Mile 81: Includes bonus story 'The Dune'

He lives in Bangor, Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.. Stephen King is the author of more than fifty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His most recent include 11/22/63, Full Dark, No Stars, Under the Dome, Just Past Sunset, and Lisey’s Story

He lives in Bangor, Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.. About the AuthorStephen King is the author of more than fifty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His most recent include 11/22/63, Full Dark, No Stars, Under the Dome, Just Past Sunset, and Lisey’s Story

Mile 81is Stand by Me meets Christine—the story of an insatiable car and a heroic kid.At Mile 81 on the Maine Turnpike is a boarded-up rest stop, a place where high school kids drink and get into the kind of trouble high school kids have always gotten into. But two kids and a horse are the only living things leftunless you maybe count the wagon. With the heart of Stand By Me and the genius horror of Christine, Mile 81 is Stephen King unleashing his imagination as he drives past one of those road signs.     In the bonus story “The Dune,” originally published in Granta’s October 2011 horror issue, retired Florida Supreme Court Judge Harvey Beecher tells his lawyer about a mysterious sand dune on an unnamed island a short distance off the Gulf coastline of his family’s property. Traveling to the island became a daily addiction for Harvey…and now his lawyer is about to discover the shocking reason why..      By the time Pete Simmons wakes up from his vodka nap, there are half a dozen cars at the Mile 81 rest stop. Harvey first visited the island at the age of ten in 1932, after his grandfather, a scoundrel and land speculator who’d created the family fortune, told him Blackbeard’s treasure might be buried there. It’s the place where Pete Simmons, ar

The correct audio CD's/story was switched with another audio book which was horrible - nice job with the deceit :( Amazon Customer I ordered this for a upcoming 8 hour road trip back the last part of August. It was delivered on time, but I didn't bother to open it (take cellophane wrapper off of it) until the trip which was two weeks ago. If I had an option for zero stars I would use it. The outside jacket for the audio CD's was Stephen King Mile 81. Which is what I ordered and had wanted to listen to. Nice job to whomever who switched the inside audio CD's. It wasn't Mile. "short story but with King it is usually really good or really bad" according to E. Houser. I just reviewed Drunken Fireworks as a 5 star short story but with King it is usually really good or really bad. This was not one of his better stories and I would skip this one. I can forgive him because he has written so many others that were masterfully written but this one was so bad I would have never made it through the entire story had it not been a short one. A car that eats people? Really? Enough said, I expect more from an accomplishe. "Five Stars" according to Amazon Customer. It was excellent