The Colorado Kid
- 184
- Pages
- about 3.5 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“The Colorado Kid” is a short mystery about the telling of a mystery: two veteran newspapermen walk a newcomer through a death nobody could explain. There is no horror, and King cares more for the puzzle than for its solution, which some readers find frustrating and others count as the charm. Some find the conversational telling closer to local gossip than to a thriller. A quick read for those who can live with open questions.
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About the book
The Colorado Kid is a mystery novel by American writer Stephen King, published by the Hard Case Crime imprint in 2005. The book was initially issued in one paperback-only edition by the specialty crime and mystery publishing house. King's next novel for Hard Case Crime was Joyland, which was published in June 2013. Hard Case Crime reissued The Colorado Kid in an illustrated paperback edition in May 2019.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 6.5 across 232 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 61% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Crime & mystery average of 7.6. That is how 7.0 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.0 | 23 | 10% |
| Hardcover | 6.5 | 209 | 90% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Colorado Kid?
It has 184 pages — shorter than 99% of the ranked books in Crime & mystery.
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