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Eerie Buick harbors unfathomable, otherworldly mysteries.
If you have a penchant for the unexplained wrapped in a layer of everyday normalcy, "From a Buick 8" might just be your next page-turner. Stephen King masterfully blends the ordinary with the supernatural, using a car as a portal to phenomena that defy logic. This book isn't just another creepy tale; it's a dive into how the inexplicable can sit hidden in plain sight, leaving you pondering the depths of reality long after you've closed the book.
- Bram Stoker Award Nominee for Best Novel (2002)
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ISBN: 9780743417686
Authors:
Stephen King
Publisher: Pocket Books
Date of Publication: 2003-12-01
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 3.48
(rated by 72063 readers)
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WANT TO GO FOR A RIDE...? In a secret shed behind the barracks of the Pennsylvania State Police, Troop D, there's a cherry Buick Roadmaster no one has touched in years - because there's more power under the hood than anyone can handle...
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Eerie Buick harbors unfathomable, otherworldly mysteries.
If you have a penchant for the unexplained wrapped in a layer of everyday normalcy, "From a Buick 8" might just be your next page-turner. Stephen King masterfully blends the ordinary with the supernatural, using a car as a portal to phenomena that defy logic. This book isn't just another creepy tale; it's a dive into how the inexplicable can sit hidden in plain sight, leaving you pondering the depths of reality long after you've closed the book.
- Bram Stoker Award Nominee for Best Novel (2002)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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