Books Recommended by Stephen King

A HEAD FULL OF GHOSTS, by Paul Tremblay: Scared the living hell out of me, and I'm pretty hard to scare.

BAD COUNTRY, by CB McKenzie: Terrific crime/suspense/mystery novel, but the real revelation is his fresh and original voice.

The new Sarah Lotz novel,DAY FOUR, is really good. USA edition comes out June 15. It's the cruise ship from hell.

DOING HARM, by Kelly Parsons: best damn medical thriller I've read in 25 years. Terrifying OR scenes, characters with real texture.

That book DOMINION is terrific. And no, this isn't one of those publisher-sponsored blurbs. I just fell in love with it. Nice and long, too.

On the subject of great summer reads: LAST WORDS, by Michael Koryta. You can't put this baby down.

Reading LOCAL SOULS, by Allan Gurganus, and came across a nice quote attributed to Joe Louis: "I did the best I could with what I had."

The new Harlan Coben is twisty and terrific. The stuff about the cops' wives is especially good. Beautiful observation. I'm jealous.

Finished RED MOON, by Benjamin Percy. A werewolf epic. Can't stop thinking about it.

THE ACCIDENT, by Chris Pavone: if you like real nail-biters, this is the best one so far this year.

THE BORDER, by Robert McCammon: Rip-roaring, old-school SF. Mean aliens, heroic earthlings. Subterranean Press. Late May. I dug it.

THE POWER OF THE DOG and THE CARTEL, by Don Winslow: I'm totally swept up. You can't ask more for emotionally moving entertainment.

If you want to cool off this summer with a fine horror novel, hunt up THE DEEP, by Nick Cutter. Scary as hell, and well written, to boot.

If you read Alex Marwood's THE WICKED GIRLS, her new one--THE KILLER NEXT DOOR--is even better. Scary as hell. Great characters.

THE POWER OF THE DOG and THE CARTEL, by Don Winslow: I'm totally swept up. You can't ask more for emotionally moving entertainment.

Read THE SECRET PLACE, by Tana French, when it comes out. You'll understand then. Great book.

Dennis Lehane's WORLD GONE BY is the best gangster novel since THE GODFATHER. Terrific story, shattering conclusion.