The story is almost in three separate parts, but woven together to create an intricate tale of love, war, justice and vengeance.It makes you think about what’s important in life with another profound King-ism ”God doesn’t have a plan - he throws pick-up sticks” As always with a much anticipated King book, once I opened Billy Summers, it never got closed till the last page. The characters in this book are superbly crafted and you have strong feelings about every single one of them, even the bad guys, of which there are plenty. That may be true to a point, but isn’t there a lot of horror in the world right now? This book does not go down the supernatural path, as do many of his earliest works, but in true King fashion, there is a nod to one of his most lauded books, involving a haunted hotel. I know that those who aren’t as staunchly in awe of this work, think of his name as a horror writer. The package is set to be shopped to high-end cable networks and streaming outlets shortly.īilly Summers is the second of King’s crime books to be picked up for a TV adaptation in recent weeks, with Blumhouse setting Lucy Liu to star in a limited series based upon the Hard Case Crime novel Later from writer-producer Raelle Tucker ( True Blood).'As a lifelong Stephen King devotee, it’s difficult not to have the preconceived notion that everything he writes is going to be astounding. SEE ALSO: Sophie Thatcher and Chris Messina set for Stephen King adaptation The BoogeymanĪbrams and King are executive producing the adaptation, while The Last Samurai’s Ed Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz are adapting and Zwick will direct. So what could possibly go wrong? How about everything. Billy is among the best snipers in the world, a decorated Iraq war vet, a Houdini when it comes to vanishing after the job is done. But he’ll do the job only if the target is a truly bad guy. He’s a killer for hire and the best in the business.

The official description of the novel, per Amazon, reads:īilly Summers is a man in a room with a gun. Marine Corps sniper who is offered one last lucrative payday before retirement. Published back in August of last year, Billy Summers revolves around the titular character, a hitman and former U.S. But first hes offered one final job - an offer which is just too big to refuse.

But hell only agree to a contract if the target is a truly bad guy. Abrams’ Bad Robot is teaming with Stephen King once again, this time for a limited series adaptation of the author’s latest bestseller, the crime novel Billy Summers. Hes among the best snipers in the world, a decorated Iraq war vet who can blend into any neighbourhood and disappear after the shot is taken. Having collaborated on 11.22.63, Castle Rock, and Lisey’s Story, J.J.

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