The Outsider was my pick for my book club which got absolutely murdered by the other book clubbers when it came time to review. I chose this book because I am a huge Stephen King fan, and has been turned into a new HBO series. Throw in the fact that it was a continuation of the Bill Hodges Trilogy with a cameo from Holly of the Finders Keepers agency, it was a no brainer. However, this book was not perfect. It was good, and I really enjoyed it, but it was not the best from my man Mr. King. The creation of the modern day boogeyman and how he plays with the duality of reality (read that ten times fast) was honestly captivating… for the first half of the book. Then he starts to introduce supernatural elements that force this well made crime mystery, where it is almost impossible to solve the case possible because of far fetched plot lines. It was sort of annoying after a while. However, the world building and the use of fear in that world was a great feat that should be praised. On top of that King breaks this fear down even further between kids and adults who have different views on fear, and more importantly how they deal with it. Overall, if you are a King fan or just generally looking for a new thriller this could be the book for you. Just don’t expect to be blown away like I came in thinking.