Never Flinch
The No. 1 hardback bestseller now in paperback
Published on 4. June 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
432 pages
978-1-3997-4437-9 (ISBN)
Description
From master storyteller Stephen King comes a thrilling 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.
After the Buckeye City Police Department receives a disturbing letter from a person who is threatening to kill 'thirteen innocents and one guilty' in an act of retribution, Detective Izzy Jaynes turns to her friend Holly Gibney of the Finders Keepers Agency for help.
Meanwhile, outspoken activist Kate McKay is embarking on a lecture tour. But someone has started disrupting her events, and Holly is hired to be Kate's bodyguard.
In a feat of storytelling only Stephen King could pull off, these twinned narratives converge in a chilling and spectacular conclusion.
After the Buckeye City Police Department receives a disturbing letter from a person who is threatening to kill 'thirteen innocents and one guilty' in an act of retribution, Detective Izzy Jaynes turns to her friend Holly Gibney of the Finders Keepers Agency for help.
Meanwhile, outspoken activist Kate McKay is embarking on a lecture tour. But someone has started disrupting her events, and Holly is hired to be Kate's bodyguard.
In a feat of storytelling only Stephen King could pull off, these twinned narratives converge in a chilling and spectacular conclusion.
Reviews / Votes
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 * A nailbiter . . . the propulsive plot will keep you turning pages long past your bedtime * Washington Post * Action packed * Evening Standard * King raises the stakes . . . and the body count * New York Times * The cinematic style we crave from a Stephen King novel * New York Times Book Review * A writer of towering brilliance * The Spectator *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hodder & Stoughton
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
N/A
Dimensions
Height: 194 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
298 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-3997-4437-9 (9781399744379)
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05/2025
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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 Holly.
Many of his titles are the basis for major motion pictures including IT, The Shawshank Redemption, which is IMDb's top-rated movie of all time, The Long Walk and The Running Man.
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.
Many of his titles are the basis for major motion pictures including IT, The Shawshank Redemption, which is IMDb's top-rated movie of all time, The Long Walk and The Running Man.
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.