Rating: ✪✪✪✪ ½ out of 5
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Release Date: June 2014
Author’s Website: http://stephenking.com/
My thoughts:
Stephen King has been talking about this book for
ages. He came up with the idea after hearing about the true story of a woman
who accidentally crashed her car into a crowd of people waiting outside a
store.
In his
story, of course, it’s a psychopath that crashes the car, and he’s not a bit
sorry. In fact, he planned it. He’s so proud of it, and so surprised that he
gets away with it, that he writes a letter to retired cop, Bill Hodges,
outlining what a thrill it was to kill all those people. Retirement hasn’t treated Hodges so well, and
he’s playing should I-shouldn’t I with his revolver.
This case, which he calls Mr. Mercedes, after the
stolen car used in the crime, is one of his unsolved cases and still weighs heavily
on him. Receiving the letter, reignites his will to live and thus begins a cat
and mouse game between the detective and Mr. Mercedes, who despite his
protestations, isn’t done yet with his killing spree.
If you enjoy Stephen King’s style, then you will
enjoy this book. There are no supernatural nasty creatures in this one. It’s
just a plain old homicidal maniac. Stephen King calls it “his first hard-boiled detective book,” but
he certainly brings his flourish for creating the insane, evil mind to the
party. Mr. Mercedes is filled with King’s neat way with words and a story that
will keep you travelling along way past the speed limit until the very end.
About the author:
Seriously if
you don’t know who Stephen King is, where have you been living for forty years,
but just on the remotest chance that you have never heard of him… Stephen King
is an American author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction, and
fantasy. His books have sold more than 350 million copies and many of them have
been adapted into feature films, television movies and comic books.
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