A brilliant book and a really fun time.

Holly Gibney is my favourite King character so I'm so glad she got a book of her own.

Similar to Mr Mercedes, this is a cat and mouse type thriller where you know who the killer is from the start and are watching as Holly gets closer to figuring out the truth. I know that doesn't work for everyone because it does remove some of the mystery, but this worked so well for me. 

In terms of King's writing, you could tell he's taken some common criticisms on board, and there's even a joke in there referring to how he's described tits in previous books. The female characters were better developed without being heavily sexualised, and he's dropped his use of racial slurs despite there being racist characters. That's kind of just asking for the bare minimum, but it felt like a deliberate shift and I appreciated it.

A good time, an intriguing plot, brilliant characters and decently paced. A very solid 4 star read.