Books like The Outsider by Stephen King
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Why: Both are crime books about murder.
What both books share
- crime
The Outsider: "Crime" (OL subject); "crime fiction" (WD genre)
Crime and Punishment: "Crime" (OL subject); "Crime, fiction" (OL subject); "Crime in literature" (OL subject); "crime fiction" (WD genre) - murder
The Outsider: "Murder" (OL subject); "Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction" (LoC 650)
Crime and Punishment: "Murder" (OL subject); "murder" (WD main subject)
- crime
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Why: Both are horror books.
What both books share
- horror
The Outsider: "Fiction, horror" (OL subject); "Horror" (OL subject); "horror fiction" (WD genre); "Horror fiction" (LoC 655)
House of Leaves: "Fiction, horror" (OL subject); "Horror tales" (OL subject); "horror fiction" (WD genre)
- horror
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Why: Both are horror books.
What both books share
- horror
The Outsider: "Fiction, horror" (OL subject); "Horror" (OL subject); "horror fiction" (WD genre); "Horror fiction" (LoC 655)
Dracula: "Horror" (OL subject); "Horror stories" (OL subject); "Horror tales" (OL subject); "Horror fiction" (OL subject)
- horror
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What they share, at a glance
The Outsider next to each book above. A dot means both books' records carry that fact.
| Book | Crime | Horror | Murder |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crime and Punishment | shared | not shared | shared |
| House of Leaves | not shared | shared | not shared |
| Dracula | not shared | shared | not shared |
| Mexican Gothic | not shared | shared | not shared |
| The Godfather | shared | not shared | not shared |
| Faceless Killers | shared | not shared | not shared |
| The Haunting of Hill House | not shared | shared | not shared |
| Children of the Revolution | shared | not shared | shared |
| A Conspiracy of Faith | shared | not shared | shared |
| A Quiet Flame | shared | not shared | not shared |
| Lethal White | shared | not shared | not shared |
| Taltos | not shared | shared | not shared |
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The Outsider: the facts, checked
Each line names the page it was checked on and the date.
- First published
- First published on May 22, 2018. Source: Wikidata, checked November 6, 2026.
- Edition checked
- The edition checked here is a 561-page hardcover from Scribner. Source: Library of Congress, checked November 6, 2026.
9781501180989 ... hardback ... 561 pages ... Scribner
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