I originally gave this book 2 stars. After thinking about it, I changed it to a 3. The premise of the story was interesting and got me hooked in the beginning. However, I felt the book was very slow for the majority of the book. I did not get excited again till about 70% through the book.

One of the best features was the return of the character, Holly, who was in the Mr. Mercedes trilogy. I hope that she could be featured either in her own book or be added again to another Stephen King book. I also enjoyed the characters of Ralph and his wife.

The ending of the book left me unsatisfied with the resolution of the story. I felt there were too many questions about "The Outsider" that were left unexplained.