Spooky Reads Day 8: Bag of Bones by Stephen King

Title: Bag of Bones
Author: Stephen King
Page Count: 736
Rating: A
Keywords: Ghosts, Fate, Anger
Genre: Horror
Younger Readers: Teens and older

Synopsis from Goodreads:

Four years after the sudden death of his wife, forty-year-old bestselling novelist Mike Noonan is still grieving. Unable to write, and plagued by vivid nightmares set at the western Maine summerhouse he calls Sara Laughs, Mike reluctantly returns to the lakeside getaway. There, he finds his beloved Yankee town held in the grip of a powerful millionaire, Max Devore, whose vindictive purpose is to take his three-year-old granddaughter, Kyra, away from her widowed young mother, Mattie. As Mike is drawn into Mattie and Kyra's struggle, as he falls in love with both of them, he is also drawn into the mystery of Sara Laughs, now the site of ghostly visitations and escalating terrors. What are the forces that have been unleashed here—and what do they want of Mike Noonan?

It is no secret that King is one of our most mesmerizing storytellers. In Bag of Bones, he proves to be one of our most moving as well.

My Review:

This was a turning point in my love of Stephen King's fiction. We all know he can spin a tale of terror like no one else. However, this book packed the additional punch of gorgeous prose and a deeper emotional connection than I can recall encountering in his works prior to this one.

Whether you are already a King fan or not, I highly recommend this mysterious horror novel that builds to a crescendo of shocking evil and terror.