What's the Name of That Book??? discussion

Hi! I tried Chat GPT and the AI suggested I try you guys, Reddit, and another source! I have a very vivid memory of this scene but I can’t find the book it belongs to or remember when I read it- maybe early 2000’s or late 1990’s? I’m looking for a Stephen King book/story that has a man who returns to his childhood home after his estranged father has passed. There is a scene where he sits at the table, reading a spiral notebook that his dad used as a way to keep his lists and tasks. He thinks this is the closest thing to a diary (or journal) his dad ever had. The man also finds more notebooks in a box in the basement….

And that’s where the recall ended. Can you help? Please say it’s so!

The Hour Before Dark looks to have such scene.

Ayshe wrote: "The Hour Before Dark looks to have such scene."

Thank you Alyshe- I’ll look for it. This seems familiar!

Google Books preview of The Hour Before Dark by Douglas Clegg- Ayshe's suggestion:

- https://www.google.com/books/edition/...
- There are different cover images.
- Quote from the book: ... spiral notebooks he kept, the closest thing to a diary he'd ever had. It reminded me more of him, of his way of organizing his life, than if he'd kept a more detailed record of his every whim and mood. I laughed, and then wept a little ...