She and Liz drive Jamie out to Regis's house, where he talks to the deceased author's ghost and tells his mother the plot of the final book. When Regis suddenly drops dead before finishing the final book in his Roanoke series, Tia fears her literary agency will face bankruptcy. Around this time, Tia begins dating Elizabeth 'Liz' Dutton, a New York City Police Department detective. After the Great Recession, Jamie and his mother lose much of their money, but are still able to get by thanks to Thomas's work. Her star client, Regis Thomas, writes best-selling romance novels set in the Roanoke Colony. Jamie's uncle Harry (the older brother of Jamie's mother) lives in a care home due to having early onset Alzheimer's disease. At the beginning of the story Jamie's mother is the only one who knows about his special skills. When he is a few years older, he also talks to Mona, the late wife of Professor Martin Burkett, a neighbor and friend of the Conklins. When he was very young, Jamie was traumatized after a man who was killed in a car accident near Central Park waved at him, despite being dead. These ghosts must answer all his questions truthfully.

Jamie has the ability to see and talk to the ghosts of dead people. Set in the late 2000s and early 2010s, Later is narrated by its main character Jamie, a young boy living with his single mother, Tia, in New York City. The novel entered The New York Times fiction best-seller list at number two, in the week ending March 6, 2021. The story is told in first person perspective using Jamie Conklin as the protagonist, who has the ability to see the ghosts of dead people. This is King's third published work with Hard Case Crime, following the release of The Colorado Kid and Joyland. The 7 hour audiobook is read by Seth Numrich. The paperback edition features cover art by Paul Mann, and the limited hardcover features cover art by Gregory Manchess. The book is available in paperback format with a limited hardcover release. Later is a crime/ horror novel written by American author Stephen King, published on Maby Hard Case Crime.

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