Fan favourite Holly Gibney returns in another page-turning thriller from the peerless Stephen King, as the cases of a deranged serial killer and a misogynistic stalker begin to interweave.
When the Buckeye City Police Department receives a disturbing letter from a person threatening to 'kill thirteen innocents and one guilty' in 'an act of atonement for the needless death of an innocent man', Detective Izzy Jaynes has no idea what to think. Are fourteen citizens about to be slaughtered in an unhinged act of retribution? As the investigation unfolds, Izzy realises that the letter writer is deadly serious, and she turns to her friend Holly Gibney for help.
Meanwhile, controversial and outspoken women's rights activist Kate McKay is embarking on a multi-state lecture tour, drawing packed venues of both fans and detractors. Someone who vehemently opposes Kate's message of female empowerment is targeting her and disrupting her events. At first, no one is hurt, but the stalker is growing bolder, and Holly is hired to be Kate's bodyguard - a challenging task with a headstrong employer and a determined adversary driven by wrath and his belief in his own righteousness.
Featuring a riveting cast of characters both old and new, including world-famous gospel singer Sista Bessie and an unforgettable villain addicted to murder, these twinned narratives converge in a chilling and spectacular conclusion - a feat of storytelling only Stephen King could pull off.
Thrilling, wildly fun and outrageously engrossing, Never Flinch is one of King's richest and most propulsive novels.
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN: 9781399744331
Number of pages: 432
Dimensions: 236 x 160 x 38 mm
Weight: 648 g
Language: English
Stephen King's favourite detective gets another case . . . and it is, as ever, a joy to see her brilliant leaps of intuition and to watch her warm relationships with her small but devoted group of friends. - Observer
Holly is one of the most appealing investigators in contemporary crime fiction . . . Never Flinch contains plenty of King's trademark chilling moments, with the two storylines expertly entwined. - Guardian
Among his most exuberant outings. - Financial Times
An action-packed climax that plays out hour by hour, then minute by minute. - Standard
The master storyteller has lost none of his grasp of the dark heart in the soul of Middle America: the result is simply superb. - Daily Mail
A genuine page-turner guaranteed to keep you reading long into the night . . . Jam-packed with wonderfully drawn heroes and villains and a sinuous plot guaranteed to have you perched on the edge of your seat. - Irish Independent
So quintessentially King that I absolutely adored every second of reading it. - Express.co.uk
With two dramatic storylines in one book, Never Flinch is a double treat for Stephen King's fans. - The Scotsman
What makes the book unnerving and impossible to put down is how real and plausible everything described can be. - New Statesman
A nailbiter . . . the propulsive plot will keep you turning pages long past your bedtime - Washington Post
Action packed - Evening Standard
King raises the stakes . . . and the body count - New York Times
The cinematic style we crave from a Stephen King novel - New York Times Book Review
A writer of towering brilliance - The Spectator
Never Flinch
A Short Stay in Hell
Between Two Fires
Dead but Dreaming of Electric Sheep
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter
The Shining
Decomposition Book
Interview With The Vampire
The Haunting of Hill House
Angel Down
The King in Yellow
We Used to Live Here
I preordered this title as an audio book and wasn’t disappointed. I’ve enjoyed the series of tales featuring Holly and Barbara and a couple of other characters appear in this tale. It’s essentially two stories; one... More
This Steven King book was so incredibly boring and King attempted to write in a Southern drawl.
Definitely did not work for me. I did read until the end, however got very frustrated by Kings ridiculous almost made...
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I was bought the previous book, Holly. I read 50 pages and gave it to a charity shop. If you want to buy this book, good luck to you. Let's hope it's an improvement over the last one.
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