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Eduard Delacroix is scheduled for the last descent along the Green Mile at Cold Mountain penitentiary. Before executing his final walk, he must bid goodbye to the guards, fellow inmates, and a strange creature that forever altered his life. Oblivious to the peril looming in front of him, Eduard discovers a devilish revenge scheme that threatens to upend his fate.
First publish date: 1997
Genre: Young Adult Fiction/YA Fantasy
Authors: Stephen King
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