Retired detective Bill Hodges is haunted by the one case he couldn't solve—a mass murder where a stolen Mercedes plowed into a crowd of job seekers, killing eight people. When the killer, who calls himself Mr Mercedes, begins taunting Hodges with letters, the retired cop is pulled back into the hunt. As the cat-and-mouse game intensifies, Hodges realizes the killer is planning an even more devastating attack. This gripping thriller marks Stephen King's masterful entry into the detective genre, combining psychological suspense with a race against time. The first book in the Bill Hodges trilogy delivers relentless tension and a chillingly realistic villain. Perfect for readers who love crime thrillers with complex characters, tight plotting, and the question of how far one man will go to stop evil.
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