Masterfully told and as suspenseful as it is haunting, The Green Mile is Stephen King&;s classic #1 New York Times bestselling dramatic serial novel and inspiration for the Oscar-nominated film starring Tom Hanks.

Welcome to Cold Mountain Penitentiary, home to the Depression-worn men of E Block. Convicted killers all, each awaits his turn to walk &;the Green Mile,&; the lime-colored linoleum corridor leading to a final meeting with Old Sparky, Cold Mountain&;s electric chair. Prison guard Paul Edgecombe has seen his share of oddities over the years working the Mile, but he&;s never seen anything like John Coffey&;a man with the body of a giant and the mind of a child, condemned for a crime terrifying in its violence and shocking in its depravity. And in this place of ultimate retribution, Edgecombe is about to discover the terrible, wondrous truth about John Coffey&;a truth that will challenge his most cherished beliefs&;