{"product_id":"book-afxt","title":"Thinner","description":"The “extraordinary” (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e) novel of one man’s quest to find the source of his nightmare and to reverse it before he becomes…nothing at all. This #1 national bestseller from Stephen King, writing as Richard Bachman, “pulsates with evil…it will have you on the edge of your seat” (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBilly 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. But his is also fifty pounds overweight, heading, as his doctor says, into heart attack territory. One day, in a moment of carelessness, Billy sideswipes an old gypsy woman as she is crossing the street. The woman dies, but Billy has connections and gets off with a mere slap on the wrist. After the trial, the victim’s ancient father curses him with a single word: “Thinner.” Shedding weight by the week, Halleck is desperate enough for one last gamble…one that will lead him to a nightmare showdown with the forces of evil melting his flesh away.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBeginning in suburban Connecticut and climaxing in rural Maine, this is a novel of unrelenting terror and growing horror as well as a nightmarish allegory about what lies beyond the limits of American complacency—and the responsibilities of human actions. With an introduction by Stephen King on “The Importance of Being Bachman,” \u003ci\u003eThinner\u003c\/i\u003e oozes “undeniable suspense” (\u003ci\u003eThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e) and “genuine chills” (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e).","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49347371598128,"sku":"BDafxt","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/afxt-cover.jpg?v=1762546426","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-afxt","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}