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Category:FictionHorrorHorror-Hor
Publisher: Hodder && Stoughton Uk | ISBN: 9781529391534 | Pages: 0

A collection of four uniquely wonderful long stories, including a stand-alone sequel to the No. 1 bestseller THE OUTSIDER. 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

About the Author

Stephen King is the author of more than fifty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His first crime thriller featuring Bill Hodges, MR MERCEDES, won the Edgar Award for best novel and was shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger Award. Both MR MERCEDES and END OF WATCH received the Goodreads Choice Award for the Best Mystery and Thriller of 2014 and 2016 respectively. King co-wrote the bestselling novel Sleeping Beauties with his son Owen King, and many of King s books have been turned into celebrated films and television series including The Shawshank Redemption, Gerald s Game and It. King was the recipient of America s prestigious 2014 National Medal of Arts and the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for distinguished contribution to American Letters. In 2007 he also won the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America. He lives with his wife Tabitha King in Maine.