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Title: Only if You Must
Review: I'm a long-time fan of King's and an admirer of the Hard Case Crime series. However, unlike peanut butter and chocolate, this book is an example of two great tastes that don't taste great together.This was the first of the Hard Case books that didn't deliver damsels, double-crosses, and tough guys. It reads like something King had hidden in the bottom of his trunk from back in the early '60s, and updated minimally for 2005. There was no tension, no thrills, and I had no interest in reading it after page 75, but pushed through the last 100 pages anyway.I think all fans of tough guy fiction and horror books should steer away from this book.
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