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Holy Boy
- Author
- Lee Heejoo
- Narrator
- Greta Jung
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Publish Date
- 5 February 2026
- Run Time
- 9 hours 28 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
'A K-Pop version of Stephen King' – The Times
More than a little unhinged, Holy Boy by Lee Heejoo is the wildly addictive K-pop kidnap sensation. An exhilarating descent into the dark side of fan devotion.
One idol.
Four fans.
Worship’s never been bloodier.
Yosep is a K-pop idol with millions of adoring fans. But for four of them, a poster on the wall just won't cut it. They have a plan – a perfect, foolproof plan – to get their idol all to themselves.
Kidnapping Yosep seemed like the ultimate act of love. But inside a secluded mansion, plagued by paranoia and with their grip on reality slowly loosening, the women use increasingly disturbing strategies to keep Yosep in their possession. As their angel's halo slips and their perfect plan unravels, the women must fight not only to keep him, but to keep their secret buried – at all costs.
Translated from the Korean by Joheun Lee.
'Terrific . . . Lee Heejoo does a wonderful job creating an unhinged, febrile tension and ramping up the sense of foreboding' – The Guardian
Critics Review
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A K-Pop version of Stephen King
The Times
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Terrific . . . Lee Heejoo does a wonderful job creating an unhinged, febrile tension and ramping up the sense of foreboding
The Guardian
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Simmering . . . eerie . . . Holy Boy is a biting investigation into what it means to be a lonely woman in the world, and a look into the lengths the human mind will take to invent beauty in dark places
The Cold Magazine
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Details
- Author
- Lee Heejoo
- Narrator
- Greta Jung
- Duration
- 9 hours 28 minutes
- Release Date
- 5 February 2026
- ISBN
- 9781035076468
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Genre
- Psychological thriller, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Fiction in translation, Thriller: organised crime / gangland crime, Narrative theme: social issues / social problems, Narrative theme: love / relationships
Synopsis
'A K-Pop version of Stephen King' – The TimesMore than a little unhinged, Holy Boy by Lee Heejoo is the wildly addictive K-pop kidnap sensation. An exhilarating descent into the dark side of fan devotion.One idol.Four fans.Worship’s never been bloodier.Yosep is a K-pop idol with millions of adoring fans. But for four of them, a poster on the wall just won't cut it. They have a plan – a perfect, foolproof plan – to get their idol all to themselves.Kidnapping Yosep seemed like the ultimate act of love. But inside a secluded mansion, plagued by paranoia and with their grip on reality slowly loosening, the women use increasingly disturbing strategies to keep Yosep in their possession. As their angel's halo slips and their perfect plan unravels, the women must fight not only to keep him, but to keep their secret buried – at all costs.Translated from the Korean by Joheun Lee.'Terrific . . . Lee Heejoo does a wonderful job creating an unhinged, febrile tension and ramping up the sense of foreboding' – The Guardian
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