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Book Review of Rose Madder

Rose Madder
Rose Madder
Author: Stephen King
Genre: Horror
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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Helpful Score: 1


The best single word I could think of to describe this novel would be 'relentless.' I kept hearing the song 'EVERY STEP YOU TAKE' in the background. Scary!

From back cover: Rose Daniels saw the single drop of blood on the bed sheet--and knew she must escape from her macabre marriage before it was too late.
But escape was not as easy as fleeing to a new city, picking a new name, finding a new job, lucking out with a man. Her husband, Norman, was a cop with a cop's training, a cop's knowledge of technology, a cop's bloodhound instincts. And even worse, Norman was--well, Norman. Rose knew she had been married to a savage brute. Now she realized she was being tracked down by a terrifying monster--but the only place she found to hide could be the most dangerous of all