by Stephen King
First published 1999
Bestselling novelist Mike Noonan is still grieving his wife's sudden death when he retreats to their lakeside cabin, Sara Laughs. But the isolated town is now in the grip of a vindictive millionaire who seeks to take his young granddaughter from her widowed mother, Mattie. As Mike falls for both Mattie and the precocious Kyra, he's drawn into the mystery of Sara Laughs and the ghostly forces that now haunt it. What sinister secrets lurk in the shadows, and can Mike overcome his own sorrow to save those he's come to love?
Genres: mystery, horror, supernatural, thriller
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, suspenseful
Tropes: ghosts, supernatural-elements, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Castle Rock, Dark Score Lake, Derry, Maine, Rite Aid, Sara Laughs
516 pages · Paperback · Hodder & Stoughton Ltd