Misery Chastain was dead. Paul Sheldon had just killed her-with relief, with joy. Misery had made him rich; she was the heroine of a string of bestsellers. And now he wanted to get on to some real writing. Thats when the car accident happened, and he woke up in pain in a strange bed. But it wasnt the hospital. Annie Wilkes had pulled him from the wreck, brought him to her remote mountain home, splinted and set his mangled legs. The good news was that Annie was a nurse and has pain-killing drugs. The bad news was that she was Pauls Number One Fan. And when she found out what Paul had done to Misery, she didnt like it. She didnt like it at all. And now he had to bring Misery back to life. Or else . . . . . . . . . .