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Mr Mercedes: A crime thriller from the No. 1 bestseller
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Mr Mercedes is Stephen King's incredible crime thriller featuring Bill Hodges and introducing Holly Gibney.
Who is going to be the fish in this relationship, and who is going to be the fisherman?
BILL HODGES
retired cop, tormented by 'the Mercedes massacre', a case he never solved.
BRADY HARTSFIELD
perpetrator of that notorious crime, and preparing to kill again.
Now each is closing in on the other in a mega-stakes race against time from worldwide bestselling master of suspense, Stephen King.
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Praise for Mr Mercedes
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Stephen King might just be America's greatest living novelist . . . THE BEST THRILLER OF THE YEAR . . . recommended to crime buffs and King fans alike. - Sunday Express
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I challenge you not to read this book in one breathless sitting - Guardian
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A thrilling cat-and-mouse game - Irish Mail on Sunday
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Enough to say that Mr Mercedes goes out not with one bang, but several - all satisfyingly unexpected. He's back with a novel different from, but as good as, anything he's previously done - The Times
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A tightly plotted crime novel that retains that essential, instantly recognizable flavor that has distinguished King's fiction for more than 40 years . . . On one level, MR MERCEDES is an expertly crafted example of the classic race-against-the-clock thriller. On another, it is a novel of depth and character enriched throughout by the grace notes King provides in such seemingly effortless profusion. It is a rich, resonant, exceptionally readable accomplishment by a man who can write in whatever genre he chooses. - Washington Post
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To be held firmly by the hand, through this tough crime thriller by the assured narrative skill of Stephen King, make the act of reading an event. There should have been a sticker on the cover 'no book mark required' - Shots
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When it comes to grabbing an audience by the throat and giving them no choice but to keep reading, King has no equal, and I challenge you not to finish this novel in one breathless sitting . . . King transcends genre, and is too warm and compassionate a writer to settle for jaggedly noir suspense. - Guardian
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Expect page-turning suspense, jaw-dropping twists and all the addictive brilliance of a classic Stephen King - FHM
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