"Joyland" by Stephen King

Its the night of Christmas, and its time to buy yourself a gift.  Because I know you all got some awesome gift cards from Amazon in your stocking right?!!!

Now might be a good time to get yourself a copy of the novel "Joyland" by Stephen King

"Joyland" isn't what most people think of when they think of Stephen King.  Closer to "The Colorado Kid" than Misery, there are no killer clowns, possessed cars, or undead cats.  What it does have is a mystery.

(Review might have some spoilers.)

Working at Joyland is the perfect job for Devon Jones, who is a little heartsick.  He finds his true calling in dressing up at the parks mascot, Howie the Happy Hound.

While working there he hears the story of a young woman murdered a few years before in the parks haunted house.  It is said that her ghost is still haunting the ride.

Devon and his friends ride the ride to try and see her ghost, and end up looking into her life a little more.

Meanwhile Devon meets a woman and her son who live along the walk between the apartment he's renting and Joyland.

By the end of the summer (and the end of the novel) Devon is hoping to find the truth in what happened to the murdered woman, and he might just meet the person to heal his heart along the way (and its NOT who you think it might be.)

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If that sounds interesting to you, then you might want to rush to Amazon right now.  The kindle version of "Joyland" is on sale for 75% off, and that's making it only $1.99!  (As of December 25, 2014).

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