Stephen King 
If It Bleeds 
a stand-alone sequel to the No. 1 bestseller The Outsider, plus three irresistible novellas

The No.1 Sunday Times bestseller featuring a stand-alone sequel to The Outsider as well as the novella ‚Mr Harrigan’s Phone‘, now with a stunning new cover look.News people have a saying:’If it bleeds, it leads‘.Following a horrific explosion at a school, Holly Gibney of the Finders Keepers detective agency notices something suspicious about the TV reporter who is first on the scene. In this riveting title story, Holly sets out to discover what he is hiding in her first solo crime case.Dancing alongside this stand-alone sequel to The Outsider are three more irresistible long stories: ‚Mr Harrigan’s Phone‘ sees young Craig introduce a curmudgeonly retired businessman to the wonders of the smartphone; ‚The Life of Chuck‘ is a three act life-story – told in reverse order – about a man whose face appears on a billboard; and ‚Rat‘ sees a struggling author head to a remote cabin in the woods of North Maine, where a deal-making rodent offers him a life-changing pact.