifty pounds overweight and, as his doctor keeps reminding him, heading into heart attack country.

Then, in a moment of carelessness, Billy sideswipes an old gypsy woman as she is crossing the street - and her ancient father passes a bizarre and terrible judgment on him.

"Thinner," the old gypsy man whispers, and caresses his cheeks like a lover. Just one word . . . but six weeks later and ninety-three pounds lighter, Billy Halleck is more than worried. He's terrified. And desperate enough for one last gamble . . . that will lead him to a nightmare showdown with the forces of evil melting his flesh away.

Would you like to know of an easy way to lose those few extra pounds? Well, don't try this way!!!! Terrifying to the max throughout the book. The movie does no justice to the actual book.

Be careful about your greed, especially around gypsies. You may end up less than half the person you are now!

In a moment of carelessness, lawyer Billy Halleck runs over a gypsy. Her father whispers "Thinner" and caresses him, delivering a curse that causes Billy to keep losing weight. #1 bestseller, written by Stephen King as Richard Bachman, it is suspenseful, enjoyable and not predictable. King proved that people were not buying his books simply because of the name with this book.

cover art is different