Bill Hodges & Holly Gibney · Book 1
Mr. Mercedes
- Published
- 3 June 2014
- Pages
- 484
- ISBN-13
- 9781471286667
- Type
- novel
About this book
Mr. Mercedes opens the series in 2014, drawing retired detective Bill Hodges out of a depressed, TV-numbed retirement when the man he never caught -- the perpetrator of a mass-casualty attack with a stolen Mercedes -- starts writing him taunting letters. At 484 pages, it introduces Holly Gibney, the anxious, brilliant character who eventually becomes the series' true protagonist.
Its place in Bill Hodges & Holly Gibney
Mr. Mercedes is book 1 in the Bill Hodges & Holly Gibney series. It is followed by Finders Keepers. See the full Bill Hodges & Holly Gibney reading order.
Retired police detective Bill Hodges is drawn out of a depressed, TV-numbed retirement when the man he never caught -- the perpetrator of a mass-casualty attack with a stolen Mercedes -- starts writing him taunting letters. Hodges assembles an unlikely investigative team, including the anxious, brilliant Holly Gibney, to hunt the killer down across the Mr. Mercedes trilogy. What began as a straight crime novel gradually reveals King's interest in something stranger: by End of Watch , the villain has acquired…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781471286667