I love Stephen King’s Holly Gibney books. She is such a good character – high functioning autistic and very truthful and insightful and brave. In this book at least two threads weave together – one of a serial killer who promises to kill thirteen innocent and one guilty person, and the other, Holly taking on a job as a bodyguard to a radical feminist writer/speaker who has been getting death threats.
Holly as a body guard is a bit of a stretch as she is not a very physical person but on the other hand she is quick witted and intuitive and has got out of many dangerous situations in the past, and the feminist who hired her wanted female intelligence over male brawn.
Some reviewers have complained that this series of Stephen King books have been too political, but I don’t mind that (maybe because I seem to be mostly in agreement with his leanings!).
Once again poor Barbara (younger sister of Jerome, who sometimes helps out at Holly’s detective agency) gets caught up in dangerous situations, although this time there is nothing supernatural in the plot, just a good old fashioned murder mystery thriller.
I found the novel to be very enjoyable and I can’t wait for the next Holly Gibney books (I certainly hope there will be more!).
Sarah Wray Writer 