說故事大師史蒂芬・金2025最新力作!
執行惡毒復仇任務的殺手,對上以女權運動演說家為保護目標的保鑣
巴克艾市警局收到了一封令人不安的信。寄信人在信上表示將要:「殺害十三個無辜人士與一名有罪之人,以此作為一位無辜死亡者的贖罪。」探長易希.傑斯不知道該如何是好。難道有十四民無辜的市民,即將在一場失控的報復行動中被屠殺嗎?隨著調查的展開,易希發現這是一封認真的犯罪預告,於是她決定向好友荷莉.吉卜尼求救。
與此同時,備受爭議仍直言不諱的女權運動家凱特.馬偕,正展開跨州的巡迴演講,每每吸引眾多粉絲與酸民擠滿會場。某個極力反對她賦予女性權利理念的人,不斷地針對她,擾亂凱特的活動。一開始只是小搗亂,但漸漸事情越鬧越大,於是荷莉便受雇為凱特的保鑣。
故事中有新角色,也有大家熟悉的人物。兩條並行的敘事線,最終在一個精彩絕倫又令人毛骨悚然的結局中交會,可看出專屬於史蒂芬・金超乎常人的敘事功力。(文/博客來外文館)
Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2025 by Vulture, Men’s Health, Book Riot, The New York Post, Goodreads, AARP, Paste, and more!
From master storyteller Stephen King comes an extraordinary new novel with intertwining storylines—one about a killer on a diabolical revenge mission, and another about a vigilante targeting a feminist celebrity speaker—featuring the beloved Holly Gibney and a dynamic new cast of characters.
When the Buckeye City Police Department receives a disturbing letter from a person threatening to “kill thirteen innocents and one guilty” in “an act of atonement for the needless death of an innocent man,” Detective Izzy Jaynes has no idea what to think. Are fourteen citizens about to be slaughtered in an unhinged act of retribution? As the investigation unfolds, Izzy realizes that the letter writer is deadly serious, and she turns to her friend Holly Gibney for help.
Meanwhile, controversial and outspoken women’s rights activist Kate McKay is embarking on a multi-state lecture tour, drawing packed venues of both fans and detractors. Someone who vehemently opposes Kate’s message of female empowerment is targeting her and disrupting her events. At first, no one is hurt, but the stalker is growing bolder, and Holly is hired to be Kate’s bodyguard—a challenging task with a headstrong employer and a determined adversary driven by wrath and his belief in his own righteousness.
Featuring a riveting cast of characters both old and new, including world-famous gospel singer Sista Bessie and an unforgettable villain addicted to murder, these twinned narratives converge in a chilling and spectacular conclusion—a feat of storytelling only Stephen King could pull off.
Thrilling, wildly fun, and outrageously engrossing, Never Flinch is one of King’s richest and most propulsive novels.