Nos4a2

Marc Notes: Unabridged.; Compact disc.; 0; Read by Kate Mulgrew.; Victoria McQueen has a knack for finding things. Riding her bicycle through an old covered bridge, she always emerges where she needs to be. But Vic doesn't tell anyone about her unusual ability--no one would believe her. Charles Talent Manx has a gift of his own. He takes children for rides in his 1938 Rolls-Royce Wraith, and they slip away to an astonishing playground he calls Christmasland. But the journey through Charlie's twisted imagination transforms his precious passengers, leaving them as terrifying and unstoppable as their benefactor. And then comes the day when Vic goes looking for trouble ... and finds Charlie. That was a lifetime ago. Now, the only kid ever to escape Manx's unmitigated evil is all grown up and desperate to forget. But Charlie Manx is on the road again, and he won't slow down until he's taken his revenge. As a life-and-death battle builds--her magic pitted against his--Vic McQueen prepares to destroy Manx once and for all.. Publisher Marketing: Joe Hill, the acclaimed, award-winning author of the "New York Times" bestsellers "Heart-Shaped Box" and "Horns," plunges you into the dark side of imagination with a thrilling novel of supernatural suspense that will have you flinching at shadows and checking the rearview mirror again and again. Victoria McQueen has a knack for finding things. Riding her bicycle through an old covered bridge, she always emerges where she needs to be. But Vic doesn t tell anyone about her unusual ability no one would believe her. Charles Talent Manx has a gift of his own. He takes children for rides in his 1938 Rolls-Royce Wraith, and they slip away to an astonishing playground he calls Christmasland. But the journey through Charlie s twisted imagination transforms his precious passengers, leaving them as terrifying and unstoppable as their benefactor. And then comes the day when Vic goes looking for trouble and finds Charlie. That was a lifetime ago. Now, the only kid ever to escape Manx s unmitigated evil is all grown up and desperate to forget. But Charlie Manx is on the road again, and he won t slow down until he s taken his revenge. As a life-and-death battle builds her magic pitted against his Vic McQueen prepares to destroy Manx once and for all. Disturbing, mesmerizing, and full of twisting thrills, Hill s phantasmagoric, devilishly playful masterpiece is a terrifying high-octane ride." Review Citations: Library Journal Prepub Alert 12/01/2012 pg. 58 (EAN 9780062200570, Hardcover) Library Journal 02/15/2013 pg. 78 (EAN 9780062200570, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Publishers Weekly 03/25/2013 (EAN 9780062200570, Hardcover) Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2013 pg. 17 (EAN 9780062200570, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Booklist 04/01/2013 pg. 31 (EAN 9780062200570, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Entertainment Weekly 05/03/2013 pg. 67 (EAN 9780062200570, Hardcover) Shelf Awareness 05/07/2013 (EAN 9780062200570, Hardcover) Library Journal 06/01/2013 pg. 102 (EAN 9780062200570, Hardcover) SLJ Best Adult Bks 4 Teens 12/01/2013 pg. 43 (EAN 9780062200570, Hardcover) LJ Top 10 Book 12/01/2013 pg. 27 (EAN 9780062200570, Hardcover) Audio File 10/01/2013 pg. 40 (EAN 9780062237750, Downloadable Audio) - *Starred Review Audio File Best Mystery & Susp 12/01/2013 pg. 25 (EAN 9780062237743, Downloadable Audio) Contributor Bio:  Hill, Joe JOE HILL is the New York Times best-selling author of the novels Heart-Shaped Box, Horns, andNOS4A2, and the award-winning short story collection 20th Century Ghosts. He is also the writer of the critically-acclaimed comic book series Locke & Key. He is a winner of the Eisner Award, the World Fantasy Award, three Bram Stoker Awards, the Locus Award, four British Fantasy Awards, the International Horror Guild Award, and has been nominated for two Hugo Awards. Contributor Bio:  Mulgrew, Kate Kate Mulgrew has performed on stage in Shaw, Shakespeare, and Tennessee Williams; she has starred in such films as A Stranger is Watching and Round Numbers; she has also done considerable work on television.