Like many a King books, I had to get through about the first half, which I found very tedious. After that, the book picked up speed, but never, never ever, in a way like, for example, “It”. “Billy Summers” was just unnecessary in the end. Yes, unnecessary is an appropriate word for it. And if there hadn’t been a nice little twist at the end, which I kind of expected anyway, the book would have been a pure disappointment for me. But as it was, I had some fun reading it at times. But is that enough for a good book or even a King classic? Unfortunately, “Billy Summers” will never rank among his masterpieces.