Rose Madder - Stephen King

Roused by a single drop of blood, Rosie Daniels wakes up to the chilling realisation that her husband is going to kill her. And she takes flight - with his credit card.

Alone in a strange city, Rosie begins to build a new life: she meets Bill Steiner and she finds an odd junk shop painting, 'Rose Madder', which strangely seems to want her as much as she wants it.

But it's hard for Rosie not to keep looking over her shoulder. Rose-maddened and on the rampage, Norman is a corrupt cop with a dog's instinct for tracking people. And he's getting close. Rosie can feel how close he is getting . . .

A brilliant, dark-hued fable of gender wars, a haunting love story, and a hold-your-breath triumph of suspense, ROSE MADDER is Stephen King at his electrifying best.

Stephen King is the bestselling author of more than fifty books. His novels includeCarrie,The ShiningandRevival. His novelUnder the Domeis now a major TV series. His novel11.22.63won theLos Angeles TimesBook Prize for Mystery/Thriller as well as the Best Hardcover Book Award from the International Thriller Writers Association.

Many of his books have been turned into celebrated films includingMisery, The Shawshank Redemptionand

'A superb suspense novel'

'Relentlessly paced and brilliantly orchestrated . . . one of King's most engrossing and topical horror stories'