Books Stephen King Recommends (209 books)

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This is a list of books that Stephen King has recommended or mentioned favorably in On Writing, Danse Macabre, Secret Windows, his Entertainment Weekly column, in blurbs on book covers, etc.

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201	Lunar Park by Bret Easton Ellis 3.65 avg rating — 30,636 ratings score: 43, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
202	Spider Kiss / Stalking the Nightmare (Edgeworks, #2) by Harlan Ellison 4.05 avg rating — 241 ratings score: 39, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
203	The Cornell Woolrich Omnibus: Rear Window and Other Stories / I Married a Dead Man / Waltz into Darkness by Cornell Woolrich 4.19 avg rating — 215 ratings score: 33, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
204	From Doon With Death (Inspector Wexford, #1) by Ruth Rendell 3.67 avg rating — 15,027 ratings score: 28, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
205	Gallows View (Inspector Banks, #1) by Peter Robinson 3.77 avg rating — 18,135 ratings score: 26, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
206	The Poet (Jack McEvoy, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #5) by Michael Connelly (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 108,346 ratings score: 24, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
207	The Narrows (Harry Bosch, #10; Harry Bosch Universe, #14) by Michael Connelly (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 64,992 ratings score: 23, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
208	The Night Gardener by George P. Pelecanos 3.68 avg rating — 6,610 ratings score: 19, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
209	Get Shorty (Chili Palmer, #1) by Elmore Leonard 3.96 avg rating — 24,968 ratings score: 18, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars