The eagerly awaited paperback edition of the No. 1 bestselling hardcover featuring a stand-alone sequel to The Outsider, and three additional irresistible novellas. News people have a saying: ´If it bleeds, it leads´. And a bomb at Albert Macready Middle School is guaranteed to lead any bulletin. Holly Gibney of the Finders Keepers detective agency is working on the case of a missing dog - and on her own need to be more assertive - when she sees the footage on TV. But when she tunes in again, to the late-night report, she realises something is not quite right about the correspondent who was first on the scene. So begins ´If It Bleeds´, a stand-alone sequel to the No. 1 bestselling THE OUTSIDER featuring the incomparable Holly on her first solo case - and also the riveting title story in Stephen King´s brilliant new collection. Dancing alongside are three more wonderful long stories from this ´formidably versatile author´ (The Sunday Times) - ´Mr Harrigan´s Phone´, ´The Life of Chuck´ and ´Rat´. All four display the richness of King´s storytelling with grace, humour, horror and breathtaking suspense. A fascinating Author´s Note gives us a wonderful insight into the origin of each story and the writer´s unparalleled imagination.