I haven’t read all that many of the 50+ King books, but Outsider is my favourite.

He’s a great story teller. Fantastic at dialogue.

The novel begins with the tone of a police procedural in its early parts, but shifts to a horror novel toward the end, employing two common genres of Stephen King. …

My complaint in the past is that his books are too long. (Fans love long books.) This one is too long, as well – 576 pages hardcover. But it still kept me going.