Mercedes in a megastakes, highsuspense race against time, three of the most unlikely and winning heroes stephen king has ever created try to stop a lone killer from blowing up thousands. With one eye on philip marlowe, stephen king takes a crack at the detective novel. Stephen king is the author of more than fifty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. A novel stephen here books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. Its a winking gift to the retired cop hero, bill hodges, from his. This is only my third stephen king novel after the dark tower and sleeping beauties the later of which i highly recommend. In the frigid predawn hours, in a distressed midwestern city, hundreds of desperate unemployed folks are lined up for a spot at a job fair. And chances are youve still watched some of the movies they made based on his books, like it or the shining, to name just a few.
Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. Mr mercedes is a traditional catandmouse story about. The second book in stephen king s bill hodges trilogy mr. If you havent heard of stephen king yet, youve been living under the proverbial rock all this time. Stephen king is known as the master of horror for his spectacularly scary stories and gruesome plot twists. Mercedes is a rich, resonant, exceptionally readable accomplishment by a man who can write in whatever genre he chooses the washington post. But then the mercedes killer sends bill a taunting letter and bill realizes that he must regain. Mercedes takes the old detective genre in an excellent, modern. The first standalone novel in stephen kings bill hodges trilogy mr mercedes, finders keepers, end of watch.
The opening word keeps the reader engaged until the final punctuation mark, no matter how weighty the tome. Stephen king really knows how to make someone creepy. In a highsuspense race against time, three of the most unlikely heroes stephen king has ever created try to stop a lone killer. This is not the first time king has written a straight thriller but it is by far his best and it is recommended to crime buffs and king fans alike. Mr mercedes the bill hodges trilogy book 1 kindle edition. His recent work includes the institute, elevation, the outsider, sleeping beauties cowritten with his son owen king and the bill hodges trilogy, end of watch, finders keepers, and mr. I used to read stephen king all the time, but for no apparent reason, i stopped reading his books. Mercedes, kings latest creation, burns bright with energetic tension, but the wattage dims when the characterizations grow stale and the dialogue hammy.
This was a great novel that is much easier for some to read than many of stephen king s earlier works. Mercedes by stephen king overdrive rakuten overdrive. Jun 02, 2014 with an accidental gumshoe and a freaky serial killer, stephen kings new novel mr. Mercedes a novel by stephen king available from rakuten kobo. With an accidental gumshoe and a freaky serial killer, stephen kings new novel mr.
Stephen king is an author who literally doesnt need an introduction. Mercedes an edgar award winner for best novel, doctor sleep, and under the dome. Stephen king s superb new stayupallnight thriller is a sly tale of literary obsession that recalls. Mercedes hungarian edition by stephen king nook book. Granted, i am a total detectivemurdermystery novel junkie, but this book is fantastic. His recent work includes the institute, elevation, the outsider, sleeping beauties cowritten with his son owen king, and the bill hodges trilogy. Mercedes, billed as stephen kings first hardboiled detective novel, a fedora makes an appearance.
I read a lot of my books via audio books while im working. Mercedes is a novel by american writer stephen king. Mercedes ebook by stephen king 9781476754468 rakuten. Mercedes is a mystery predicated on an act of extreme carnage. For a generation of readers, stephen king is the voice of the underbelly of smalltown america, having made his name as the author of cult classics with an equally strong legacy of film adaptations including carrie, the shining, the green mile, the stand, pet sematary, it, under the dome and the tommyknockers. Mercedes ebook by stephen king 9781476754468 rakuten kobo. Stephen king is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. This novel is a thriller throughandthrough, taking the exdetective trope and. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction.
His recent work includes sleeping beauties cowritten with his son owen king, the short story collection the bazaar of bad dreams, the bill hodges trilogy end of watch, finders keepers, and mr. In a fading ohio industrial city in the postcrash year of 2009, a driver in a clown mask plows a. Mercedes in multiple audiobook formats on june 3rd. Jun 03, 2014 stephen king is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. And yet, the books keep coming and im thankful for that.
This was a great novel that is much easier for some to read than many of stephen kings earlier works. In a megastakes, highsuspense race against time, three of the most unlikely and winning heroes stephen king has ever created try to stop a lone killer from blowing up thousands. I realize that it is based on a different novel, but the series referred back to characters in this novel and this trilogy, so i. Buy mr mercedes by stephen king from amazons fiction books store. The bill hodges trilogy 3 book series kindle edition. A novel the bill hodges trilogy book 1 by stephen king author 4. Mercedes, stephen kings latest, an aging excop comes out of retirement to hunt for a psychotic hitandrun murderer looking to strike again. It will transport you into a vibrant and dangerous world filled with gritty characters living on the bleeding edge of reason. I seem to remember stephen king announcing his retirement some years ago. Mercedes is stephens first hardboiled detective tale. Mercedes takes the old detective genre in an excellent, modern direction billy hodges is the kind of guy whod. I saw it recommended in a book group im in, so decided to start here. Darren ive read everything stephen king has written and can say, without trepidation, that mercedes man is not a book that will go down as a good example ofmore ive read everything stephen king has written and can say, without trepidation, that mercedes man is not a book that will go down as a good example of why folks love his writing.
His recent work includes end of watch, the short story collection the bazaar of bad dreams, finders keepers, mr. As you may know, mr mercedes is the new book by one of the most popular and wellknown authors on the planet, stephen king. Mercedes adapts stephen kings novel finders keepers. Mercedes lends more to a thriller where a lot of the plot plays out through the web a new twist that makes me love stephen king even more. At 16, finding the idea of short story writing woefully unambitious, my early attempts at novels were. In the frigid predawn hours, in a distressed midwestern city, hundreds of desperate. Dec 29, 2015 stephen king is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Mr mercedes follows retired detective bill hodges as he attempts to track down a massmurderer that has seemingly got away with his crime. In a highsuspense race against time, three of the most unlikely heroes stephen king has ever created try to stop a lone killer from blowing up thousands. I reread this after having watched the new hbo series, the outsider.