The Bill Hodges Trilogy: Mr. Mercedes : A Novel (Series #1) (Hardcover)

from rivkat

Seven years ago someone plowed into a line of jobseekers outside a job fair, killing seven (including a baby) and maiming others. Now one of the detectives on the case has retired, and someone sends him a letter claiming to be the killer. It's a good setup, without any supernatural elements, and ...

from LibraryCin

When a Mercedes mows down a line of people waiting in the fog for a job fair, the police are stumped. Det. Hodges, the lead detective on the case, later retires, but when he receives a letter from "Mr. Mercedes", taunting him, he decides to investigate on his own. I really liked this. As with mos...

from wb4ever1

I am a long time reader of Stephen King, but the last novel of his that I read, REVIVAL, was far from one of my favorites, and left me wondering if the King of Horror's mojo might be running low after all these years. I am happy to say that the latest book of his that I've read, MR. MERCEDES, com...

from ecataldi

I was due for a fast paced thrill ride and Stephen King's latest thriller certainly did the trick. King takes a departure from his darker horror novels to create a wonderful crime thriller which is certainly less creepy than some of his other materials, but still dark. The story follows retired p...

from RidgewayGirl

I've lately only been reading Stephen King's collections of short stories, finding his novels somewhat longer than they need to be. He is a talented writer, though, able to bring a character or a scene to life in a way few popular authors can. But I had to read Mr Mercedes when I found out that i...