Big Driver

Stephen King

Sept 2014 · Sold by Simon and Schuster

About this eBook

Now a Lifetime original movie, Stephen King's haunting story about an author of a series of mystery novels who tries to reconcile her old life with her life after a horrific attack and the one thing that can save her: Revenge.

Tess Thorne, a famous mystery writer, faces a long drive home following a book signing engagement. Advised to take a shortcut at the suggestion of the event’s planner, Tess sets out for home, well after dark. On a lonely stretch of New England road, her tire blows out, and when a man in a pick up stops, it is not to help her, but to repeatedly assault her and leave her for dead. Tess survives, and she plots a revenge that will bring her face-to-face with another stranger: the one inside herself, capable of gruesome violence.

This story was originally published in Stephen King’s acclaimed collection, Full Dark, No Stars.

Ratings and reviews

I am a Big-Ling time friend ok Kings. I was given "IT" At age 16 from a friend of my parents, whom had a fit when they found out, luckily I was Done (in just 2 days, which included going to HS also) I was hooked ever since. I'm not sure if this book screams "KINGS BEST EVER.." I guess I like & am used to a bit MORE gruesome details...& Much- MORE chills & thrills. If you want classic it's not this one, but it still is a good QUICK read if you need to fill up some time.

King can write characters better than just about anyone. I find myself getting, should I say it, bored sometimes when delving into psychological makeup as in this one. A short read but ok.

The King never fails to spin a good yarn. Important message there to men about the horrors too many women experience (rape and abuse). Listen to The King, Gentlemen. xxo

About the author

Stephen King is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His recent work includes the short story collection You Like It Darker, Holly (a New York Times Notable Book of 2023), Fairy Tale, Billy Summers, If It Bleeds, The Institute, Elevation, The Outsider, Sleeping Beauties (cowritten with his son Owen King), and the Bill Hodges trilogy: End of Watch, Finders Keepers, and Mr. Mercedes (an Edgar Award winner for Best Novel and a television series streaming on Peacock). His novel 11/22/63 was named a top ten book of 2011 by The New York Times Book Review and won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller. His epic works The Dark Tower, It, Pet Sematary, Doctor Sleep, and Firestarter are the basis for major motion pictures, with It now the highest-grossing horror film of all time. He is the recipient of the 2020 Audio Publishers Association Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2018 PEN America Literary Service Award, the 2014 National Medal of Arts, and the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He lives in Bangor, Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.