Letztes Weekend
Agatha Christie · 1939
”Lots of murders, but relatively bloodless. And a great mystery.”
Writer · It, The Shining, Carrie
Books recommended by Stephen King
Stephen King is one of the most prolific and influential authors in American literature, recognized worldwide for his works of horror, supernatural suspense, and science fiction. With dozens of novels published since the 1970s, he created classics such as Carrie, The Shining, It, and The Dark Tower, many of which have been adapted for film and television.
His reading recommendations carry special weight: King is a voracious reader and has written extensively about the craft of writing and the books that shaped his worldview, especially in On Writing. His curation tends to favor gripping narratives, genre authors, and literary fiction with a strong sense of voice — a direct window into what inspires a master of suspense.
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Cold Storage
David Koepp · 2021
”gruesome, terrifying, pulse-pounding, and also pretty goddam funny In places.”
Elevator Pitch
Linwood Barclay · 2010
”It's one hell of a suspense novel.”
Border
Don Winslow · 2015
”Everyone in America--left, right, and center--should read this book.”
Chill
Scott Carson · 2022
”Characters you root for and a story that grips from the first page.”
Dutch House
Ann Patchett · 2019
”At first you turn the pages; then you slip into that world.”
Strangler
William Landay · 2012
”DEFENDING JACOB, the novel, is great. So are William Landay’s other two books, MISSION FLATS and THE STRANGLER.”
A head full of ghosts
Paul Tremblay · 2015
”Scary shit within.”
Carrion Comfort
Dan Simmons · 1989
”That's Dan's best book.”
Pride and Prejudice, 1946 Fine Editions Press, Cleveland
Joe Hill · 2024
”The best short story I read in 2018? Easy. "You Are Released," by Joe Hill. You can find it in FLIGHT OR FRIGHT.”
Charlesgate Confidential
Scott Von Doviak · 2017
”if you haven’t read CHARLESGATE CONIDENTIAL, you’re missing a tall cool one.”
Cemetery Road
Greg Iles · 2015
”Pure reading pleasure. This guy knows the deep south as well or better than any other novelist.”
Cosmology of Monsters
Shaun Hamill · 2019
”Yeah, this is a cool book.”
Cari Mora
Thomas Harris · 2021
”Reading his prose is like running a slow hand down cold silk.”
Necessary People
Anna Pitoniak · 2024
”I literally couldn't stop reading. Murder, ambition, toxic friendship. What's not to like?”
Unwilling
Kelly Braffet · 2021
”Absolutely couldn’t put it down. Didn’t want it to end.”
Five Decembers
James Kestrel · 2023
”One of the best hardboiled noirs I’ve read in years.”
Mission Flats
William Landay · 2003
”DEFENDING JACOB, the novel, is great. So are William Landay’s other two books, MISSION FLATS and THE STRANGLER.”
Defending Jacob
William Landay · 2010
”DEFENDING JACOB, the novel, is great.”
Koko
Peter Straub · 1988
”KOKO is one of the great novels of the 20th century’s second half.”