The above image has been revealed as the cover for the novel thanks to EW
More big news f0r Stephen King fans as 2018 has a new book release in store…
Oh yes, on May 22nd this year we will have The Outsider – running at 576 pages – on bookshelves and, as is always the case with a new King book, we are giddy with excitement.
The author has released a number of fantastic books in recent memory with the likes of Joyland, the Hodges trilogy and Dr Sleep seeing King return to his former glory – in my humble opinion – so we are still really excited to see what he still has up his sleeve.
While the synopsis hints at an tale that is lacking in his signature supernatural tropes, we think back to the likes of Mr Mercedes, Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption and The Body to remember that King doesn’t need ghosts and ghouls to tell a fantastic tale.
Check it out below:
An unspeakable crime. A confounding investigation. At a time when the King brand has never been stronger, he has delivered one of his most unsettling and compulsively readable stories.
An eleven-year-old boy’s violated corpse is found in a town park. Eyewitnesses and fingerprints point unmistakably to one of Flint City’s most popular citizens. He is Terry Maitland, Little League coach, English teacher, husband, and father of two girls. Detective Ralph Anderson, whose son Maitland once coached, orders a quick and very public arrest. Maitland has an alibi, but Anderson and the district attorney soon add DNA evidence to go with the fingerprints and witnesses. Their case seems ironclad.
As the investigation expands and horrifying answers begin to emerge, King’s propulsive story kicks into high gear, generating strong tension and almost unbearable suspense. Terry Maitland seems like a nice guy, but is he wearing another face?.”
When the answer comes, it will shock you as only Stephen King can.
Marc
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