Ruben's Reviews > Holly

Being a fan of Stephen King's novels, I know he doesn't always include supernatural characters in his stories. Nevertheless, I loved Holly's novel and I can only hope it won't be the last time we hear from her.

I haven't read the previous five books of the series, but Holly works perfectly well on its own and now I'm in need of getting to know how she came to being.

I loved the story for what it is, and not because of the political or health views it has in it. I think that would be the wrong way of rating this novel.

Holly is a private investigator who's recently lost her mother to Covid, and although she's really far from properly grieving over her, she receives a call from Penny Dahl, a woman whose daughter recently went missing, and who can only hope for Holly's willingness to take the case to help her find out what happened to her.

Although a bit reluctantly, Holly takes the case only to find out that Bonnie's (Penny's daughter) disappearance may be linked to some other disappearances that somehow lead all to the Harris (Rodney and Emily). Why and how would they be linked to all this? Holly isn't sure, but her curiosity and her investigative skills might help her unveil some facts that she may later regret knowing.

As usual, it seems that the only possible way to find out is by getting immersed into Holly's world.

This is perhaps (in my view) one of the best books I've read this year.