Salem's Lot
Ben Mears has returned to Jerusalem's Lot in the hopes that living in an old mansion, long the subject of town lore, will help him cast out his own devils and provide inspiration for his new book. But when two young boys venture into the woods and only one comes out alive, Mears begins to realize...
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Ben Mears has returned to Jerusalem's Lot in the hopes that living in an old mansion, long the subject of town lore, will help him cast out his own devils and provide inspiration for his new book. But when two young boys venture into the woods and only one comes out alive, Mears begins to realize that there may be something sinister at work and that his hometown is under siege by forces of darkness far beyond his control.
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Format: Audible Audio Edition
ASIN: B008U2R7TM
Publish date: 2012-08-07
Publisher: Random House Audio
Edition language: English
„Brennen muss Salem“ ist Stephen Kings zweiter veröffentlichter Roman. Er erschien 1975; den deutschsprachigen Buchmarkt erreichte er 1979. Die erste deutsche Version wurde in Österreich verlegt; die Übersetzung lieferten Ilse Winger und Christoph Wagner. Sie verwendeten dabei Formulierungen, die fü...
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