![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The criminals who hired Billy find this cover story to be ironic due to Billy’s “dumb self” mask, but Billy, who secretly reveres Émile Zola and Tim O’Brien, is attracted to the idea of putting his own story on paper. The payday for this final assignment is astronomical, and the target undeniably deserves his fate, but what really convinces Billy to take on the job is the cover: He’ll have to pose as a writer who’s renting space in an office building to complete his first novel. Though he only kills bad people (he considers himself “a garbageman with a gun”), Billy is tired of the isolation and violence his chosen career entails, as well as of the dull, incurious persona he puts on to deflect the attention of the dangerous people who hire him. Though this novel includes many classic King touchstones-revenge, a writer hero, unlikely friendships, trauma, justice-its dedication to realism and intense, almost meditative focus on the titular main character make it a standout among his works.Īs the novel opens, 44-year-old military sniper-turned-assassin Billy Summers is reluctantly agreeing to take on one last job. Five decades into an almost singularly successful career, Stephen King goes in an intriguing new direction with Billy Summers. ![]()
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