‘Anything for Holly’: Stephen King Officially Reveals the Title of His Next Novel!!

Stephen King is a master of horror, and throughout the years, he has brought his readers over 60 original stories. Including some iconic titles like Carrie, It, The Shining, and more. One of King‘s newer characters to find success has been detective Holly Gibney. Her first appearance was in the Bill Hodges novel Mr. Mercedes. The trilogy follows a retired detective as he tries to solve cases with his adversaries, weaving King’s psychological approach to storytelling with a crime setting. Part of that story includes Holly Gibney; now we know the next title of King’s latest novel, and it looks like the end of Holly’s story.

In an interview with Talking Scared, King revealed the title of the last Holly Gibney book, titled Anything for Holly. It is also set to be the next major release from King. He did not reveal plot details about Anything for Holly but did confirm that this is his final story with the fan-favorite character. After her introduction in Mr. Mercedes, the detective appeared in novels like If It Bleeds, Holly, and more.

Other details remain limited. But the character of Holly Gibney is impressively one of the most written-about characters in King‘s lexicon. Currently, Randall Flagg from The Dark Tower series is the character who has been featured in the most stories. However, with Anything for Holly, it puts Holly Gibney at 8 novels. Given that many of his other top characters are part of The Dark Tower series, it is impressive and shows how much of an impression detective Holly Gibney has made on fans and on King as a writer, making the release of Anything for Holly an exciting one.

The Interconnected World of Stephen King

Part of what makes King‘s work so fascinating comes from the way that his stories can easily weave into each other. Shows like Mike Flanagan‘s Carrie bring elements of The Shining into Carrie White’s world. IT: Welcome to Derry did a similar thing with Dick Hallorann (played by Scatman Crothers in the 1980 film and Chris Chalk in the series). The show brought Hallorann and his shine into the world of Pennywise. Meaning that King‘s stories lend themselves to being connected to one another. So while this might be the “last” Holly Gibney book, it might not be the end of her.