



Never Flinch (Unabridged)
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3.9 • 93 Ratings
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- $19.99
Publisher Description
Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2025 by The New York Times Book Review, AV Club, Variety, The Boston Globe, The Minnesota Star Tribune, Vulture, Men’s Health, Book Riot, The New York Post, Goodreads, AARP, Paste, and more!
From master storyteller Stephen King comes an extraordinary new novel with intertwining storylines—one about a killer on a diabolical revenge mission, and another about a vigilante targeting a feminist celebrity speaker—featuring the beloved Holly Gibney and a dynamic new cast of characters.
When the Buckeye City Police Department receives a disturbing letter from a person threatening to “kill thirteen innocents and one guilty” in “an act of atonement for the needless death of an innocent man,” Detective Izzy Jaynes has no idea what to think. Are fourteen citizens about to be slaughtered in an unhinged act of retribution? As the investigation unfolds, Izzy realizes that the letter writer is deadly serious, and she turns to her friend Holly Gibney for help.
Meanwhile, controversial and outspoken women’s rights activist Kate McKay is embarking on a multi-state lecture tour, drawing packed venues of both fans and detractors. Someone who vehemently opposes Kate’s message of female empowerment is targeting her and disrupting her events. At first, no one is hurt, but the stalker is growing bolder, and Holly is hired to be Kate’s bodyguard—a challenging task with a headstrong employer and a determined adversary driven by wrath and his belief in his own righteousness.
Featuring a riveting cast of characters both old and new, including world-famous gospel singer Sista Bessie and an unforgettable villain addicted to murder, these twinned narratives converge in a chilling and spectacular conclusion—a feat of storytelling only Stephen King could pull off.
Thrilling, wildly fun, and outrageously engrossing, Never Flinch is one of King’s richest and most propulsive novels.
Customer Reviews
Just ok
Stephen King always turns a phrase in a spectacular fashion but this books premise seemed an odd concoction. I also felt it drifted into subplot stories that went on way too long. As for using the audio book I would not recommend.
Please no more Holly
One of my least fav Stephen king books. Mainly? I’m tired of Holly.
Well written and thought out story
I love King and Holly. This was among his better books since 2000 in terms of writing and story. That said I feel like I’m getting tired of Holly, but I also think it might be a personal thing. I’m also over so much politics in Kings stories. I’ve been on a chronological read of Kings work and you can definitely see more politics the later in life he’s got. I think Holly and NF suffer more from that than anything else. I do find some characters in this annoying, but I also see that as the point. That said I don’t buy into “King ain’t the same since the accident”. The Outsider, Revival, Doctor Sleep and a ton of short stories from Darker and Bleeds are absolutely among his best ever. I hope King has got politics out of his veins for few books so we can just enjoy his amazing story telling, characters (love or hate) and literary scenes.