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If It Bleeds

By: Stephen King
Narrated by: Will Patton, Danny Burstein, Steven Weber
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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 there is something 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.

©2020 Stephen King (P)2020 Simon & Schuster Audio
Anthologies & Short Stories Psychological Short Stories Thriller & Suspense Fiction Scary Exciting Suspense Mystery

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Loved catching up with Holly

Will Patton makes me fall in love with Holly more and more. The other stories paled in comparison

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King as always brilliant

great collection of stories his shorter stories are always a pleasure to read and theses 4 are very good

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Great

It was great to hear another story with Holly Gibney but what really stood out for me was ‘1922’ and ‘Rat.’

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Great stuff

Short stories are not my usual genre and I’m not really into Stephen King but this caught my eye. I’m so glad it did. Great story lines and the narration is awesome. Totally enjoyed it. Highly recommended.

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Another collection of enthralling tales!

Such a brilliantly clever collection of stories. Stephen King really is extraordinary. His delightful creations always whisk the reader into the hearts and minds of the characters within. If It Bleeds is no exception. Marvellous! Bravo

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if it bleeds

I have loved Stephen Kings books sence the 80s and I'm so glad he is still going strong and that his son is also an accomplished writer Thank you Stephen ..it has every thing a good story needs to suck you in and hold you captive until the end..xxxx

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Love love love Stephen king

What a wonderful writer he is although I can’t really review any story except the outsider. Which is a contusion of the book of the same name. I loved it. I will read anything by this fabulous man.

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Stephen King never disappoints

Excellent stories and characters that make you believe they are real, worked perfectly for audio.

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Really enjoyed

I thought the stories were connected but are all stand alone. The writing makes you feel like you know the characters. Enjoyed all the stories.

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Love the writing.

Love the style of writing. He creates real personalities and intelligent twists and turns. Always a pleasure

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