The Story Teller

Steven (with a 'v') King is an aspiring writer tending bar in a small town in Maine. To avoid confusion with that other writer from Maine, Steve uses his ancestral name, Steven Konigsberg. Then his life takes an unexpected turn. In a stroke of unimaginable good fortune, he is transformed from a failed novelist into one of the hottest authors in the world. Within weeks of his first book's publication he is perched firmly on top of the bestseller lists, and his subsequent novels only outdo each other. But Steven Konigsberg has a dark secret--a hidden truth that not only threatens his meteoric career but may very well jeopardize the safety of his family and his own life. As a range of sinister people come out of the woodwork, he must make an agonizing choice: confront his past...or lose more than just his place on bestseller lists. An irresistible blend of gripping suspense and black humor, The Storyteller is a colorful, inside look at the vanities, glamour, and power plays of the exotic world of publishing.