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Books like Billy Summers

12 books with a reading profile close to Billy Summers by Stephen King. Clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.

1

Razorblade Tears

by S.A. Cosby

Also escapist · thriller, entertainment

Ike Randolph and Buddy Lee are two ex-convicts—one Black, one white—joined by the murder of their sons, Isiah and Derek.
2

Batman: A Death in the Family

by Jim Starlin

Also clear-cut and escapist · entertainment, narrative

In this narrative, Jason Todd, the second Robin, travels to the Middle East in search of his biological mother after being suspended from active duty by Batman.
3

Revolting rhymes

by Roald Dahl

Also clear-cut · entertainment, narrative

Roald Dahl reimagines six classic fairy tales through dark, comedic poetry.
4

The Reckoning

by John Grisham

Also clear-cut and escapist · thriller, narrative

Pete Banning, a decorated war hero and prominent farmer in Clanton, Mississippi, walks into his pastor’s office in 1946 and shoots him dead.
5

The Revenant

by Michael Punke

Also clear-cut and escapist · thriller, entertainment

Set in 1823, Michael Punke’s novel follows Hugh Glass, a scout for the Rocky Mountain Fur Company.
6

Batman, Volume 1: The Court of Owls

by Scott Snyder

Also clear-cut and escapist · thriller, entertainment

Bruce Wayne believes he knows every secret within Gotham City's foundations, yet the discovery of a century-old murder reveals a hidden organization known as the Court of Owls.
7

Runaways, Vol. 1: Pride & Joy

by Brian K. Vaughan

Also clear-cut and escapist · entertainment, narrative

Six teenagers—Alex, Nico, Karolina, Gert, Chase, and Molly—gather for their parents' annual charity meeting, only to witness their families performing a ritualistic human sacrifice.
8

Just Another Missing Person

by Gillian McAllister

Also clear-cut and escapist · thriller, entertainment

Detective Julia Day is investigating the disappearance of Olivia Johnson, a young woman last seen entering a dead-end alley on CCTV but never emerging.
9

Hawkeye, Volume 1: My Life as a Weapon

by Matt Fraction

Also escapist · entertainment, narrative

When he is not fighting alongside the Avengers, Clint Barton spends his time protecting a Brooklyn apartment building from a local organized crime syndicate known as the "Tracksuit Mafia." This collection follows Barton…
10

In My Dreams I Hold a Knife

by Ashley Winstead

Also clear-cut and escapist · thriller, entertainment

Six friends reunite at Duquette University for their ten-year reunion, a decade after the unsolved murder of their peer, Heather Shelby.
11

Whisper Network

by Chandler Baker

Also escapist · thriller, narrative

Ames Garrett is positioned to become the next CEO of Truviv, a high-growth athletics company in Dallas.
12

Blockade Billy

by Stephen King

Also escapist · entertainment, narrative

Set in the 1957 baseball season, this novella follows William Blakely, a catcher for the fictional Newark Titans.

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