![]() ![]() They mostly hang around their place of death, dressed in whatever they happened to be wearing when they passed on. The biggest difference in the initial plot set-up of “Later” is that the dead people Jamie sees aren’t particularly bothersome. Jamie writes, “I’ll look back on what I thought I understood at twenty-two and realize there was a lot I didn’t get at all. Night Shyamalan’s “The Sixth Sense” and King’s “Later” is made clear right from the start, as the twenty-ish New Yorker begins to narrate his life story thus far. Six-year-old Jamie Conklin can see dead people. ![]() King has so far operated at his pulpy best when working with them. As well as reprinting classic or forgotten thrillers such as might have been found in a drugstore spinner rack four or five decades ago, Hard Case publishes original material, usually as a reasonably priced and sized paperback, with a retro cover illustration featuring a scantily clad model, actress or beachgoer. ![]() What is pleasantly surprising is that “Later” is published by the mystery/suspense imprint Hard Case Crime. ![]()
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