# The King Is Dead

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- Book: [The King Is Dead](https://www.bookquiver.com/jim-lewis/the-king-is-dead) ([The King Is Dead.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/jim-lewis/the-king-is-dead.md))
- Authors: [Jim Lewis](https://www.bookquiver.com/jim-lewis)
- Publisher: Vintage
- ISBN: 978-03-7571-400-9
- Pages: 272
- Published: 2004-10-12
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Returning a hero from the battlefields of World War II, Walter Selby settles into a charmed domestic life in Memphis. But in a few brief moments, Walter sees his life and his world fracture and split apart,...