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Jerusalem's LotSeries
series3 books1975
Tense in tone, about vampires, set in small town and north america.
“Stephen King's 1975 novel 'Salem's Lot follows writer Ben Mears as he returns to his childhood town of Jerusalem's Lot, Maine, only to discover that its residents are being turned into vampires by a newly arrived stranger.”
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LaterNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel2021
About psychic powers and coming of age, set in north america.
“A young boy, with the power of seeing and talking with the recently deceased, and his single mother try to avoid personal and financial disasters.”
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The Death HouseNovel
Sarah Pinboroughstandalone novel2015
Sad in tone, about coming of age.
CellNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel2006
Post-apocalyptic and science fiction, tense in tone, about plague and pandemic.
“In Cell, King taps into readers fears of technological warfare and terrorism.”
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Under the SkinNovel
Michel Faberstandalone novel2000
Science fiction, about aliens, set in british isles and countryside & village.
“Set on the coast in north-central Scotland, it traces an alien who, assuming human form, drives around the countryside picking up male hitchhikers whom she drugs and delivers to her home planet.”
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The Hunting GroundNovel
Cliff McNishstandalone novel2011
Tense in tone, about family secrets, set in british isles.
“When Elliott and his brother, Ben, move into the old and crumbling Glebe House they don't expect to find themselves sharing it with ghosts.”
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