In the title story, “If It Bleeds,” we are treated to another tale featuring my and apparently, King's favorite creation, Holly Gibney. It reads: “Charles Krantz: 39 Great Years! Thanks Chuck.” It captures the attention of Marty Anderson which is an almost welcome diversion from his main problem, that being the fact that here in California, his state is rapidly falling apart.
The second tale, “The Life of Chuck,” King takes us on a truly unique voyage of destruction in the form of Chuck and his curious billboard. Each learns a valuable lesson from the other and they form a bond that can transcend death itself. A coming-of-age story in the same vein as “The Body,” the boy comes into his own with the mentorship of a wise, fair and ultimately tough mentor. Harrigan's Phone,” a young boy takes a part-time job to read to a retired, wealthy man. The themes in this collection are quite a variety. All four display the richness of King’s storytelling with grace, humour, horror and breathtaking suspense.Stephen King's latest book, “If It Bleeds,” is a terrific collection of four novellas. So begins ‘If It Bleeds’, a stand-alone sequel to the number one 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.ĭancing 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’. 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.
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. And a bomb at Albert Macready Middle School is guaranteed to lead any bulletin.
News people have a saying: ‘If it bleeds, it leads’.
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