MixedThe Miami HeraldEnd of Watch won’t go down as a landmark in the crime-fiction genre: As gifted as he is at intricate plotting, King’s no match for Elmore Leonard or John D. MacDonald. But the book leaves a surprisingly deep, melancholy mark, crystallizing the themes that have become prevalent in King’s recent work...The novel sometimes seems rushed: There are stretches in which the characters spout so much expository dialogue at each other you feel like you’re reading a screenplay. But you tear through this book so quickly, the flaws are easy to forgive. End of Watch hurtles toward a conclusion you anticipate and dread in equal measure — that wonderful, terrible anxiety King’s constant readers have been relishing for more than four decades now.
Stephen King
PositiveMiami HeraldDeath may be inevitable, King says. But to fret about it or dwell on it is a waste of time when life, even at its most difficult, can bear so many rewards.
