Holly
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- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Stephen King
- ISBN：B0BSXS2WNR
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Reviews
Jorge Martínez
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Mi lugar feliz。 Da igual que llevase ¿3-4？ años sin leer nada suyo: es leer la presentación del personaje de Jorge Castro y volver a caer en su embrujo de nuevo。
Gianfranco
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not the best S。King book， but one of the best in latest S。King's books。 not the best S。King book， but one of the best in latest S。King's books。 。。。more
The_Night_Forest
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Loved it。 I listened to this on audiobook and Justine Lupe was *amazing。* Makes me think I haven’t listened to enough Stephen King books vs。 just reading them。I also think it’s pretty funny how people are complaining about the political and idealogical stuff in this book。 It’s fairly obvious that the overall theme is， in a sense， selfishness and specifically the selfishness of an older generation at the abuse of a younger one。 - Holly’s mother and uncle abused her， used her， and thought her to Loved it。 I listened to this on audiobook and Justine Lupe was *amazing。* Makes me think I haven’t listened to enough Stephen King books vs。 just reading them。I also think it’s pretty funny how people are complaining about the political and idealogical stuff in this book。 It’s fairly obvious that the overall theme is， in a sense， selfishness and specifically the selfishness of an older generation at the abuse of a younger one。 - Holly’s mother and uncle abused her， used her， and thought her too weak or stupid to handle her own future。 They didn’t care about any consequences or how they might’ve hurt Holly， only seeking to take from her （money and whatever narcissists get out of such relationships）。 - The anti-maskers in the book （mostly older though there seemed to be a few Holly’s age who were given voices here） thought nothing of using and abusing the goodwill of the people around them。 On a whole， they didn’t seem to expect any consequences for their actions or lack thereof but the clogged hospitals were mentioned many times。 - Rodney and Emily Harris also abused the goodwill of their younger marks by faking being hurt， and then selfishly trying to extend their own lives with their victims’ deaths。 Three parallels of selfish people feeding on others; one just happens to be literal。 That readers are focusing on the Covid part by saying it was distracting and hurt their feelings is， shall we say…。 telling。 Heh。 。。。more
Erin Jackson
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I know that I am biased when it comes to Stephen Kings’ work。 The man is one of my favorite authors and yes I’m a constant reader of his。 I literally just finished reading Billy Summers right before I read Holly。 To say that this is the most anticipated book that King has written in a while is an understatement。 Holly is truly one of my favorite literally characters from such an awesome trilogy “The Bill Hodges Trilogy”。 She has come a long way as a character。 This is the sixth story she’s appea I know that I am biased when it comes to Stephen Kings’ work。 The man is one of my favorite authors and yes I’m a constant reader of his。 I literally just finished reading Billy Summers right before I read Holly。 To say that this is the most anticipated book that King has written in a while is an understatement。 Holly is truly one of my favorite literally characters from such an awesome trilogy “The Bill Hodges Trilogy”。 She has come a long way as a character。 This is the sixth story she’s appeared in and a continuation of the short story entitled If It Bleeds which is the same title as the collection it’s from。 A young girl woman goes missing， her mother is desperate to find her and hires Holly Gibney and Finders Keepers to solve the case。 A few familiar character always pop up as well。 The idea of two elderly Baby Boomers killing people and consuming them is wild。 However， when you learn that they are doing this to make themselves stronger and more vital that is even worse。 Did I mention these people are retired college professors？ Yes， yes they are。 I always look forward to the release of new Stephen King novels。 Holly did not disappoint at all。 I am looking forward to the next story that Holly appears in。 This is a story which is easy to read and has a few pop culture and current event references that are timely as well。 I give it five out of five stars。 。。。more
Grace Wheeler
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She smokes。 I get it。
Tolkiengirl
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King knows how to write。 Interesting and twisted plot。 Only thing that felt a bit overdone was the meandering political commentary。 Kind of brought me out of the story for moments。
Sheldon Wiebe
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Rejoice！The new Stephen King novel， Holly， is one of his best - a real Holly Gibney investigation that takes a fresh look （for Mr。 King） at the nature of evil。In this instance， a missing persons case turns into something quite a bit more complicated than Holly could even begin to imagine。Shifting from the points-of-view of several characters， King constructs a taut thriller that may be one of his most chilling tales。Any time Mr。 King wants to revisit Holly， I will definitely want to read it。Very Rejoice！The new Stephen King novel， Holly， is one of his best - a real Holly Gibney investigation that takes a fresh look （for Mr。 King） at the nature of evil。In this instance， a missing persons case turns into something quite a bit more complicated than Holly could even begin to imagine。Shifting from the points-of-view of several characters， King constructs a taut thriller that may be one of his most chilling tales。Any time Mr。 King wants to revisit Holly， I will definitely want to read it。Very good/evil stuff， indeed。 。。。more
