Billy is a hitman, who will only take the job if it's for a truly evil person. But after years of being a sniper in the military, followed by hit-man duties, he's ready to get out of the business. But first, he takes one last job for a big payday, even if it is against his better judgment.

Billy is very personable. Regardless of his profession, I couldn't help but like him. During this last job, you'll walk with him during the friendships he forms, even though he knows he shouldn't. You'll learn he's a hero in disguise, even though a reluctant one— it comes naturally. You'll get a look at how he handles other bad guys who are not on his hit list. All and all, you'll get to know Billy and see that he really is a good guy with a soft heart, all be it, a bit rough around the edges.

When the last job doesn't go quite as planned, Billy sets out to make it right. One will never see him coming, he's a master of disguise, and a pro when it comes to hiding in plain sight. As he's in hiding, waiting for the right time to take care of the business that didn't go as planned, he's thrown a huge curve ball that doesn't disappoint.

I listened to the audiobook. The narrator is Paul Sparks. He's so talented and a master storyteller, who's sure to keep you hanging on every word!

I truly enjoyed this book and believe that after Stephen King went through a lull in his writing, he came back stronger than ever.

The complete character that is Billy Summers.

I felt the military back story got dragged out a bit too much.

Stephen King is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His recent work includes the short story collection YOU LIKE IT DARKER, HOLLY (a New York Times Notable Book of 2023), FAIRY TALE, BILLY SUMMERS, IF IT BLEEDS, THE INSTITUTE, ELEVATION, THE OUTSIDER, SLEEPING BEAUTIES (cowritten with his son Owen King), and the Bill Hodges trilogy: END OF WATCH, FINDERS KEEPERS, and MR. MERCEDES (an Edgar Award winner for Best Novel and a television series streaming on Peacock). His novel 11/22/63 was named a top ten book of 2011 by The New York Times Book Review and won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller. His epic works THE DARK TOWER, IT, PET SEMATARY, DOCTOR SLEEP, and FIRESTARTER are the basis for major motion pictures, with IT now the highest-grossing horror film of all time. He is the recipient of the 2020 Audio Publishers Association Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2018 PEN America Literary Service Award, 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.

Audiobook - 16 hrs. 57 min.
Thriller
Aug. 3, 2021

The movie should be coming out soon.

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