Two Past Midnight

Description:

A man accuses author Mort Rainey of stealing one of his story ideas. Rainey, who is going through an ugly divorce, attempts to prove to his accuser that his own story was published first, but all evidence to support his argument begins to disappear, along with the people who might confirm his case. ([source][1]) ---------- Also contained in: - [Four Past Midnight][2] - [The Langoliers / Secret Window, Secret Garden][3] [1]: https://www.stephenking.com/library/novella/secret_window_secret_garden.html [2]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL81606W/Four_Past_Midnight [3]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL149142W/The_Langoliers_Secret_Window_Secret_Garden

subjects: speechwriting,  Dissociative identity disorder,  ambush,  sanity,  caretakers,  plagiarism,  housemaids,  short stories,  diction,  Fiction, horror

People: Bruno,  Bump,  Cat,  God,  Jesus Christ,  Abby,  Delores,  George,  Ed Ames,  Joan Baez,  Don Bassinger,  Lawrence Block,  Gerda Bowie,  Bradley,  Erskine Caldwell,  Carstairs,  Greg Carstairs,  Megan Carstairs,  Mrs. Carstairs,  Patricia Champion,  Eric Clapton,  Herb Creekmore,  Annie Dillard,  Amy Dowd,  Mrs. Dowd,  Mrs. Downey,  Todd Downey,  Fred Evans,  William Faulkner,  Isabelle Fortin,  Mrs. Gavin,  Moby Grape,  Mrs. Greenleaf,  Tom Greenleaf,  Thomas Hardy,  Mrs. Havelock,  Tommy Havelock,  Ernest Hemmingway,  Particia Highsmith,  Edward D. Hoch,  Jimmy Hoffa,  Marianne Jaffrey,  Lyndon Johnson,  Tom Jones,  John F. Kennedy,  John Kintner,  Ann Landers,  John Lennon,  Amy Milner,  Ted Milner,  Dave Newsome,  Lee Harvey Oswald,  Charles Palmer,  Richard Perkins Jr.,  Marcel Proust (1871-1922),  Amy Rainey,  Morton Rainey,  Ruth Rendell,  Telly Savalas,  John Shooter,  Mr. Shooter,  Juliet Stocker,  Don Strick,  Sonny Trotts,  John Wayne,  Roger Whittaker,  Mr. Wickersham,  N.C. Wyeth,  Henry Young

Places: Tashmore Lake,  Maine,  Mississippi