Joyland
A STUNNING NEW NOVEL FROM ONE OF THE BEST-SELLING AUTHORS OF ALL TIME!
The #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!
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 as a carny and confronts the legacy of a vicious murder, the fate of a dying child, and the ways both will change his life forever.
"I love crime, I love mysteries, and I love ghosts. That combo made Hard Case Crime the perfect venue for this book, which is one of my favorites. I also loved the paperbacks I grew up with as a kid, and for that reason, we’re going to hold off on e-publishing this one for the time being. Joyland will be coming out in paperback, and folks who want to read it will have to buy the actual book." – Stephen King
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Mr. King did what he does best in this novel - he creates a series of characters, makes you care deeply about them, and then throws them into horror's way. Long after the story has been told, you'll find yourself wanting to hear more about Devin Jones. The master story-teller has created another wonderful tale of horror.
What a lovely story. I came into it thinking it would be more of a thriller but if I didn’t get a beautiful story about a kid dealing with life as it comes. The ending of this book is heartbreaking and lovely and thrilling. I love how everything came together and the lead up to it all was great, I’m glad that I changed my way of thinking about the book or I never would have appreciated it the way I did.