'.period murder mystery with a heart.King brings his usual finesse to this tale s mystery elements.' -Publishers Weekly' 'Both gripping and touching in equal measure.' -Bad Haven

'One of Stephen King s greatest books.' -Retroist review ruminative, amused, digressive, marvelously unaffected, and finally, devastatingly sad.' -Entertainment Weekly features some of King's most graceful writing.

'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title. With all the emotional impact of King masterpieces such as The Green Mile and The Shawshank Redemption, JOYLAND is at once a mystery, a horror story, and a bittersweet coming-of-age novel, one that will leave even the most hard-boiled of readers profoundly moved. A riveting story about love and loss, about growing up and growing old and about those who don't get to do either because death comes for them before their time JOYLAND is Stephen King at the peak of his storytelling powers.

But he wound up facing something far more terrible: the legacy of a vicious murder, the fate of a dying child, and dark truths about life and what comes after that would change his world forever. College student Devin Jones took the summer job at Joyland hoping to forget the girl who broke his heart. Featuring more than 20 illustrations by acclaimed artists Pat Kinsella, Robert McGinnis, and Mark Summers, this brand new edition of JOYLAND brings the carny world to life in all its bright and sinister glory. But the cost of using this ability is higher than Jamie can imagine - as he discovers when an NYPD detective draws him into the pursuit of a killer who has threatened to strike from beyond the grave.Stephen King's #1 Bestseller As You ve Never Seen It Before. Born with an unnatural ability, Jamie can see things no one else can. The son of a struggling single mother, Jamie Conklin just wants an ordinary childhood. Set in a small-town North Carolina amusement park in 1973, Joyland tells the story of the summer in which college student Devin Jones comes to work in a fairground and confronts the legacy of a vicious murder, the fate of a dying child, and the ways both will change his life forever.Ī rookie newspaperwoman learns the true meaning of mystery when she investigates a 25-year-old unsolved and very strange case involving a dead man found on an island off the coast of Maine. It will also feature three exclusive art cards with alternate cover artwork for the three novels. This includes The Colorado Kid (2005), Joyland (2013) and Later (2021). The Complete Hard Case Crime Stephen King Collection, featuring the bestselling titles The Colorado Kid, Joyland, and his newest novel, Later, plus exclusive art cards.Ĭollecting Stephen King's three homages to the classic crime pulp paperbacks, published by Hard Case Crime.

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