He accepts the gift, opens his eyes to the possibilities and embraces the technology.
Stubborn and set in his ways he initially declines the iPhone from Craig, but when Craig shows him an app that shows the real-time movement and up to date information on the stock market Mr Harrigan changes his mind. He is an ex-businessman who retired to a quiet life in the small village of Harlow away from the hustle and bustle of the city, away from it all to a reclusive and simple life.and keeps up on the stock market, his finances and his investments with newspapers. Mr Harrigan hates technology, doesn’t have a TV and he only listens to the radio ( he has a fondness for country music) in the car. With part of his winnings, Craig buys Mr Harrigan an iPhone as a gift and as a thank you. Each year Craig receives four cards from Mr Harrigan, a Valentine’s Day card, a birthday card, a Thanksgiving Day card and a Christmas card all with a single $1 dollar scratchcard included as a gift.Īfter a couple of years working for Mr Harrigan and receiving the cards, Craig wins $3,000 dollars on one of the scratchcards. The included novellas are:Ĭraig, a young boy, at the age of nine-years-old starts working for Mr Harrigan and gets paid $5 dollars an hour to do odd jobs around the house, gardening and to read to Mr Harrigan. If It Bleeds is a collection of four novellas from Stephen King. A fascinating Author’s Note gives us a wonderful insight into the origin of each story and the writer’s unparalleled imagination. All four display the richness of King’s storytelling with grace, humor, horror and breathtaking suspense. 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.ĭancing 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’ . So begins ‘If It Bleeds’ , a stand-alone sequel to the No.
But when she tunes in again, to the late-night report, she realizes there is something not quite right about the correspondent who was first on the scene. 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. And a bomb at Albert Macready Middle School is guaranteed to lead any bulletin. News people have a saying: ‘If it bleeds, it leads’. Crime / Thriller / Mystery / Horror / Short Story Collection.Ī collection of four uniquely wonderful long stories, including a stand-alone sequel to the No.
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