A heinous crime. An unsolved puzzle. In the park of Flint City, the abused body of a boy is discovered. Witness testimonies and fingerprints implicate one of the city's most beloved residents, Terry Maitland, a baseball coach, teacher, husband, and father of two girls. Detective Ralph Anderson orders an immediate arrest in a public place: at the ballpark during a game. Maitland has an alibi and maintains his innocence, but Anderson and the prosecutor reveal DNA evidence that strengthens his culpability. Maitland does not have the appearance of a murderer. But could he be... two-faced? Is there a... stranger?

“What begins as a manhunt for a doppelgänger takes a strange turn toward the supernatural. With masterful use of forensic knowledge, King tells his story in a realistically cold setting, where terror is starkly evident.” – Publishers Weekly

“King knows how to rev up… the gears, transforming the pleasant reading of a well-crafted story into a dizzying race of anxiety… as if there is no tomorrow…” – The Washington Post

Stephen King is one of the most significant writers of our time. He has written over 50 novels, 200 short stories, and essays, with sales exceeding 350,000,000 copies. Among his works, many of which have been adapted into films or series, are Carrie, It, Salem's Lot, The Raven, the epic of The Dark Tower, The Shining, The Green Mile, Misery, Hearts in Atlantis, and Sleeping Beauties, which he co-wrote with his son Owen King, Elevation.

He has been honored with the Bram Stoker and Locus Awards, from the British, American, and International Horror Writers Associations, with the Medal of Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, and with the National Medal of Arts from the USA. In 2016, he was recognized by the Library of Congress for the Body of Work. In 2018, he was awarded the prestigious PEN literary prize.