Holy Boy

One Idol. Four Fans. A Bloody Mess.

‘Yosep was the only thing in her world.’

A K-Pop idol with legions of adoring disciples, Yosep, is the fallen angel of the music industry. Impossibly beautiful, his perfection inspires a near-religious devotion in his fans. But for an elect few, this dedication will spill over into delusion.

Four fans – Mihee, Nami, Heeae and their ringleader Ahnna – hatch a plot to satiate their shared hunger: kidnap.

Plagued by paranoia, and with their grip on reality slowly loosening, the women use increasingly disturbing strategies to keep Yosep in their possession. As they plunge into a hallucinatory hellfire of betrayal and murder in the name of their beloved, the group threaten to drag this young angel into the flames with them . . .

Darkly thrilling and completely shocking, Holy Boy is a tale of unstoppable obsession, perfect for fans of Asako Yuziki's Butter.

Translated from the Korean by Joheun Lee.

© 2026 Picador (Lydbog): 9781035076468

Oversættere: Joheun Lee

Release date

Lydbog: 5. marts 2026