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The Library Policeman

  • 1991 first published
  • 137 pages
  • 5 editions

Stephen King's The Library Policeman (1991) is a horror novella. It takes readers to St. Louis and Junction City in 1960. Characters include Rotary Club, Three Bears and Garfield. It deals with Speechwriting and librarians.

17 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 5 editions.

At about 137 pages, most readers finish it in 2–3 hours.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

  • Iowa
  • St. Louis
  • Junction City

Era

Characters

  • Jack
  • Rotary Club
  • Three Bears
  • Garfield
  • Goldilocks
  • Grandma
  • Gretel
  • Guns'n roses
  • Hansel
  • Huey

Subjects

  • Speechwriting
  • Mystery & detective
  • Peebles, sam
  • Librarians
  • Horror

Quick answers

Who wrote The Library Policeman?

The Library Policeman was written by Stephen King and first published in 1991.

What genre is The Library Policeman?

It is usually shelved as Horror.

How long is The Library Policeman?

The median edition has 137 pages, about 2–3 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Library Policeman?

Readers who like it often enjoy Summer of Night, Flowers in the Attic and The United States in Literature -- The Glass Menagerie Edition.

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