Book Review: Stephen King's 'Holly' tries to place his horror formula in modern times

"But what saves this horror-fest from being shoved back onto the bookshelf in despair at the depravity of its two perpetrators of crime is the complexity and humanity of private investigator, Holly Gibney."
Book Review: Stephen King's 'Holly' tries to place his horror formula in modern times

Author Stephen King. Picture: Getty Images 

Sun, 29 Oct, 2023 - 19:00
Colette Sheridan

  • Holly 
  • Stephen King 
  • Hodder & Stoughton, ÂŁ25 

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