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Number one New York Times Bestseller, a New York Times Notable Book, and an NPR Best Book of the Year.

Holly Gibney, recognized as one of Stephen King’s most intriguing and resourceful characters, returns in a gripping tale hailed by New York magazine as a chilling exploration of grief, delusion, and pure, unadulterated evil. This time, Holly finds herself confronting a complex mystery involving multiple vanishings in a small Midwestern town.

When Penny Dahl reaches out to the Finders Keepers detective agency, desperate for assistance in locating her missing daughter Bonnie, Holly initially hesitates. Her agency partner, Pete, has come down with Covid; her emotionally challenging mother has recently passed away; and Holly was meant to be on a much-needed break. Regardless, the urgency and anguish in Penny’s plea compel Holly to accept the case.

As Holly delves deeper into the investigation, suspicion centers on Professors Rodney and Emily Harris, an elderly husband-and-wife duo who live just a short distance from where Bonnie Dahl was last seen. The Harrises appear as the epitome of respectable society: devoted academics in their eighties, seemingly mild and outwardly ordinary. Yet beneath their well-mannered facade and book-filled home lurks a sinister, unthinkable secret hidden away in their basement—one potentially linked to Bonnie’s disappearance.

Determined, methodical, and dangerously smart, the elderly couple become chilling adversaries. Holly must summon all of her skill, intellect, and courage to unravel the truth and outsmart this ruthless and cunning pair. Stephen King delivers a haunting and unforgettable novel that showcases one woman’s courageous fight against truly monstrous evil.