Ed Timek
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Another good one from Mr。 King。 It’s not one of the great ones， but it is entertaining。
Amar
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Ok knjiga， mozda Malo predvidivo， Ali dosadno nije bilo。3*
Amey B
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That King is just too damn good。
Renee’s Mom
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I returned this book a few minutes after I began it！ I have always like Stephen King’s books， but to bring his political views into it without regard to the fact that not everyone agrees with his political views is disgusting！！ The only audience he is attracting are those that hold his political values， which to me leave a lot to be desired！ He just lost a reader……still shaking my head in disbelief！！ Ugh！！！
Melinda
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Holly has always been my favorite character of the Mr。 Mercedes books， so an entire book focused on her was a treat。 This one is pretty graphic， so sensitive readers will absolutely want to steer clear。
Marva
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Probably actually a 3 book for me， but I gave it a four for the protrayal of the black characters。 That was well done。 Typical Stephen King。。。 a good story and fun read that starts to get a little too long before the wrap up。
Pia Gröger
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Por primera vez Holly Gibney protagoniza un libro， ella es detective privada。 Penny Dhal contacta a la agencia Finders keepers porque su hija ha desaparecido， algo en su voz hace que Holly quiera el trabajo y ayudar。 Este libro es una novela policial en toda regla。 Donde claramente conocemos a los culpables desde el comienzo， pero de a poco vamos viendo que es lo que los motiva a asesinar。 Por un lado tenemos la visión de algunos de los “secuestrados” y como van actuando en su cautiverio obligad Por primera vez Holly Gibney protagoniza un libro， ella es detective privada。 Penny Dhal contacta a la agencia Finders keepers porque su hija ha desaparecido， algo en su voz hace que Holly quiera el trabajo y ayudar。 Este libro es una novela policial en toda regla。 Donde claramente conocemos a los culpables desde el comienzo， pero de a poco vamos viendo que es lo que los motiva a asesinar。 Por un lado tenemos la visión de algunos de los “secuestrados” y como van actuando en su cautiverio obligados。 Y por otro tenemos también a los secuestradores。 También tenemos la visión de Holly quien está pasando por un momento súper duro en su vida， pero la voz de la mujer que llama la convence para aceptar este caso。Todo esto transcurre en medio de la pandemia mundial。 Este libro ha sido súper criticado por lo que King tiene que decir sobre Trump， sobre los anti vacunas y sobre los que pensaban que la pandemia era mentira， pero a mi parecer son críticas súper normales que hemos encontrado a través de todos los libros del autor， así que no sé a qué viene tanto revuelo。 Es un libro que me encanto ！ Amo a Holly y su personalidad， me encanto que hayan historias paralelas sobre cómo van creciendo los otros personajes que la rodean también y que este esa tensión constante en el relato。 A veces te hubiese gustado entrar ahí y decirle a Holly， mira hacia el lado ！ Ahí está la respuesta。 Creo que es un libro muy bien hecho， lo disfrute y creo que cualquiera que le guste el tema policial y con un poco de terror también lo hará。 Lo recomiendo porque la historia vale totalmente la pena。 。。。more
Erin
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Holly Gibney is definitely one of my favorite characters King has written。 And while it was sometimes depressing to read a story set in the deep Covid era， I did love how the heroes were pro-vax and anti-trump and the villains were primarily the opposite。 🤣
Kenneth
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Once again， King has given us a masterpiece。 The power of this one rests not just in its amazing storytelling， but also in the underlying allegory which lays bare the pseudoscience and near-to-the-surface hatred that has infected our culture in the past eight years。
Vince
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Very well developed。 Wish all authors would eliminate the political statements。 I read to escape the political controversy。 King has an amazing creative mind。
Nev Fountain
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A bit taken aback by the reviews complaining about 'politics' when King writes about COVID。 King was writing about a time we all experienced when millions of people died， a lot of them unnecessarily。 Particularly vaccine deniers fed disinformation who unwittingly brought their own deaths upon themselves。 No doubt Holocaust deniers would make the same point about Anne Frank and the unfortunate way she brought 'politics' into her work。 I am pleased these frothing nutters with their one-star review A bit taken aback by the reviews complaining about 'politics' when King writes about COVID。 King was writing about a time we all experienced when millions of people died， a lot of them unnecessarily。 Particularly vaccine deniers fed disinformation who unwittingly brought their own deaths upon themselves。 No doubt Holocaust deniers would make the same point about Anne Frank and the unfortunate way she brought 'politics' into her work。 I am pleased these frothing nutters with their one-star reviews have failed to put a dent in King's overall four-plus star rating。That said， it is an odd book。 There is no mystery like 'The Outsider'， as the antagonists and their motives are revealed pretty early。 