#18 in Thriller
Billy Summers
- 608
- Pages
- about 11 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 10 weeks on the list, peaked at #1
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About the book
Billy Summers is a crime novel written by American author Stephen King, published by Scribner on August 3, 2021.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.1 across 537 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 78% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Thriller average of 7.6. That is how 8.0 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.5 | 22 | 4% |
| Hardcover | 8.1 | 515 | 96% |
Reader voices
The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).
“This is as good as anything he's written, certainly since the turn of the century. Like a perfect shepherd's pie, one with just the right amount of shepherds in it. Full of loveable and loathsome characters and a lovely little nod to a previous story, in this instance... The Shining.”
“At 26% I have to mark this as a DNF. Towards the middle of the book it kind of fell off and the pace slowed a lot leading to me feeling kind of bored. The book is well written and I can see how others…”
Frequently asked
How long is Billy Summers?
It has 608 pages — longer than 95% of the ranked books in Thriller.
In this book
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