Joyland (Hard Case Crime) by Stephen King

Joyland (Hard Case Crime) (edition 2013)

by Stephen King (Author)

Series: Stephen King Hard Case Series

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Set in a small-town North Carolina amusement park in 1973, Joyland tells the story of the summer in which college student Devin Jones comes to work as a carny and confronts the legacy of a vicious murder, the fate of a dying child, and the ways both will change his life forever.

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Title:	Joyland (Hard Case Crime)
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	King's Dear Constant Readers: Oct. 2014's SK Flavor of the Month - Joyland	10 unread / 10	Anthony_Puyo, June 2016

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cmpeters | Feb 2, 2024 |

A nice light mystery read. There may be a ghost, but it isn't horror. (

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wvlibrarydude | Jan 14, 2024 |

Good stuff. I only give it 4 stars because I hold King to a higher standard. (

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Mrpaulyman | Dec 17, 2023 |

A ghost story AND an old-school amusement park? Yes, please. It wasn't the scariest thing King has written but it was a cool concept. More of a whodunit with just a little horror. Fun, easy summer reading. (

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lieblbiz | Aug 30, 2023 |

Non leggevo King da un po' di tempo e sono felice di constatare che la sua penna non si è appannata nel corso del tempo. Certo, siamo lontani dall'horror duro & puro dei primi tempi, ma la sua evoluzione è in migliorando. In questo caso anche il finale regge (ci sono problemi tra me e i finali di King), perciò sono decisamente soddisfatta. Solo, cuoricini come divisori? Seriamente? (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
King, Stephen	—	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Bies, Océane	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Gassie, Nadine	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Kelly, Michael	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Orbik, Glen	Cover artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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▾Awards and Honors

Awards

Anthony Award (Nominee – Paperback Original – 2014)

Edgar Award (Nominee – Paperback or eBook Original – 2014)

Goodreads Choice Awards (Nominee – Mystery & Thriller – 2013)

Distinctions

Amazon's Best Books of the Month (June 2013)

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Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year (Mysteries & Thrillers – 2013)

SPIEGEL-Bestseller (2013)

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Globe and Mail Top 100 Book (Fiction – 2013)

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Canonical title

Joyland

Original title

Joyland

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Original publication date

2013-06-04

People/Characters

Important places

North Carolina, USA

Joyland (amusement park)

Heaven's Bay, North Carolina, USA

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Epigraph

Dedication

For Donald Westlake

First words

I had a car, but on most days in that fall of 1973 I walked to Joyland from Mrs. Shoplaw's Beachside Accommodations in the town of Heaven's Bay.

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Ardai, Charles

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Anglais (Etats-Unis)

Canonical DDC/MDS

813.54

Canonical LCC

PS3561.I483

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Joyland (novel)

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Set in a small-town North Carolina amusement park in 1973, Joyland tells the story of the summer in which college student Devin Jones comes to work as a carny and confronts the legacy of a vicious murder, the fate of a dying child, and the ways both will change his life forever.

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