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.
Key facts about Mr. Mercedes
Stephen King wrote Mr. Mercedes, a novel on our list. It has been out since 3 June 2014. The book has 484 pages.
We list 1 edition of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781471286667 to find the main one.
Mr. Mercedes is book 1 of 6 in the Bill Hodges & Holly Gibney series. The series has 6 published books. As a result, this is the book to start the series with. Never Flinch is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 27 May 2025.
Additionally, Stephen King writes The Shining, The Dark Tower and The Talisman, plus 2 more series. Those series sit on our horror, epic fantasy and fantasy horror shelves. Meanwhile, Other Worlds Than These is the latest published Stephen King book on file, from 6 October 2026.
About Stephen King
Stephen King is one of the best-selling and most influential American novelists of the modern era, known primarily for horror but ranging freely across suspense, science fiction, and fantasy across a bibliography of more than sixty novels. See every Stephen King book in order.
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