The Green Mile

Stephen King's The Green Mile is a serial novel set on death row at Cold Mountain Penitentiary in Louisiana during the 1930s. Paul Edgecombe, the block supervisor, encounters John Coffey, an enormous condemned prisoner whose apparent innocence and mysterious healing gift challenge the men responsible for his execution. The story follows the guards and inmates as Coffey's presence exposes cruelty, compassion, and moral uncertainty in the prison. It was first issued in six monthly installments in 1996 and later collected as a single-volume novel.

by Stephen King

Signet · First published 1996 · 90 pages