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Holly Gibney Series

The series follows investigator Holly Gibney, who evolves from an unassuming helper into a tough, meticulous, and unyielding professional. In ordinary American towns (such as Flint City), she uncovers crimes that look rational on the surface but carry a darker, hard-to-explain underside. King builds suspense through small details, witness accounts, and Holly’s ability to endure where others back off. It’s a blend of crime and horror about how easily the “normal” world can fracture—and how costly the truth can be.

Holly
If it bleeds
The Outsider

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  1. 1

    The Outsider

    • 576 pages
    • 21 hours of reading
    4.0(250692)Add rating

    Now an HBO limited series starring Ben Mendelsohn!​ Evil has many faces…maybe even yours in this #1 New York Times bestseller from master storyteller Stephen King. An eleven-year-old boy’s violated corpse is discovered in a town park. Eyewitnesses and fingerprints point unmistakably to one of Flint City’s most popular citizens—Terry Maitland, Little League coach, English teacher, husband, and father of two girls. Detective Ralph Anderson, whose son Maitland once coached, orders a quick and very public arrest. Maitland has an alibi, but Anderson and the district attorney soon have DNA evidence to go with the fingerprints and witnesses. Their case seems ironclad. As the investigation expands and horrifying details begin to emerge, King’s story kicks into high gear, generating strong tension and almost unbearable suspense. Terry Maitland seems like a nice guy, but is he wearing another face? When the answer comes, it will shock you as only Stephen King can.

    The Outsider
  2. 2

    If it bleeds

    • 384 pages
    • 14 hours of reading
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    The No.1 Sunday Times bestseller featuring the story 'The Life of Chuck', adapted for film by Mike Flanagan, starring Tom Hiddleston and winner of the People's Choice Award at the Toronto Film Festival. News people have a saying: 'If it bleeds, it leads'. And a bomb at Albert Macready Middle School is guaranteed to lead any bulletin. Holly Gibney of the Finders Keepers detective agency is working on the case of a missing dog - and on her own need to be more assertive - when she sees the footage on TV. But when she tunes in again, to the late-night report, she realises there is something not quite right about the correspondent who was first on the scene. So begins 'If It Bleeds', a stand-alone sequel to the No. 1 bestselling THE OUTSIDER featuring the incomparable Holly on her first solo case - and also the riveting title story in Stephen King's brilliant new collection. Dancing alongside are three more wonderful long stories from this 'formidably versatile author' (The Sunday Times) - 'Mr Harrigan's Phone', 'The Life of Chuck' and 'Rat'. All four display the richness of King's storytelling with grace, humour, horror and breathtaking suspense. A fascinating Author's Note gives us a wonderful insight into the origin of each story and the writer's unparalleled imagination

    If it bleeds
  3. 3

    Holly

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    In "Holly," Stephen King's beloved character Holly Gibney returns as a private detective tackling a chilling case of disappearances in a Midwestern town. Reluctantly drawn into the mystery, she confronts two seemingly respectable professors hiding a dark secret. Holly must use her resourcefulness to outsmart them in this gripping thriller.

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