The eagerly awaited paperback edition of the No. 1 bestselling hardcover featuring a
stand-alone sequel to The Outsider and three additional irresistible novellas.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 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.
