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
