Billy Summers

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Call Number: Fiction / King, Stephen, Adult Book / Fiction / Thriller / General / King, Stephen
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Traverwood Branch

"When Billy Summers was twelve years old, He shot and killed his mother's boyfriend after he kicked Billy's sister to death. At 17, he enlisted in the army. At 18, he was a sniper in Iraq and involved in the deadly battle to recapture Fallujah. For nearly twenty years, he's worked as a paid assassin. He's a good guy in a bad job, and he wants out. He takes on a very complicated, very lucrative job that he hopes will be his last. He's got a perfect new identity lined up and a scrupulously orchestrated, flawless escape plan. And then something happens that changes everything for Billy. A stranger needs rescuing, and Billy sacrifices the safety of his own perfectly devised new life to offer her protection. And then the two of them-the most compelling and surprising duo in King fiction-set out on one last mission, to rectify the injustices of one extraordinarily evil man"-- Provided by publisher.

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Billy submitted by DBogie on August 10, 2021, 8:33pm King sometimes is outstanding and then other times it’s as if he writes for a movie.
It didn’t keep me thrilled instead I was bored.

Loved it submitted by lawrencekl57 on September 30, 2021, 2:27pm This is one of my favorite Stephen King books. Strong characters, and I kept guessing who did what until I was proven wrong.

Thin King submitted by oriolbt on July 2, 2023, 4:49pm Agree with the review above - this feels like King is going for his "No Country for Old Men". Don't get me wrong, King is great, but he's no Cormac. A competent if workmanlike thriller. King writes this book as if he has one more sickening revelation in store that will justify the half-hearted gestures toward misdirection, but this coy deferral (whether he's playing coy or creatively depleted) only makes the book feel more indulgent.

NGL, pretty upset with the approach being taken to adapt this book. There is a list of brilliantly talented directors with thriller experience who could easily elevate this narrative into a (necessarily) detail-dense and propulsive movie about criminal tradecraft. Instead, we get J.J. Abrams executive producing a 10-episode series. Odd on these episodes being under an hour are p much nonexistent. Because what this story needs is more puzzlebox macguffins... smh