Due to being able to communicate with ghosts, Jamie learns from Mrs. Burkett, dies, after which her husband has trouble finding his late wife's rings. Clothes-Eating Wager: Early in the book, Jamie Conklin's neighbor, Mrs.Canon Welding: The Ritual of Chüd and the Deadlights from It both resurface here.

When Jamie asks Therriault’s ghost about the bomb’s location it initially refuses but further pressing causes it great discomfort until it gives up the location.

Cannot Tell a Lie: Most ghosts automatically tell the truth to whatever Jamie asks.

He imagines the events that may have lead to his conception but does not pursue it further.

Brother–Sister Incest: Jamie discovers his uncle is his father.

Those who died from more violent ends will appear with horrific wounds. If they died of natural causes they will appear normal.

Body Horror: Ghosts will appear as how they were when they died.

Blackmail: Liz gets Jamie to help her find Donald Marsden's supply of Oxycontin pills by threatening to release a recording of Jamie and his mother talking with Regis Thomas regarding his novel, which will reveal both Jamie's secret and the fact that Tia wrote Thomas' last book.

It becomes fascinated with Jamie as only he can see it and it becomes a fear-eater, similar to Pennywise the Dancing Clown.

Big Bad: The Deadlight, a mysterious cosmic entity that takes control of the ghost of terrorist, Kenneth Therriault.

It's hard to feel sorry for him when Liz kills him.

Asshole Victim: Donald Marsden was not only a drug kingpin, but is also revealed to have tortured his wife to death and keep photos of it in his panic room.

But the cost of using this ability is higher than Jamie can imagine-as he discovers when an NYPD detective draws him into the pursuit of a killer who has threatened to strike from beyond the grave. Born with an unnatural ability his mom urges him to keep secret, Jamie can see what no one else can see and learn what no one else can learn. The son of a struggling single mother, Jamie Conklin just wants an ordinary childhood. Later (2021) is Stephen King's third novel for the Hard Case Crime imprint, following The Colorado Kid (2005) and Joyland (2013).

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