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Joyland

by Stephen King

A summer at Joyland

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    #1 New York Times bestseller

    The source describes Joyland as a #1 New York Times bestseller.

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A summer at Joyland

Set in a small-town North Carolina amusement park in 1973, Joyland brings a college student’s summer job into the shadow of a vicious murder. Devin Jones arrives as a carny, but his time at the park becomes entangled with the crime’s legacy and the fate of a dying child. The amusement-park setting links everyday work and spectacle with a mystery rooted in the past, while the description points to lasting consequences for Devin. The book is framed as historical mystery, with crime and ghost-story elements informing its premise.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in historical mystery and detective fiction.
  • Those drawn to stories set around amusement parks and seasonal work.
  • Readers seeking a premise that brings a murder mystery together with a child’s fate.

Themes

A murder’s legacyAmusement-park lifeComing of ageMortality and fate

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Book overview

A STUNNING NEW NOVEL FROM ONE OF THE BEST-SELLING AUTHORS OF ALL TIME!

The #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!

Set in a small-town North Carolina amusement park in 1973, Joyland tells the story of the summer in which college student Devin Jones comes to work as a carny and confronts the legacy of a vicious murder, the fate of a dying child, and the ways both will change his life forever.

"I love crime, I love mysteries, and I love ghosts. That combo made Hard Case Crime the perfect venue for this book, which is one of my favorites. I also loved the paperbacks I grew up with as a kid, and for that reason, we're going to hold off on e-publishing this one for the time being. Joyland will be coming out in paperback, and folks who want to read it will have to buy the actual book." - Stephen King
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