It's not really a thriller as there is no tension about what the antagonists might do to our cast of characters as in 'Mr Mercedes'， as the deaths are mostly in the past tense， and the few deaths that happen during the book are from characters we barely know and the scenes are rather perfunctory。 And it's not really a horror。 Even though the concept is horrific， nothing of what you would call 'horror' is visited on the protagonists - there is very little viscera aimed in their direction。 The most tension involves Barbara worrying about the outcome of a poetry competition。 Most of it is Holly investigating and piecing clues together rather slowly。 Which is fine， because it's nice to be in the company of Holly， Barbara and Jerome， even if it is a bit ploddy until the last fifth of the book。 But it has a great concept and engaging characters， and that still puts it head and shoulders above most books on the shelves at Waterstones。 。。。more
Marshamariella
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I haven’t picked up a SK book in years and was pleasantly happy with Holly。 I quite liked the main character Holly who has appeared in a few of Mr。 King’s past novels。 While it may not have an expectant supernatural slant to the plot the acts of a couple old folks committed on human life is full horror and will leave the reader in shock。 Great read 📖
Julie
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Probably more of a 2。75 star for me。 Disappointed， as King is my favorite author。 Too much covid， masks， Trump for me。 :（
Kelli
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You can never go wrong with Stephen King。
Bradley
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I liked it more than I liked the Mr。 Mercedes trilogy。 I will be disappointed if there are any more Holly Gibney books。
Lori
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Very good
Karen Benedetto
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DNF。 Don't care about his politics， something that a lot of people were "insulted" by （lol）， I just didn't give a shit about the story or the characters。I am a pretty big King fan， but this was just not my jam。 DNF。 Don't care about his politics， something that a lot of people were "insulted" by （lol）， I just didn't give a shit about the story or the characters。I am a pretty big King fan， but this was just not my jam。 。。。more
Kayla
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3。75
Craig
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Stephen King at the top of his form。 It's so nice to get another book with Holly Gibney， his private investigator character first introduced in Mr。 Mercedes。 Here， she's tasked with looking into a simple missing person case， after a young college librarian disappears while biking home from work one night。 The girl's mother is desperate and the police don't seem to be of much help。 Holly agrees to look into this and from there， the case gradually spirals out into something much larger， with a pai Stephen King at the top of his form。 It's so nice to get another book with Holly Gibney， his private investigator character first introduced in Mr。 Mercedes。 Here， she's tasked with looking into a simple missing person case， after a young college librarian disappears while biking home from work one night。 The girl's mother is desperate and the police don't seem to be of much help。 Holly agrees to look into this and from there， the case gradually spirals out into something much larger， with a pair of criminals at the center who are some of the most monstrous King's ever created。 Set during the height of the COVID pandemic， there are lots of historical markers to set the place and time。 Unlike some readers， I don't think King has a political agenda here。 And if you're just now realizing that King's a liberal， you haven't been paying attention。 Hopefully， we'll see Holly and company again。 。。。more
Valerie Mahaffey
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Still lovin Holly Gibney。 And JeromeThis book had too much COVID & mask descriptions and way way too much smoking！Because the last Holly book came out in 2021 or 2020 but was written in 2019， he’s making up for not mentioning COVID。Stephen， that iPhone ringtone you reference is a marimba， not a xylophone。
Karis Branstetter
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3。5 StarsI am normally not one to enjoy the thrilling and gruesome nature of most of Stephen King's books but decided to be a brave girl！ His descriptions and dialogue had an enjoyable depth to them and helped me stay engaged as the investigation played out。 The fact that this particular book's case included an old cannibalistic couple was definitely freaky and made me physically gag once！ However， I enjoyed reading through the perspective of the main detective Holly， a relatable middle age shy 3。5 StarsI am normally not one to enjoy the thrilling and gruesome nature of most of Stephen King's books but decided to be a brave girl！ His descriptions and dialogue had an enjoyable depth to them and helped me stay engaged as the investigation played out。 The fact that this particular book's case included an old cannibalistic couple was definitely freaky and made me physically gag once！ However， I enjoyed reading through the perspective of the main detective Holly， a relatable middle age shy girl boss。 This book was set during covid （which for some reason I just do not like ever aha） and was pretty political so I think there would be books by him that I would enjoy more。 Overall， this was a good read and a really great kickstart for spooky season。 。。。more
Ethan
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Stephen King never （okay， rarely） disappoints， and this Holly Gibney novel is no exception。 More soon。
Stephanie Longchamps
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