"Billy Summers" by Stephen King

Having read so many King novels, "Billy Summers" was a pleasant surprise in it's departure from his normative template. Instead of dealing in his traditional horror or supernatural genre, King spins a tale of a wily hitman duped into a very lucrative and dangerous "last" hit. The novel delves into Billy's military past and weaves a tale that grows ever more suspicious. He meets and bonds with a female victim of assault that proves to complicate his already sticky situation. Following Billy as he uncovers the true depth of deciept and strives to make amends for a hit that should never have happened, the novel keeps the reader on their toes and leaves them wanting more Billy stories. Hopefully this book will inspire King to delve further into this genre. I would be thrilled to find more reads of this style.