Top 11 books recommended by Stephen King

Stephen King is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy. He is one of the world's most successful and prolific writers, having sold over 350 million copies of his works. He has written over 60 novels, including The Shining, Carrie, and The Dark Tower series, as well as numerous short stories, novellas, and screenplays. His books have been adapted into films, television series, and comic books.

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Cemetery Road
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Cemetery Road
  • By: Greg Iles
  • Narrator: Scott Brick
  • Length: 23 hours 43 minutes
  • Publisher: HarperAudio
  • Publish date: March 05, 2019
  • Language: English
  • (12163 ratings)
(12163 ratings)

Pure reading pleasure. This guy knows the deep south as well or better than any other novelist.

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Natchez Burning trilogy returns with an electrifying tale of friendship, betrayal, and shattering secrets that threaten to destroy a small Mississippi town. When Marshall McEwan left his hometown at... Read more
Flight or Fright
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Flight or Fright
  • By: Stephen King
  • Narrator: Stephen King
  • Length: 10 hours 37 minutes
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
  • Publish date: January 01, 2018
  • Language: English
  • (3740 ratings)
(3740 ratings)

The best short story I read in 2018? Easy. ['You Are Released']. You can find it in [this book].

#1 New York Times bestselling author and master of horror Stephen King teams up with Bev Vincent of Cemetery Dance to present a terrifying collection of sixteen short stories (and one poem) that tap into one of King’s greatest fears–air... Read more
Growing Things and Other Stories
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Growing Things and Other Stories
  • By: Paul Tremblay
  • Narrator: Sean Crisden
  • Length: 11 hours 59 minutes
  • Publisher: HarperAudio
  • Publish date: July 02, 2019
  • Language: English
  • (2331 ratings)
(2331 ratings)

9 creepy classics that will turn your favorite easy chair into an uneasy chair

A chilling collection of psychological suspense and literary horror from the multiple award-winning author of the national bestseller The Cabin at the End of the World and A Head Full of Ghosts. A masterful anthology featuring nineteen pieces of... Read more
Necessary People
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Necessary People
  • By: Anna Pitoniak
  • Narrator: Vanessa Johansson
  • Length: 10 hours 35 minutes
  • Publisher: Hachette Audio
  • Publish date: May 21, 2019
  • Language: English
  • (9847 ratings)
(9847 ratings)

"I literally couldn't stop reading. Murder, ambition, toxic friendship. What's not to like?

A propulsive, “chilling” novel exploring the dangerous fault lines of female friendships (Lee Child), Necessary People deftly plumbs the limits of ambition, loyalty, and love. One of them has it all. One of them wants it all. But they... Read more
Cold Storage
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Cold Storage
  • By: David Koepp
  • Narrator: Rupert Friend
  • Length: 8 hours 6 minutes
  • Publisher: HarperAudio
  • Publish date: September 03, 2019
  • Language: English
  • (6892 ratings)
(6892 ratings)

Gruesome, terrifying, pulse-pounding, and also pretty goddam funny in places.

“On every level, Cold Storage is pure, unadulterated entertainment.”–Douglas Preston, The New York Times For readers of Andy Weir and Noah Hawley comes an astonishing debut by the screenwriter of Jurassic Park: a wild and... Read more
The Border
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The Border
  • By: Don Winslow
  • Narrator: Ray Porter
  • Length: 29 hours 8 minutes
  • Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
  • Publish date: January 01, 2019
  • Language: English
  • (8148 ratings)
(8148 ratings)

Everyone in America--left, right, and center--should read this book

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY Washington Post – NPR – Financial Times – The Guardian – Booklist – New Statesman – Daily Telegraph – Irish Times – Dallas Morning News – Sunday Times – New... Read more
The Chill
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The Chill
  • By: Ross Macdonald
  • Narrator: Grover Gardner
  • Length: 8 hours 24 minutes
  • Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
  • Publish date: January 01, 2005
  • Language: English
  • (3298 ratings)
(3298 ratings)

Characters you root for and a story that grips from the first page.

Lew Archer knew he shouldn’t have taken the case, but Alex Kincaid seemed so desperate. Kincaid’s loving new bride Dolly had just inexplicably walked out on him, leaving Kincaid more than a little fearful for her sanity–and her... Read more
And Then There Were None
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And Then There Were None
  • By: Agatha Christie
  • Narrator: Dan Stevens
  • Length: 6 hours 1 minutes
  • Publisher: HarperAudio
  • Publish date: September 10, 2013
  • Language: English
  • (90 ratings)
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(90 ratings)

Lots of murders, but relatively bloodless. And a great mystery

A PBS Great American Read Top 100 Pick One of the most famous and beloved mysteries from The Queen of Suspense–Agatha Christie–now a Lifetime TV movie. “Ten . . .” Ten strangers are lured to an isolated island mansion off the... Read more
Cari Mora
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Cari Mora
  • By: Thomas Harris
  • Narrator: Thomas Harris
  • Length: 6 hours 9 minutes
  • Publisher: Hachette Audio
  • Publish date: May 21, 2019
  • Language: English
  • (6872 ratings)
(6872 ratings)

Reading his prose is like running a slow hand down cold silk.

A resilient young woman must outwit a sadistic psychopath in this pulse-pounding thriller from the author of The Silence of the Lambs, a “master still at the top of his strange and chilling form” (Wall Street Journal).Twenty-five million... Read more
The Dutch House
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The Dutch House
  • By: Ann Patchett
  • Narrator: Tom Hanks
  • Length: 9 hours 53 minutes
  • Publisher: HarperAudio
  • Publish date: September 24, 2019
  • Language: English
  • (299881 ratings)
(299881 ratings)

At first you turn the pages; then you slip into that world.

Audiobook performed by Tom Hanks. Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize New York Times Bestseller | A Read with Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick | A New York Times Book Review Notable Book | TIME Magazine’s 100 Must-Read Books of 2019 | 2020 Audie... Read more
Elevator Pitch
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Elevator Pitch
  • By: Linwood Barclay
  • Narrator: Johnathan McClain
  • Length: 12 hours 52 minutes
  • Publisher: HarperAudio
  • Publish date: September 17, 2019
  • Language: English
  • (4672 ratings)
(4672 ratings)

One hell of a suspense novel

The New York Times bestselling author of A Noise Downstairs and No Time for Goodbye returns with an edge-of-your-seat thriller that does for elevators what Psycho did for showers and Jaws did for the beach–a heart-pounding tale in which a... Read more
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