The Outsider (paperback)

Review

The Outsider gives King fans exactly what they want at the same time as cramming in new ideas, proving the least surprising thing of all: that his novels are as strong as they ever were (Guardian)

A crime masterpiece that has you gripped throughout (Dublin Evening Echo)

Nerve-shreddingly brilliant (Daily Express)

If you read only one thriller this summer, make it this one (Daily Mail)

King's blend of supernatural crime makes for a taut, clever read that will keep you guessing until the end (The Sun)

King is arguably as much an American icon as the '68 Fastback or a classic red and white Plymouth Fury. All of these glories are on full display in his latest mystery-horror hybrid...you're in for one hell of a ride' (Karin Slaughter The Washington Post)

King pulls back the layers of the everyday to show just how dangerous and threatening the ordinary world we live in case be (Independent)

Compulsive entertainment (Mail on Sunday)

So shout it from the rooftops: This new take on the old conundrum of how a man can be in two places at once is sensationally good (Sunday Express)

The Outsider is a crime masterpiece (Belfast Telegraph)

About the Author

Stephen King is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His recent work includes Sleeping Beauties (co-written with his son Owen King), the short story collection The Bazaar of Bad Dreams, the Bill Hodges trilogy End of Watch, Finders Keepers, and Mr. Mercedes (an Edgar Award winner for Best Novel, and shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger Award).

Many of King's books have been turned into celebrated films, television series and streamed events including The Shawshank Redemption, Gerald's Game and It.

King is the recipient of the 2014 National Medal of Arts and the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He lives in Bangor, Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.