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Stephen King, author of Never Flinch

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 14 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. 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.

Week of May 25, 2026

Paperback releases for the week of May 25th include NEVER FLINCH, a twisty psychological thriller from Stephen King that explores vigilante justice and a diabolical serial killer, featuring the beloved Holly Gibney and a dynamic new cast of characters; THE MARTHA’S VINEYARD BEACH AND BOOK CLUB by Martha Hall Kelly, a spectacular novel inspired by true events in which two sisters living on Martha’s Vineyard during World War II find hope in the power of storytelling when they start a wartime book club for women; THE IDAHO FOUR, James Patterson and Vicky Ward's exploration of a complex criminal investigation and its devastating aftermath, now featuring a newly reported conclusion; and Janelle Brown's WHAT KIND OF PARADISE, a propulsive novel that finds a teenage girl breaking free from her father’s world of isolation to discover that her whole life is a lie.