Robinson is a simple primary school teacher living in Las Vegas. One day his wife Elizabeth (also a teacher) became a random witness to the crimes of a major mobster, Dolan. She went to the police and the FBI, and after questioning agreed to testify against Dolan in court. However, law enforcement couldn’t protect her, and Elizabeth was blown up in her car by Dolan’s men.
Robinson swore to take revenge for his wife’s murder...
Once again, King proves himself a master author who penetrates the deepest corners of the human soul—the places we try to hide even from ourselves. And once again he makes you think about what’s scarier: bloodthirsty clowns or the people who, together with us, ride the subway, take buses, and teach our children at school?
King doesn’t dwell on morality and doesn’t try to bring into the story the praised system of justice. He’s interested in revenge. Revenge, with a capital R...