Stephen King novel (6)
I believe the answer is:
misery
'stephen king novel' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for misery that I've seen before include "Great distress or discomfort" , "Great suffering" , "Intense unhappiness" , "Wretched unhappiness" , "Wretchedness, suffering" .)