King Leary is a novel by Canadian humorist Paul Quarrington, published in 1987 by Doubleday Canada.

[1] The novel is part of an unofficial trilogy with Quarrington's earlier The Life of Hope and his later Logan in Overtime.

[2] The novel's protagonist is Percival "King" Leary, a legendary retired ice hockey player living in a small town nursing home in South Grouse, who is invited to Toronto by a young hotshot advertising executive to record a ginger ale commercial.

The novel tracks his experiences on the trip, as well as exploring his past career through flashbacks.

It also won the 2008 edition of CBC Radio One's Canada Reads literary competition, in which it was championed by musician and writer Dave Bidini.