The Outsider is a propulsive and unsettling story by Stephen King. The book follows the story of Terry Maitland, a man of impeccable reputation, who is accused of assaulting and murdering an eleven-year-old boy. Detective Ralph Anderson orders an immediate and public arrest, despite Maitland's foolproof alibi. King constructs a propulsive plot, and a race against time to uncover the identity of a terrifying and diabolical killer who has left victims across the country. King's psychological suspense is at its most riveting in this extraordinarily dramatic and eerie story.