Mr. Mercedes: A
Novel Hardcover
by Stephen King (Author)
In another part of town, months later, a retired
cop named Bill Hodges is still haunted by the
unsolved crime. When he gets a crazed letter
from someone who self-identifies as the “perk”
and threatens an even more diabolical attack,
Hodges wakes up from his depressed and
vacant retirement, hell-bent on preventing
another tragedy.
In a mega-stakes, high-suspense 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.
In the frigid pre-dawn hours, in a distressed
Midwestern city, hundreds of desperate
unemployed folks are lined up for a spot at a
job fair. Without warning, a lone driver plows
through the crowd in a stolen Mercedes,
running over the innocent, backing up, and
charging again. Eight people are killed; fifteen
are wounded. The killer escapes.
Brady Hartsfield lives with his alcoholic mother
in the house where he was born. He loved the
feel of death under the wheels of the
Mercedes, and he wants that rush again. Only
Bill Hodges, with a couple of highly unlikely
allies, can apprehend the killer before he
strikes again. And they have no time to lose,
because Brady’s next mission, if it succeeds,
will kill or maim thousands.
Mr. Mercedes is a war between good and evil,
from the master of suspense whose insight
into the mind of this obsessed, insane killer is
chilling and unforgettable.
Product Details
Hardcover: 448 pages
Publisher: Scribner; First Edition edition (June 3, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1476754454
ISBN-13: 978-1476754451
Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.6 x 1.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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