Dolores Claiborne

“POWERFUL… STARTLINGLY GOOD.”

—Time

“WHAT A STORYTELLER. Stephen King is a magician at creating colorful characters and at spinning a yarn that casts a spell over the reader… One will not easily forget [Dolores]… compelling.”

—Nashville Banner

“A LITERARY TRIUMPH. The finest of King novels… a plot of enormous energy… Read this book.”

—Milwaukee Journal

“A DARING PERFORMANCE… spooky… Dolores’s voice rings true thoughout.”

—Cleveland Plain Dealer

“The all-time master of horror has turned out a piece of genuine literature… a finely wrought work… emphasizing character.”

—Minneapolis Star Tribune

“A DARK AND BROODING TALE of the psychological underbelly of a bad marriage… a morality play with an unusual heroine.”

—Chicago Tribune

“Stephen King peeks beneath the simple horrors… which makes Dolores’s story moving.”

—The New York Times

“SEDUCTIVE… SUSPENSEFUL… Dolores is a brilliantly realized character and her struggles will hook readers inexorably.”

—Kirkus Reviews

“Reality-based horror reflecting the evil that men do to women… This time King’s boogeyman is the guy next door.”

—New York Daily News

“UNFORGETTABLE… STEPHEN KING IS A MAGNIFICENT STORYTELLER.”

—Publishers Weekly

“A terrifying tale of desperation, abuse, and revenge that showcases King’s talent as a powerful storyteller.”

—Library Journal

“COMPELLING… has a special kind of resonance that will echo for the reader long after the tale is told.”

—Greensboro News and Record

“SHARP… you feel the power of its decency.”

—New York Newsday

“A FINE, SOLID, FASCINATING NOVEL, AND ARGUABLY THE BEST, MOST AFFECTING WRITING.“

—Locus

“ABSORBING… FASCINATING… a dark and brooding tale of a bad marriage that finally explodes in retribution and murder… an honest and chilling story, very well told.”

—Providence Sunday Journal