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Book Number 1 in the Bill Hodges Trilogy, featuring retired Detective Bill Hodges in an unnamed Midwestern city. The action begins when the down-on-their-luck job seekers waiting for a job fair to open are mercilessly mown down by a guy in a stolen Mercedes. He is never caught. Six months later, Hodges, now retired, receives a letter in the mail and he recognizes the ring of truth in what the supposed killer says. He’s determined to find the psychopath on his o ...more
Book Number 1 in the Bill Hodges Trilogy, featuring retired Detective Bill Hodges in an unnamed Midwestern city. The action begins when the down-on-their-luck job seekers waiting for a job fair to open are mercilessly mown down by a guy in a stolen Mercedes. He is never caught. Six months later, Hodges, now retired, receives a letter in the mail and he recognizes the ring of truth in what the supposed killer says. He’s determined to find the psychopath on his o ...more
I listened to this as my first ever audiobook and despite the three star rating, I really enjoyed it. I don't necessarily think it is one of Stephen King's best, and I have to admit, after 17 hours I was getting a little bit sick of the sound of the narrator, but in terms of an audiobook experience, it has got me hooked. The opening was amazing. I switched off the iPod and just sat there, thinking "wow". As the story went on, with Bill Hodges on the hunt for the psychopathic Mercedes Killer, I f
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Bill Hodges is a retired cop in a deep depression until he receives a letter from the Mercedes Killer, a man who drove a stolen Mercedes into a line of people waiting for a job fair, killing 8. Bill takes on tracking Mr. Mercedes on his own with the eventual help of the sister of the owner of the Mercedes, Janey Patterson. A mystery/thriller without any horror/fantasy elements. The characters were well drawn and the killer is a real nut.
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