#57 in Horror
Holly
- 449
- Pages
- about 8 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 14 weeks on the list, peaked at #1
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Our view
“Holly” is a crime novel carried by its detective, and it rewards readers who already know her. Everything turns on Holly Gibney, and some value her especially as a neurodivergent lead. Some warn that the book leans on her earlier cases and gives away how at least one of them ended; anyone planning to pick up the previous novels is better off doing so first.
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About the book
Holly is a 2023 crime novel by American author Stephen King. It was published on September 5, 2023, by Scribner. The novel follows Holly Gibney, who made her first appearance in Mr. Mercedes (2014). She also appeared in Finders Keepers (2015) and End of Watch (2016), and later was a major supporting character in The Outsider. She was also the central character in If It Bleeds, a novella in the 2020 collection of the same name. An excerpt from Holly was published in Entertainment Weekly on January 23, 2023. King wrote another novel featuring Holly Gibney, Never Flinch, which was released on May 27, 2025.
Reading order · Holly Gibney
Full order & progress →- The OutsiderStart here
7.77.7 / 10 - If It Bleeds
7.67.6 / 10 - HollyThis book
7.97.9 / 10 - Never Flinch
7.47.4 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.9 across 407 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 73% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Horror average of 7.5. That is how 7.9 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 6.9 | 7 | 2% |
| Hardcover | 8.0 | 400 | 98% |
Frequently asked
How long is Holly?
It has 449 pages — longer than 69% of the ranked books in Horror.
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