{"product_id":"mr-mercedes-bill-hodges-novel-stephen-king-9781501125607","title":"Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King","description":"\u003ch2\u003eMr. Mercedes: A Novel by Stephen King\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook-1 of The Bill Hodges Trilogy Book Series | Now an AT\u0026amp;T Audience Original Series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINNER of the Edgar Award for Best Novel and #1 New York Times Bestseller!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePublisher Description \/ Synopsis\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a high-suspense race against time, three of the most unlikely heroes \u003cstrong\u003eStephen King\u003c\/strong\u003e has ever created try to stop a lone killer from murdering thousands. “Mr. Mercedes is a rich, resonant, exceptionally readable accomplishment by a man who can write in whatever genre he chooses” (The Washington Post).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe stolen Mercedes emerges from the pre-dawn fog and plows through a crowd of men and women on line for a job fair in a distressed American city. Then the lone driver backs up, charges again, and speeds off, leaving eight dead and more wounded. The case goes unsolved and \u003cstrong\u003eex-cop Bill Hodges\u003c\/strong\u003e is out of hope when he gets a letter from a man who loved the feel of death under the Mercedes’s wheels…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrady Hartsfield wants that rush again, but this time he’s going big, with an attack that would take down thousands—unless Hodges and two new unusual allies he picks up along the way can throw a wrench in Hartsfield’s diabolical plans. Stephen King takes off on a “nerve-shredding, pulse-pounding race against time” (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) with this acclaimed #1 bestselling thriller.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eReception\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMr. Mercedes\u003c\/em\u003e received positive reviews, with many critics responding well to the book being different from King's \"standard horror stories\" and being a \"compelling crime novel.\" It received a 4.07\/5 score on Goodreads, dropping to 3.87 as of 19 January with 43,562 ratings and a 4\/5 on Barnes \u0026amp; Noble.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMichael Marshall Smith of The Guardian noted the novel \"is firmly positioned in suspense-thriller territory and the non-supernatural world – somewhere King evidently feels increasingly at home. … At its heart, \u003cem\u003eMr. Mercedes\u003c\/em\u003e is a traditional cat-and-mouse story about a psychopathic killer and the renegade cop who makes it his mission to bring him down.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConsidering three levels of evaluation – quality per se, expectations of King's \"readers who return for his distinctively unstoppable storytelling engine, his particular and hugely dependable voice\", and rules of \"whichever genre\" King increasingly departs to, he sums up: \"Good book? Hell, yes. Good \u003cstrong\u003eStephen King\u003c\/strong\u003e book? Absolutely.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author: Stephen King\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStephen Edwin King, born September 21, 1947, in Portland, Maine, is a highly acclaimed and prolific American author known for his horror, supernatural fiction, and suspense novels. He is often referred to as \u003cstrong\u003e\"The King\"\u003c\/strong\u003e or \u003cstrong\u003e\"The King of Horror\"\u003c\/strong\u003e. King's books have \u003cstrong\u003esold over 350 million copies worldwide\u003c\/strong\u003e and many of his works have been adapted into successful films and television series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eEarly Life and Career:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKing grew up in Maine with his mother after his parents separated when he was a toddler. He attended the University of Maine, where he wrote for the school newspaper and met his future wife, Tabitha Spruce.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAfter graduating, he taught high school English while continuing to write short stories.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHis first novel, \u003cem\u003eCarrie\u003c\/em\u003e, was published in 1974, launching his career as a horror author.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eLiterary Works:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKing has \u003cstrong\u003ewritten over fifty novels,\u003c\/strong\u003e two hundred short stories, and nine collections of short fiction.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHis works include \u003cem\u003eThe Shining\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Stand\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Dead Zone\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eIt\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe also wrote under the \u003cstrong\u003epseudonym Richard Bachman.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMany of his novels and short stories have been adapted into films, including \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Shawshank Redemption\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Green Mile\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1408\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMisery\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003ePersonal Life:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKing is married to Tabitha Spruce and they have three children: Naomi, Joe, and Owen.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe is also a philanthropist, supporting education and community programs through his foundation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKing has battled drug addiction in the past, but he has overcome it and is now a recovered addict.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Bust-Down Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50288608543035,"sku":"1501125605","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/2077\/7531\/files\/9781501125607.jpg?v=1783253061","url":"https:\/\/bustdownbooks.com\/products\/mr-mercedes-bill-hodges-novel-stephen-king-9781501125607","provider":"Bust-Down Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}