End of Watch (Bill Hodges Trilogy, #3)

by Stephen King

it was darker than a woodchuck’s asshole this morning,

“Why would you ask that?” Alderson sounds astonished. “Surely you don’t think some outsider—”

King definitely knew he was writing The Outsider after this

“Give this to Norma Wilmer once Smaug spreads his wings and flies away.”

Crying harder than ever, because she knows he’s telling the truth about needing her. And being needed is a great thing. Maybe the great thing.

When it comes to the Mercedes Killer, DA is like honeybadger, Bill. He don’t give a shit.”

There’s no WiFi here, as there is at some rest areas, but thanks to Big Momma Verizon, there’s a cell tower not four miles away,

“I’m your partner. That’s why you brought me, whether you know it or not. And it’s what I want. It’s all I ever wanted. Now come on. Lean on me. Let’s finish this.”

This is a police nickname for WKMM, an indie station that has taken If it bleeds, it leads as an article of faith.

Another allusion to Holly Gibney book #2???