Needful Things by Stephen King

Castle Rock, Maine, where Polly Chalmers runs You Sew and Sew and Sheriff Alan Pangborn is in charge of keeping the peace. It's a small town, and Stephen King fans might think they know its secrets pretty well: they've been here before.

Leland Gaunt is a stranger - and he calls his shop Needful Things. Eleven-year-old Brian Rusk is his first customer, and Brian finds just what he wants most in all the world: a 1956 Sandy Koufax baseball card. By the end of the week, Mr Gaunt's business is fairly booming. At Needful Things there's something for everyone.

And, of course, for everyone there is a price. For Leland Gaunt, the pleasure of doing business lies chiefly in seeing how much people will pay for their most secret dreams and desires. And at Needful Things, the prices are high indeed.

For Alan and Polly, this autumn week will be an awful test - a test of will, desire, and pain. Above all, it will be a test of their ability to grasp the true nature of their enemy. They may have a chance . . .

But maybe not, because, as Mr Gaunt knows, almost everything is for sale: love, hope - even the human soul.

With a demonic  blend of malice and affection Stephen King says farewell to the town he put on the map - and delivers another spellbinding testament to his dark genius.

Genres: Horror - Thriller - Fantasy - Supernatural - Mystery

Option 1:
Condition: Very good
Published: 1991 by BCA
Pages: 698
CN: 3396
Weight: 735g

Option 2:
Condition: Good
Published: New English Library early export edition 1992 
Pages: 790
ISBN: 045057458x 
Weight: 400g