Holly
Holly by Stephen King, published by Gale, a Cengage Group on September 27, 2023, is a large print edition comprising 695 pages. This novel marks the return of Holly Gibney, a character known for her resourcefulness, as she investigates a series of disappearances in a midwestern town. Faced with personal challenges, including the recent loss of her mother and her partner’s illness, Holly is drawn into a case when a desperate mother seeks her help in finding her missing daughter.
In this chilling narrative, Holly confronts a pair of seemingly respectable professors who harbor dark secrets linked to the case. As she navigates the complexities of the investigation, readers will find a blend of psychological suspense and horror elements. The story delves into Holly’s evolution from a shy recluse to a determined private detective, showcasing her formidable talents as she attempts to outsmart her cunning adversaries. This edition invites readers to explore the intricate layers of mystery and the psychological tension that defines King’s storytelling.
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Holly Gibney, one of Stephen King’s most compelling and ingeniously resourceful characters, returns in this thrilling novel to solve the gruesome truth behind multiple disappearances in a midwestern town.
“Sometimes the universe throws you a rope.” —BILL HODGES
Stephen King’s Holly marks the triumphant return of beloved King character Holly Gibney. Readers have witnessed Holly’s gradual transformation from a shy (but also brave and ethical) recluse in Mr. Mercedes to Bill Hodges’s partner in Finders Keepers to a full-fledged, smart, and occasionally tough private detective in The Outsider. In King’s new novel, Holly is on her own, and up against a pair of unimaginably depraved and brilliantly disguised adversaries.
When Penny Dahl calls the Finders Keepers detective agency hoping for help locating her missing daughter, Holly is reluctant to accept the case. Her partner, Pete, has Covid. Her (very complicated) mother has just died. And Holly is meant to be on leave. But something in Penny Dahl’s desperate voice makes it impossible for Holly to turn her down.
Mere blocks from where Bonnie Dahl disappeared live Professors Rodney and Emily Harris. They are the picture of bourgeois respectability: married octogenarians, devoted to each other, and semi-retired lifelong academics. But they are harboring an unholy secret in the basement of their well-kept, book-lined home, one that may be related to Bonnie’s disappearance. And it will prove nearly impossible to discover what they are up to: they are savvy, they are patient, and they are ruthless.
Holly must summon all her formidable talents to outthink and outmaneuver the shockingly twisted professors in this chilling new masterwork from Stephen King.
“I could never let Holly Gibney go. She was supposed to be a walk-on character in Mr. Mercedes and she just kind of stole the book and stole my heart. Holly is all her.” —STEPHEN KING
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