RaveThe Inquirer\"Reading a Stephen King novel is like climbing behind the wheel of a classic American-made car. You’re in for a terrific, pacey read with the kind of character development that has kept King firmly among our country’s greatest writers for decades. He knows how to throttle a fine-tuned story into a shocking, stomach-clenching thrill ride. Every downshift is artfully timed so you don’t realize you’re heading into another tight corner. His scene transitions are as smooth as Corinthian leather. He’s as much an American icon as the ’68 Mustang Fastback or a classic red-and-white Plymouth Fury. All these glories are on full display in his latest mystery-horror hybrid, The Outsider. The twists and turns make for a fantastic read ... No book is perfect, but King is reliably closer than most. He has always excelled at writing about real people tested by unreal situations, whether it’s told in the unbroken narrative of Dolores Claiborne or via the mental lockboxes of Doctor Sleep. With The Outsider, if you can ignore the dated references, you’re in for one hell of a ride.\
