Holly is a mystery horror novel by Stephen King. It is 80th book, his 65th novel, and the 71st book published under his own name. Released on September 5, 2023, by Scribner.
Plot Synopsis
It marks the return of Holly Gibney. 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 harbouring 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 outmanoeuvre the shockingly twisted professors.
Background
The novel, Holly was released on September 5, 2023.
Trivia
- In a interview, King stated ‘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.’
- This is the 6th novel by Stephen King to include Holly Gibney, as she was last seen in the 2020 short story collection If It Bleeds.