Holly

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Privatermittlerin Holly Gibney steckt in einer Lebenskrise, da erhält sie einen Anruf: »Meine Tochter Bonnie ist vor drei Wochen verschwunden, und die Polizei unternimmt nichts.« Ihre Nachforschungen führen Holly zu einer weit zurückreichenden Liste ungelöster Vermisstenfälle. Alle spielen im Umfeld eines inzwischen emeritierten Ernährungswissenschaftlers mit dem Spitznamen »Mr. Meat«. Holly hat schon gegen grausame Gegner bestanden, aber hier begegnet sie dem schlimmsten aller Ungeheuer: dem Me

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Stephen King returns to one of his most compelling and enduring recurring characters in the 2023 novel Holly, a 477-page work of fiction that plunges private investigator Holly Gibney into a deeply unsettling personal and professional crisis. At the start of the narrative, Holly is struggling through a difficult period in her life, dealing with grief, isolation, and the heavy emotional toll of her past cases. Just as she feels entirely unanchored, the phone rings, dragging her back into the relentless pursuit of truth and justice. A desperate mother named Penny Dahl calls with a plea that the local police refuse to answer: her daughter Bonnie has been missing for three weeks, and the authorities are doing virtually nothing to find her. Despite her hesitation and personal vulnerabilities, Holly agrees to take the case. What begins as a missing person investigation quickly spirals into a much darker, sprawling labyrinth of dread. As Holly digs deeper into the circumstances surrounding Bo

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Stephen King

Stephen King (b. 1947) is an American author renowned as one of the most successful horror and suspense writers of all time. His novels, including 'The Shining', 'It', and 'The Stand', have sold hundreds of millions of copies and inspired numerous film and television adaptations.

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