There's a reason Stephen King is the master.
 I've read a couple of handfuls of his books over the years, tending toward the well-knowns and classics - Carrie, IT, The Shining, Misery, The Green Mile. On the newer side, the Mr. Mercedes trilogy, 11/22/63 and The Outsider. 
 But Joyland. What an excellent addition to an already-impressive list.
 It's 1973, and Devin Jones is on summer break from college and on the cusp of his first heartbreak. He takes a job at the amusement park Joyland, and all at once makes friends while learning of the park's dark history. Four years prior, Linda Grey was killed by a suitor in the Horror House and he has never been found.
 As King is so ept at doing, he sews together elements of mystery with emotional coming-of-age and a skiff of the supernatural. 
 There are some amazing characters here, and this novel hit me on the perfect level of intrigue and heartstrings. 
 Recommended!