Mr Mercedes

Stephen King

Jun 2014 · Hachette UK

About this eBook

King's incredible crime thriller featuring Bill Hodges and introducing Holly Gibney is now released with with a stunning new cover look.

Who is going to be the fish in this relationship, and who is going to be the fisherman?

BILL HODGES
retired cop, tormented by 'the Mercedes massacre', a case he never solved.

BRADY HARTSFIELD
perpetrator of that notorious crime, and preparing to kill again.

Now each is closing in on the other in a mega-stakes race against time from worldwide bestselling master of suspense, Stephen King.

Ratings and reviews

I've read all of Mr Kings books. He has a dark sense of humor that appeals to me, and knows how to turn a phrase in such a way that something terrible can have you snickering shamefully. Dr Sleep was not a disappointment, rather a really good sequel. This one however, while not a bad crime novel, could be Anycrime written by Any Writer. It's missing that element that makes it recognizably a King book.

If it were written by anyone else it would not have been published. Main problem being the killer is a bit tame and the ending is the biggest crime . I liked the ice cream Van though.. that's classic King.

I really loved this book but I have to say the ending wasn't as fulfilling as I would've liked. After such a build up, I feel like the payoff could've been a little better. I would've liked the protagonist and antagonist to have had more of a moment together.

About the author

STEPHEN KING is the author of more than seventy books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His crime thrillers featuring Holly Gibney include Mr Mercedes, winner of the Edgar Award for best novel, and The Outsider, both of which were adapted into successful TV series, as well as Finders Keepers, End of Watch and the title story from If It Bleeds. Many of his titles are the basis for major motion pictures including IT, Stand By Me (adapted from The Body) and The Shawshank Redemption, which is IMDb's top-rated movie of all time. King is the recipient of The Sunday Times Award for Literary Excellence 2022, the 2020 Audio Publishers Association Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2018 PEN America Literary Service Award, the 2014 National Medal of Arts, and the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He lives in Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.