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Un tremendo sortilegio gitano incatena a una sorte da incubo Billy Halleck, noto e influente avvocato: dopo aver investito e ucciso con la sua auto una zingara, è stato infatti assolto da tribunale, ma non dal padre della vittima, che gli ha scagliato addosso un terribile anatema. A Billy resta solo un'ultima mossa per salvarsi: affrontare quel vecchio accecato dall'odio in una partita disperata dove ogni mossa è lecita, ma in cui un destino beffardo giocherà il ruolo di protagonista, riservando un'atroce sorpresa...
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- Pagine: 302
- Data di uscita: 07-04-2014
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“Some guys-- a lot of guys---don't believe what they are seeing, especially if it gets in the way of what they eat or drink or think or believe. Me, I don't believe in God. But if I saw him, I would. I wouldn't just go around saying 'Jesus, that was a great special effect.' The definition of an assh Leggi tutto
Now that´s truly the last diet one needs. That´s why one shouldn´t provoke so much cursing, because it can have consequences. I like the idea of getting what one deserves and such a detailed description of body horror is truly worthy of the King, maybe nobody else could switch into the perspective Leggi tutto
This was Bachman’s coming out as Stephen King party . . . the last title officially released under the Bachman pseudonym before the big reveal. I think King was crying to be released, because there are some thinly veiled references that make me go like this: This book was released shortly before IT. T Leggi tutto
And I thought the Atkins Diet sounded unhealthy… William Halleck is a successful lawyer living in upper middle class splendor in a Connecticut suburb with his wife and daughter, and his biggest problem is that he’s overweight. His perfect life is upset when he accidently ran over an old Gypsy woman w Leggi tutto
Still enjoyed it as much as the last three times!! __________ This was my third time reading this, and I love it even more. In my top five King books of all time. Love, love, love, love it! And that ending! Still one of the best in a King book. __________ Loved it, it's every bit as good as I remembere Leggi tutto
Billy, a overweight lawyer who one night while driving home runs over an gypsy woman, he's brought to trial but is acquitted because he's friends with the judge. While leaving the courthouse, an old gypsy man brushes his hand on Billy's cheek and whispers "thinner." From that moment onwards Billy st Leggi tutto
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