Book info

• Title Mr Mercedes
• Author Stephen King
• Year 2014
• Genre Thriller

A cat-and-mouse suspense thriller featuring Bill Hodges, a retired cop who is tormented by 'the Mercedes massacre', a case he never solved. Brady Hartsfield, perpetrator of that notorious crime, has sent Hodges a taunting letter. Now he's preparing to kill again. Each starts to close in on the other in a mega-stakes race against time.

Thoughts

My experience of Stephen King novels is that they are either a big hit or a big miss. But when a book grabs you, wow it doesn’t let go. And this one absolutely did, it was SO well written, I just wanted to inhale every word. I love how much character is put into even scenes that don’t really have a big part to play - the intro has so much brilliant detail even though the characters don’t really come into it ever again. This is the start of a trilogy and I’m super keen to get started on the next one.

Rating: 5 / 5