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# 4.4/5 star rating from 36K+ readers Supernatural thriller edge Hard Case Crime #147 Later (Hard case crime, 147) English Edition

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## Summary

> 📖 Dive into the dark side of crime with King’s supernatural edge—read it before everyone else does!

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## Key Features

- • **Compact Yet Intense Read:** Perfect for busy professionals craving a quick, immersive escape into suspense and horror.
- • **Exclusive New Store Stock:** Get your hands on fresh inventory before it sells out—don’t miss out on this limited availability gem.
- • **Critically Acclaimed Bestseller:** Join 36,000+ readers who rated this thriller 4.4 stars, ranking top 1,000 in Sci-Fi Crime & Police Procedurals.
- • **Cult Classic Hard Case Crime Edition:** Own a piece of the iconic crime & mystery series with #147 in pristine hard case format.
- • **Stephen King's Unique Supernatural Twist:** Experience a gripping story where the dead speak and secrets unravel in NYC’s underbelly.

## Overview

Later (Hard Case Crime, 147) is a highly rated English edition thriller by Stephen King, blending supernatural elements with crime and mystery. Featuring a unique plot where a boy can communicate with the dead, this compact novel ranks within the top 1,000 in multiple book categories and boasts over 36,000 positive reviews. Newly stocked and part of the iconic Hard Case Crime series, it’s a must-have for fans of gripping, fast-paced suspense.

## Description

Later (Hard case crime, 147) English Edition : Stephen King: desertcart.co.uk: Books

Review: Really enjoyed this one - Big fan of the author and hadn't seen this one before. Really enjoyed it, just short but wish it had been longer. Great plot and characters.
Review: King writing kids... - Son of a struggling single mother, Jamie Conklin sees dead people, usually loitering for a few days where they died. They can also see him and have to tell the truth when he asks them a question. His literary agent mum Tia takes advantage of Jamie’s gift when her star client dies - Jamie dictates the man’s last novel - but when her dirty cop girlfriend Liz does the same, trying to get information from a dead serial bomber, it opens up doors that should have remained firmly closed. I came to this knowing nothing about it, just trusting the combination of King and Hard Case Crime after the wondrous “Joyland”. This takes a while to get going (and the literary device of “later” gets wearing after a while) but as King paints such a vivid and loving relationship between mother and son, throwing in little dashes of horror along the way, it’s forgiveable. It’s nice, to be honest, to revel in his writing as he sets up the characters and follows their New York lives. The tone changes when Liz, now separated and dirtier than ever, enlists Jamie’s help and King handles this well, since the dead bomber now hangs around, haunting Jamie and bringing with him echoes of “IT”. The last act, featuring an increasingly desperate Liz, is stunningly well written and even though the clues have been laid throughout, you’re not entirely sure what’s going to happen. For my part, I felt slightly let down by the climax - there’s a lot of build up for something that’s resolved fairly briskly - and then King closes on a revelation that feels both unpleasant and unnecessary. Those quibbles aside, this is a good read - it’s King, telling stories - and while it’s not a patch on the truly excellent “Joyland”, it is well worth a read.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | 15,944 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 808 in Science Fiction Crime & Mystery 1,256 in Police Procedurals (Books) 3,050 in Literary Fiction (Books) |
| Customer reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (36,356) |
| Dimensions  | 12.73 x 1.83 x 20.29 cm |
| Edition  | 1st |
| ISBN-10  | 1789096499 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-1789096491 |
| Item weight  | 1.05 kg |
| Language  | English |
| Part of series  | The Hard Case Crime Novels of Stephen King |
| Print length  | 272 pages |
| Publication date  | 2 Mar. 2021 |
| Publisher  | Titan Books (UK) |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Really enjoyed this one
*by D***D on 4 November 2025*

Big fan of the author and hadn't seen this one before. Really enjoyed it, just short but wish it had been longer. Great plot and characters.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ King writing kids...
*by M***T on 10 March 2021*

Son of a struggling single mother, Jamie Conklin sees dead people, usually loitering for a few days where they died. They can also see him and have to tell the truth when he asks them a question. His literary agent mum Tia takes advantage of Jamie’s gift when her star client dies - Jamie dictates the man’s last novel - but when her dirty cop girlfriend Liz does the same, trying to get information from a dead serial bomber, it opens up doors that should have remained firmly closed. I came to this knowing nothing about it, just trusting the combination of King and Hard Case Crime after the wondrous “Joyland”. This takes a while to get going (and the literary device of “later” gets wearing after a while) but as King paints such a vivid and loving relationship between mother and son, throwing in little dashes of horror along the way, it’s forgiveable. It’s nice, to be honest, to revel in his writing as he sets up the characters and follows their New York lives. The tone changes when Liz, now separated and dirtier than ever, enlists Jamie’s help and King handles this well, since the dead bomber now hangs around, haunting Jamie and bringing with him echoes of “IT”. The last act, featuring an increasingly desperate Liz, is stunningly well written and even though the clues have been laid throughout, you’re not entirely sure what’s going to happen. For my part, I felt slightly let down by the climax - there’s a lot of build up for something that’s resolved fairly briskly - and then King closes on a revelation that feels both unpleasant and unnecessary. Those quibbles aside, this is a good read - it’s King, telling stories - and while it’s not a patch on the truly excellent “Joyland”, it is well worth a read.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ King at his absolute best.
*by A***Y on 10 March 2021*

Well this was a great surprise. I’ve been a King fan since my early teens(I’m in my mid 50s now)and this brought back all the enjoyment of reading a King novel in my youth. This is a coming of age/crime/supernatural/horror story and it’s King at his absolute best. Told from the point of view of Jamie Conklin, now 22 years old, but it starts with him at 4 years of age. Jamie lives in NY with his mother and no father. He has a gift. He sees dead people! Yes it sounds like The Sixth Sense and that is name checked in the second page of the book, but that’s where the similarities end. Jamie only sees recently dead people and they see him. He can talk to them and here’s the kicker, they have to tell him the truth. As time passes he can hear them less and less until they finally fade away. I went into this blind, bought it purely because of the author and I’d advise you to do the same if you can. It’s a short book at 250 pages and I was left wanting more, but in a good way. The book is a perfect form. King just excels when narrating a book from the perspective of a young boy. We have seen it before and it’s always been among his strongest work. It’s mad to think a man in his 70s is writing this. For me King had a sweet spot in the 80s, knocking it out of the park book after book and this book could easily belong there. He as written some great books recently as well no doubt, 11.22.63 is a masterpiece but this one just feels like old King, a book written when he was much younger and just surfaced now. I was giddy reading this. Read it in a day and had a metaphorical smile the whole way through. An utterly brilliant read.

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