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GNTLGNT has said I feel this was the best written by Mr King in a while. For the first time in a few books I had to stay up late into the night because I didn't want to stop the ride. The pursuit toward the end was written well. Those are the times when Mr King has me pouring through pages, which is why he is my favorite author of all time. When he gets it right like that, reading is what it is supposed to be, fun and not something just to kill some time while waiting in the doctor's office. Overall an enjoyable, albeit brief, three night ride for me.
Now if Ms Mod has a moment, or even less if she thinks this is trivial, I do have a couple of things that did irritate me just a little.
For a few pages a Chevrolet Tahoe plays an important role in the description of one of the players in the story. It is "tricked out" including, if I remember correctly, an added camper top. The Tahoe badge was used by Chevy in mid 1980s on a few S10s, which are small and don't lend well to tricked out, and mid 1990s and forward vehicles which are simply scaled down Suburbans. Now you could put a camper top on the S10 but it would not be an impressive sight. The recent Tahoe cannot be outfitted with this accessory.
Only other thing that irritated me was the Winchester .300 outfitted with a Leupold VX-1 scope that, according to owner, he was proficient with out to 2000 yards...While the .300 might, in the right hands, reach out that far it is most likely has a 12-1400 yard limit to its capabilities. The VX-1 scope is the entry level of this line, I have a VX-II, and would not be a good choice for long range shooting.
Now in the story this does not come into play so I am putting this down as just another man stretching the truth on measurements.
I truly enjoyed this novel on many levels. Guess the curmudgenly redneck in me has to mention Chevy and rifle points. Would again like to thank Mr King for another $20 amusement ride. The best value on the entertainment market today in my opinion.