Stephen King was born in Portland, Maine in 1947, the second son of Donald and Nellie Ruth Pillsbury King. Yes, please read this book – it will not disappoint. This book is in my top – the paperback was released in 2019, but I only got my hands on it early 2020 – that is why it’s in my 2020 list! This book is guaranteed to keep you turning the pages, with surprises all the way. You will love this book if you enjoy a story that keeps you guessing, a mystery you simply must see solved.

How can you not have a soft spot for a character who is a little strange but also incredibly talented? Holly is never explicitly given an autism diagnosis, but her mannerisms, speech patterns and specific skills are suggestive. Holly is without a doubt one of my favourite King characters, discovering that she is featured in The Outside made this book even better for me. If you have read Finders Keepers, you will remember her. During parts of the book, I felt anger towards Anderson, wondering if he rushed in and made the wrong choices along the way because of his son’s connection to Maitland. Detective Ralph Anderson is a good cop with good instincts, watching him doubt his actions adds to the intrigue. Respected in the community yet reading the book I doubted his innocence and felt sorry for his wife and children and the horrors they had to deal with because of his arrest. The Outsider has a full cast, Terry Maitland and his wife appear to be good people.

This story keeps you guessing right to the end. He has an alibi, but how can anyone possibly believe he is innocent when some many factors are pointing right at him. That is exactly what happens to Terry Maitland.

The police not only have eyewitnesses, but they also have fingerprints and DNA evidence that point straight to you…. Not just any murder, but an extremely gruesome murder of a young boy. Imagine you are unexpectedly arrested for murder.

This book is a genuinely intriguing mystery. I have never been happier about being early. I discovered my love for fiction when I read my first Stephen King book, so Stephen King is the reason I started reading seriously.Īrriving at Johannesburg airport early for a flight to Cape Town left me floating around Exclusive Books, simply killing time when this book caught my eye. Before I get into my thoughts on this book you need to know that I am a true Stephen King fan.

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