I haven’t read either, but my boyfriend loves Sue Grafton’s books so I read ‘A’ is for Alibi, and I found it to be a thoroughly enjoyable time.
And King is an excellent storyteller. I loved his books as a kid but haven’t read The Shining.
Are there any other considerations? Are these genres or authors new to your group or continuing along a theme or pattern? What types of books do you like usually? Etc?
I’ve not read ‘B’ is for Burger personally, but The Shining is one of the best novels I’ve ever read. I always used to think that Stephen King must have fundamentally misunderstood something to dislike the film as much as he does, or that it was simply a matter of the book always being better than the movie, but after reading it, I no longer have any confusion as to why he feels the way he does. I still love the movie, Kubrick was an artist, but it pales in comparison. I can’t recommend it enough.