Never Flinch

Stephen King’s favourite detective gets another case . . . and it is, as ever, a joy to see her brilliant leaps of intuition and to watch her warm relationships with her small but devoted group of friends. * Observer *Holly is one of the most appealing investigators in contemporary crime fiction … Never Flinch contains plenty of King’s trademark chilling moments, with the two storylines expertly entwined. * Guardian *Among his most exuberant outings. * Financial Times *An action-packed climax that plays out hour by hour, then minute by minute. * Standard *The master storyteller has lost none of his grasp of the dark heart in the soul of Middle America: the result is simply superb. * Daily Mail *A genuine page-turner guaranteed to keep you reading long into the night … Jam-packed with wonderfully drawn heroes and villains and a sinuous plot guaranteed to have you perched on the edge of your seat. * Irish Independent *So quintessentially King that I absolutely adored every second of reading it. * Express.co.uk *With two dramatic storylines in one book, Never Flinch is a double treat for Stephen King’s fans. * The Scotsman *What makes the book unnerving and impossible to put down is how real and plausible everything described can be. * New Statesman *

STEPHEN KING is the author of more than seventy books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His crime thrillers featuring Holly Gibney include Mr Mercedes, winner of the Edgar Award for best novel, and The Outsider, both of which were adapted into successful TV series, as well as Finders Keepers, End of Watch and the title story from If It Bleeds.

Many of his titles are the basis for major motion pictures including IT, Stand By Me (adapted from The Body) and The Shawshank Redemption, which is IMDb’s top-rated movie of all time.

King is the recipient of The Sunday Times Award for Literary Excellence 2022, the 2020 Audio Publishers Association Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2018 PEN America Literary Service Award, the 2014 National Medal of Arts, and the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He lives in Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.