Holy Boy by Heejoo, Lee

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Author: Heejoo, LeeModern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)Published on 5 February 2026 by PAN MACMILLAN (Picador) in the United Kingdom.Paperback | 320 pages214 x 136 x 27 | 336g
Terrific The GuardianA K-Pop version of Stephen King The TimesOne idol.Four fans.Worships 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 wont 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 angels 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.More than a little unhinged, Holy Boy by Lee Heejoo is an exhilarating descent into the dark side of devotion.Translated from the Korean by Joheun Lee.