[imported_The Vibesman]

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Different Seasons - Stephen King (for Shawshank Redemption and 'The Body')

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Apt Pupil and The Breathing Method from Different Seasons are fine stories as well.

If you like crime novels and haven't read Dennis Lehane, get Mystic River and the first Kenzie/Gennaro story which is called "A Drink Before The War." Fantastic stuff. The Kenzie/Gennaro novels (Drink Before The War, Darkness Take My Hand, Sacred, Gone Baby Gone, Prayers For Rain) really need to be read in order. His books Mystic River and Shutter Island are not related to the rest. They are fine novels as well. Mystic River had a movie based on it a few years back.