The Outsider

A heinous crime. An unsolved mystery.

When a boy's battered body is discovered in a Flint City park, witness statements and fingerprints implicate one of the city's most beloved residents, Terry Maitland, a baseball coach, teacher, husband, and father of two daughters.

Detective Ralph Anderson orders his immediate arrest in a public place: on the field, during a game. Maitland has an alibi and maintains his innocence, but Anderson and the prosecutor uncover DNA evidence that solidifies his guilt.

Maitland doesn't have the appearance of a murderer.

But is he... two-faced? Is there someone... a stranger?

"What begins as a manhunt for a doppelganger takes a bizarre turn toward the supernatural. With masterful use of forensic knowledge, King tells his story in a realistically chilling context, where the horror stands out in stark relief." – Publishers Weekly

“King knows how to turn up the heat… turning the pleasant reading of a well-written story into a dizzying thrill ride… like there’s no tomorrow…” – The Washington Post