#1 New York Times Bestseller · NPR’s Best Book of 2023
Stephen King’s most charismatic heroine returns in a gripping standalone thriller.
Private investigator Holly Gibney is exhausted and ready for a break. But when a woman named Penny Dahl calls in desperation, Holly is compelled to help find her missing daughter.
Her search leads to the home of elderly professors Rodney and Emily Harris — respected, refined, and... hiding something monstrous in their basement. Beneath the surface of their book-filled house lies a gruesome secret that could cost Holly everything.
A chilling, psychological page-turner from the master of horror and suspense.
