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Mr. Mercedes
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And six years later after this was published, I finally have gotten to Mr. Mercedes and the Bill Hodges series!
I liked this book more then I thought!
If you are a Stephen King fan, you'll still get the characterization in this book that he does so well. Mr. Mercedes is different then his horror books though since it's more of a crime thriller.
The main characters of Bill, Holly & Jerome are great!
I enjoyed how each character was uniquely different and complex.
The evil piece of shit in this book was fantastic as well but in other ways. You hate this guy when his chapter comes up and also feel like you should take a shower. He's down right despicable and gross!
Mr. Mercedes is a fast paced thriller about a retired detective and an evil killer. Bill Hodges, the retired detective just can't seem to get over the one case he didn't solve.
A cold blooded killer one morning steals a Mercedes and drives it into crowd of job seekers at a job fair. The murder case has never been solved and the killer is still roaming free.
Until one day, Bill Hodges gets a letter in the mail...
Definitely recommend this to fans of thrillers and detective series.
I liked this book more then I thought!
If you are a Stephen King fan, you'll still get the characterization in this book that he does so well. Mr. Mercedes is different then his horror books though since it's more of a crime thriller.
The main characters of Bill, Holly & Jerome are great!
I enjoyed how each character was uniquely different and complex.
The evil piece of shit in this book was fantastic as well but in other ways. You hate this guy when his chapter comes up and also feel like you should take a shower. He's down right despicable and gross!
Mr. Mercedes is a fast paced thriller about a retired detective and an evil killer. Bill Hodges, the retired detective just can't seem to get over the one case he didn't solve.
A cold blooded killer one morning steals a Mercedes and drives it into crowd of job seekers at a job fair. The murder case has never been solved and the killer is still roaming free.
Until one day, Bill Hodges gets a letter in the mail...
Definitely recommend this to fans of thrillers and detective series.
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Reading Progress
December 2, 2014
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to-read
December 2, 2014
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March 17, 2020
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Started Reading
March 17, 2020
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2020
March 17, 2020
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buddy-read
March 18, 2020
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7.02%
"Stephen King just jumps right into this plot!
I'm glad I'm finally reading this."
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I'm glad I'm finally reading this."
March 30, 2020
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Finished Reading
December 30, 2021
– Shelved as:
thriller
December 2, 2022
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own
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Mar 30, 2020 08:07PM
I read The Outsider before this... then realized Holly was in this and I should started with Hodges - I plan to get to this trilogy this year 😀 time and health permitting
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Gary wrote: "I read The Outsider before this... then realized Holly was in this and I should started with Hodges - I plan to get to this trilogy this year 😀 time and health permitting"Great Gary!! I think you'll like this series a lot!
That was definitely my plan. I wanted to read the Hodges series before I got to The Outsider.
A real mix this book. The book as a whole is a detective crime bookbut the original "incident" is King through and through
Edgarr Alien wrote: "A real mix this book. The book as a whole is a detective crime bookbut the original "incident" is King through and through"Yeah, that incident was King through and through! Did you ever finish the series Edgarr?
Yeah I did Ginger. It remains a crime story all of the way through but has definitely got "King" moments. Changes quite a bit too and like you said you hate the character
Edgarr Alien wrote: "Yeah I did Ginger. It remains a crime story all of the way through but has definitely got "King" moments. Changes quite a bit too and like you said you hate the character"Awesome! I'm glad to hear you continuing with the series. That sounds about what I'm expecting and looking forward to it!
Hope you enjoy it
Edgarr Alien wrote: "Hope you enjoy it"Thanks Edgarr!
Great review, Ginger. I loved this series.
Matt wrote: "Great review, Ginger. I loved this series."Thanks Matt!! I looking forward to getting to all the books soon and glad to see you loved the whole series.
Make sure to watch the TV series - it is not totally faithful to the book, but is is lots of fun. And it was really well cast.
Bret wrote: "Make sure to watch the TV series - it is not totally faithful to the book, but is is lots of fun. And it was really well cast."Thanks Bret!! I'll check it out. I like the fact that they cast Brendan Gleeson as Bill Hodges. That's a good choice!
Glad you liked it, I also love this series. The bad guy was also very interesting.
Ricky wrote: "Glad you liked it, I also love this series. The bad guy was also very interesting."I'm glad you liked the series Ricky! I'm looking forward to getting to all the books this year.
Yeah, that bad guy...Ugh! He was so many layers of messed up.
Deanna wrote: "Great review, Ginger!!"Thanks Deanna!! 💕
Great review Ginger! I haven't read any King yet, and kind of want to start with an audiobook, any recs for that?
preoccupiedbybooks wrote: "Great review Ginger! I haven't read any King yet, and kind of want to start with an audiobook, any recs for that?"Thanks Fran!
I've done audiobooks for It, 11/22/63 and 'Salem's Lot. I enjoyed each one for different reasons.
I don't think you'll have a problem finding a good SK audiobook. I think it depends on how long you want to read it (tend to be BIG books...LOL!) and what type of plot you want.
I've never done audio for The Shining but that's one of my favorite books by him!
Ginger wrote: "preoccupiedbybooks wrote: "Great review Ginger! I haven't read any King yet, and kind of want to start with an audiobook, any recs for that?"Thanks Fran!
I've done audiobooks for It..."
Thanks Ginger! So many to choose from! I will have a good look later :)
preoccupiedbybooks wrote: "Thanks Ginger! So many to choose from! I will have a good look later :)"Great and good luck! Hope you like some of his books. They definitely can be scary and violent at times. He doesn't pull the punches when it comes to evil characters. LOL!
Great that you liked the characters, Ginger! I feel like they don't get enough love, especially Holly. Mr. Mercedes wasn't one of my favourites, but I really loved the second book, Finder's Keepers. Can't wait to see what you think about this one. It's a love letter to all of us book lovers out there.
Feli wrote: "Great that you liked the characters, Ginger! I feel like they don't get enough love, especially Holly. Mr. Mercedes wasn't one of my favourites, but I really loved the second book, Finder's Keepers..."Thanks Feli! I'm looking to read Finders Keepers soon and glad you enjoyed that one! From your description, it sounds good. =)
Good review Ginger.
John wrote: "Good review Ginger."Thanks John and hope you enjoy the whole series!
