Stephen King is one of the greatest writers alive today. He always has a well-structured plot and a delightful turn of phrase. He is best known for his horror but I think his greatest achievement is the way he shows American life and culture in microcosm, engaging us in the lives of his characters. What people do to each other is far scarier than any monster. This is an excellent read if you want something firmly grounded in reality without the supernatural. Not horror but still in places horrifying. Circumstances, coincidences, bad detection all combine with grotesque inevitability. Two points of view, retired cop and crazed killer, and I felt for both these lovely characters and many of those around them. An excellent start to a trilogy, an excellent piece of writing, an excellent read.
Books in The Bill Hodges Trilogy:
1. Mr Mercedes
3. End of Watch
Without warning, a lone driver ploughed through the crowd in a stolen Mercedes. The plot is kicked into gear when Bill Hodges receives a letter in the mail, from a man claiming to be the perpetrator. He taunts Hodges with the notion that he will strike again.
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Without warning, a lone driver ploughed through the crowd in a stolen Mercedes. The plot is kicked into gear when Bill Hodges receives a letter in the mail, from a man claiming to be the perpetrator.
Mr Mercedes features in the following genres: Thriller and Suspense, eBooks of the Month, Crime and Mystery, Fiction, Recommendations
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Mr Mercedes was written by Stephen King and published by Hodder Paperback an imprint of Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Mr Mercedes has 405 pages
Yes it is part of The Bill Hodges Trilogy series
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