If It Bleeds

The eagerly awaited paperback edition of the No. 1 bestselling hardcover featuring a stand-alone sequel to The Outsider, and three additional irresistible novellas.

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 something is 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