RaveThe Washington PostDoes anybody write kids-with-strange-powers better than Stephen King? And, is there anyone on the scene who has more insider knowledge of the publishing industry? Later, King’s third Hard Case Crime installment, threads both of these into a single short novel that packs a punch ... King’s writing in “Later” is as clean, direct and evocative as it’s ever been. The short, to-the-point chapters make for quick reading, the crime-driven plot is propulsive, involving guns, drugs, bombs and kidnapping, but, more importantly, some of the lines just take your breath away. Skin \'pebbles\' with goose bumps. A dead person confronting Jamie is \'like a burned log with fire still inside.\' But crawling into the head and voice and life of this kid narrator is where King especially excels.
