Book: From a Buick 8

 Book: From a Buick 8

Author: Stephen King

Pages: 480

This is my 150th read for the year

What Amazon Says:

Since 1979, the state police of Troop D in rural PA have kept a secret in the shed out behind the barracks.  Ennis Rafferty and Curtis Wilcox had answered a strange call just down the road and came back with an abandoned 1953 Buick Road Master.  Curt Wilcox knew old cars, and this one was - jut wrong.  As it turned out, the Buick 8 was worse than dangerous - and the members of Troop D decdied that it would be better if the public never found out about it.  Now, more than 20 years later, Curt's son Ned starts hanging around teh barracks and is allowed into the Troop D family.  And one day he discovers the family secet - a mystery that begins to site once more not only in the minds and hearts of these veteran troopers, but out in the shed as well, for there's more power under the hood than anyone can handle.

This was a decent book.  Still working my way through all the Stephen King novels - getting close to the end now.  I listened to this one and that was a good way to absorb this novel.  It isn't particualarly scary.   This isn't his first creapy car novel.  I did like that it took place in Western PA - that is where I grew up.  It is a leisurely story, but not dull.  It lays out a story and leads to a build up with one of the main characters, but it doesn't quite tip over into horror for me.  Has a good ending.

Stars: 3.5