The second time, things get even darker and more complicated. The first time, he helps her figure out the last act of Kenneth Therriault, a serial bomber, and the ghost attaches itself to Jamie. On the other, it gets him into deep trouble at two different times when a woman his mother dated for years forces Jamie to help her with cases she encounters as an NYPD detective. On one hand, it allows him to help his mother when her best author dies without finishing the last book in his successful series. Jamie wants to do well and lead the kind of life every other kid seems to have, but there’s something special keeping him from being completely normal: Jamie can see ghosts and talk to them. Jamie Conklin is the only son of a struggling mother battling to make ends meet as a literary agent. King has been known to walk the interstitial space between genres for most of his career, and Later is proof that he does his best work when mixing elements from various genres while keeping horror at the core of his narratives. L ater, Stephen King’s latest, is a horror story – something the narrator reminds readers of from time to time – but it’s one dressed up like a thriller with supernatural elements, and it has all the working parts of a pulpy crime novel. An ebook edition of LATER will also be available.Later, Stephen King ( Hard Case Crime 978-1-78909-649-1, $14.95, 272pp, tp) March 2021.

This edition will be followed by a limited-edition hardcover that will feature two new cover paintings by award-winning artist Gregory Manchess, one for LATER itself and one for a fictitious novel within the novel that features prominently in the plot. LATER will be published initially as a paperback original, featuring an original cover painting by Paul Mann. “It’s terrifying, tender, heartbreaking and honest, and we’re so excited to bring it to readers.” “ LATER is a beautiful story about growing up and facing your demons - whether they’re metaphorical or (as sometimes happens when you’re in a Stephen King novel) the real thing,” said Charles Ardai, the Edgar Award-winning editor of Hard Case Crime. Stephen King commented, “I love the Hard Case format, and this story-combining a boy who sees beyond our world and strong elements of crime and suspense-seemed a perfect fit.” Both of the previous two, THE COLORADO KID and JOYLAND, were New York Times bestsellers. LATER is the third book Stephen King has written for Hard Case Crime.

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