Holly (novel)

Holly
First edition cover
AuthorStephen King
Audio read byJustine Lupe[1]
Cover artistWill Staehle
LanguageEnglish
GenreCrime fiction
PublisherScribner
Publication date
September 5, 2023
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardcover), e-book, audiobook
Pages449[2]
ISBN978-1-66801-613-8 (First edition hardcover)
813/.54
LC ClassPS3561.I483 H56 2023

Holly is a 2023 crime novel[3] by American author Stephen King. It was published on September 5, 2023, by Scribner. The novel follows Holly Gibney,[4] who made her first appearance in Mr. Mercedes (2014).[5] She also appeared in Finders Keepers (2015)[6] and End of Watch (2016),[7] and later was a major supporting character in The Outsider. She was also the central character in If It Bleeds, a novella in the 2020 collection of the same name.[8] An excerpt from Holly was published in Entertainment Weekly on January 23, 2023.[9] King has confirmed plans for another novel featuring Holly Gibney, titled We Think Not.[10]

  1. ^ "HOLLY Narrator Announced!". stephenking.com. March 22, 2023. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  2. ^ Berry, Flynn (September 1, 2023). "In Stephen King's Latest, Beware the Kindly Old Professors". The New York Times. Archived from the original on September 1, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  3. ^ Iglesias, Gabino (September 6, 2023). "'Holly' is one of Stephen King's most political novels to date". NPR. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  4. ^ "HOLLY". Kirkus Reviews. July 13, 2023. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  5. ^ Abbott, Megan (June 5, 2014). "Hard-Boiled". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 8, 2014. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  6. ^ Maslin, Janet (May 31, 2015). "Review: Stephen King Leaps Through Time in 'Finders Keepers'". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 1, 2015. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  7. ^ Flood, Alison (June 8, 2016). "End of Watch by Stephen King review – a gory climax to the Mercedes trilogy". The Guardian. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  8. ^ Colburn, Randall (April 20, 2020). "The Outsider evolves in Stephen King's spotty new collection, If It Bleeds". The A.V. Club. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  9. ^ Collis, Clark (January 23, 2023). "Holly Gibney is back on the case in Stephen King's new novel: Read an excerpt from Holly". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  10. ^ Creamer, Ella (August 16, 2023). "Stephen King says he may continue the Talisman series". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved September 4, 2024.