Front Cover
Core Fiction Hardcover
Novel
1984
Thinner
New American Library
Synopsis
Thinner: Billy Halleck avoids punishment after a fatal accident through local influence. An elderly man connected to the victim places a curse on him, and Billy begins losing weight at an impossible rate. As medical answers fail, he seeks the travelling group responsible and confronts the consequences of his actions.
Verification Summary
Verified Edition
Interior photograph shows gutter code P034, while the copyright page still lacks the 'First Printing, November 1984' statement and complete 1-9 number line required for the NAL first trade edition. Combined with the unpriced jacket evidence, the Book Club Edition classification is confirmed. Printing remains unstated.