The acclaimed #1 New York Times bestseller from Stephen King-uniquely frightening suspense in regards to a young girl dropped in the woods as night falls, with only the voice of her beloved Red Sox relief pitcher to sustain her and help her survive-maybe.

During a six-mile hike within the Maine-New Hampshire branch of the Appalachian Trail, nine-year-old Trisha McFarland quickly wheels of the constant bickering between her older brother and her recently divorced mother. But when she wanders off by herself, about THE LADY Who Loved Tom Gordon she becomes lost in a wilderness maze filled with peril and terror. As night time falls, Trisha provides only her ingenuity like a defense against the elements, and only her courage and trust to withstand her mounting worries. For solace she music her headphones to broadcasts of Boston Red Sox baseball games and follows the gritty shows of her hero, relief pitcher Tom Gordon. So when the reception begins to fade, Trisha imagines that Tom Gordon is with her-the protector from an foe who may or may not be imagined…one who is watching her, looking forward to her in the thick, dark woods…