{"product_id":"holly","title":"Holly by Stephen King","description":"\u003ch1\u003eHolly by Stephen King\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNPR Best Book of the Year\u003c\/strong\u003e | \u003cstrong\u003e#1 New York Times Bestseller\u003c\/strong\u003e | \u003cstrong\u003eNew York Times Notable Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOverview\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHolly Gibney, one of Stephen King’s most compelling and resourceful characters, returns in this chilling novel to solve \u003cstrong\u003ethe gruesome truth behind multiple disappearances\u003c\/strong\u003e in a midwestern town.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePraise\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Sometimes the universe throws you a rope.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Bill Hodges\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStephen 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn King’s new novel, Holly is on her own, and up against a pair of unimaginably depraved and brilliantly disguised adversaries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMere 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHolly must summon all her formidable talents to outthink and outmaneuver the shockingly twisted professors in this chilling new masterwork from Stephen King.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBehind the Lines\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“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.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Stephen King\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author: Stephen King\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStephen Edwin King, born September 21, 1947, in Portland, Maine, is a highly acclaimed and prolific American author known for his horror, supernatural fiction, and suspense novels. He is often referred to as \u003cstrong\u003e\"The King\"\u003c\/strong\u003e or \u003cstrong\u003e\"The King of Horror\"\u003c\/strong\u003e. King's books have \u003cstrong\u003esold over 350 million copies worldwide\u003c\/strong\u003e and many of his works have been adapted into successful films and television series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEarly Life and Career:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKing grew up in Maine with his mother after his parents separated when he was a toddler. He attended the University of Maine, where he wrote for the school newspaper and met his future wife, Tabitha Spruce.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAfter graduating, he taught high school English while continuing to write short stories.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHis first novel, \u003cem\u003eCarrie\u003c\/em\u003e, was published in 1974, launching his career as a horror author.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eLiterary Works:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKing has \u003cstrong\u003ewritten over fifty novels,\u003c\/strong\u003e two hundred short stories, and nine collections of short fiction.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHis works include \u003cem\u003eThe Shining\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Stand\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Dead Zone\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eIt\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe also wrote under the \u003cstrong\u003epseudonym Richard Bachman.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMany of his novels and short stories have been adapted into films, including \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Shawshank Redemption\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Green Mile\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1408\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMisery\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePersonal Life:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKing is married to Tabitha Spruce and they have three children: Naomi, Joe, and Owen.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe is also a philanthropist, supporting education and community programs through his foundation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKing has battled drug addiction in the past, but he has overcome it and is now a recovered addict.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Bust-Down Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50281332080955,"sku":"1668014947","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/2077\/7531\/files\/24367443482781.jpg?v=1746831971","url":"https:\/\/bustdownbooks.com\/products\/holly","provider":"Bust-Down Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}