01572nam a22001937a 450000500170000000800410001702000180005804000070007604100080008308200210009110000170011224500170012926000310014630000240017736500600020152010860026165000120134770000190135920211028114839.0211028b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9781529391589  cAl  aEng  223a813.54bKINI  aStephen King  aIf it bleeds  aUKbHodder&Stoughtonc2021  a393p.bPBc16x11cm.  aBLCR-000062b₹399.20c₹d₹499.00e20%f04-10-2021  aNews 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.  aFiction  aKING (Stephen)