Never Flinch: A Novel

Good read. Half the fun lies in the quality of publishing. Hodder and Stoughton have done a good job with the size of the book and the font size. Nice page quality as well.

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Trig has in mind killing a number of people to represent the jurors and legal people responsible for a wrong conviction of someone murdered in prison. Detective Isabelle Jaynes, investigating the early murders, asks her friend Holly Gibney for intuitive input. At the same time Kate McCay, pro-choice advocate and comedic rabble-rousing performer, engages a reluctant Holly as a bodyguard after there are pro-life attempts on her life. And one of the venues will see the comeback of legendary soul-singer Sista Bessie. This is a straightforward crime novel, with a terrific race against time climax, winding the separate threads together. There are some elements of coincidence involved, but King's writing is so good that these are easily accepted. Unusually for King, there is a fairly strong and obvious (pro-choice) subtext, although this is watered down by the fact that its main proponent isn't very sympathetic. It had one sequence - Holly watching a performance on stage - which was beautifully emotional.

Another masterpiece from the master story teller. I would love to meet Stephen King in person and hear him speak as I am sure he is even spookier in person.

If it’s an ace ditective you want, you should call Holly Gibney.