'Salem's Lot by Stephen King (1993, Hardcover, Reissue)

"'Salem's Lot" was Stephen King's second book. It came right after "Carrie" and right before "The Shining." Quite an impressive output.

The book centers around the town of Jerusalem's Lot. It contains a creepy old house, vampires, and small-town intrigue. This book (with original style cover) has been out of print for a while; the most recent version being "The Illustrated Edition." But if you can snag an original cover version (with black coloring and a pic of the village), grab it.

For Jersalem's Lot completists, start with the short story "Jerusalem's Lot" from "Night Shift." This story reveals the origin of the town. Then read the listed "'Salem's Lot." Then, for a small afterward, read "One For The Road" from "Night Shift." This final story is a small fragment in time showing how the vampires from the town are still in rule.

This transaction was cancelled. I can't possibly leave 100 characters about a transaction that was cancelled, and I can't remove this either, so I'm just typing about nothing.

I decided to replace my worn-out paperback with a hardback and found exactly what I had been looking for right on eBay. I have a couple more of old paperbacks that I hope to do the same with and eBay will, of course be the first place I'll look.

Being a Stephen King fan this book was again a credit to his talent. Keeps you wanting to read on. Recommend to any Stephen King fan.