Misery

Misery is Stephen King's legendary psychological thriller, a claustrophobic story of a writer trapped with the reader who loves his books a little too much.

Paul Sheldon has finally done it: he has killed off Misery Chastain, the romantic heroine of the bestselling series that made him rich, so he can move on to writing something serious. Then a car crash on a snowy mountain road changes everything. He wakes up injured, in agony and splinted, in an isolated farmhouse belonging to his rescuer, Annie Wilkes.

The good news is that Annie used to be a nurse and has plenty of painkillers. The bad news is that she is Paul's self-proclaimed number one fan. When she discovers that her beloved Misery is dead, her devotion curdles into something terrifying, and Paul realises he must write a new book simply to stay alive.

Tense, darkly funny and almost unbearably suspenseful, Misery won the first Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel and inspired the classic film starring Kathy Bates. It is often called one of the greatest thrillers ever written, and it remains one of King's most gripping and quotable novels.

Perfect for thriller lovers, horror fans and anyone who has ever wondered just how far a devoted fan might go. This Hodder edition features the new Ultimate Storyteller cover design.

Available at Kitabi Chai Café & Book Store, Pune, and online with delivery across India.