jeraccoon reviewed Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King (Bill Hodges Trilogy -- bk. 1)
Review of 'Mr. Mercedes' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
2.5
444 pages
Russian language
Published March 17, 2015
" 'Wake up, genius.' So begins King's instantly riveting story about a vengeful reader. The genius is John Rothstein, an iconic author who created a famous character, Jimmy Gold, but who hasn't published a book for decades. Morris Bellamy is livid, not just because Rothstein has stopped providing books, but because the nonconformist Jimmy Gold has sold out for a career in advertising. Morris kills Rothstein and empties his safe of cash, yes, but the real treasure is a trove of notebooks containing at least one more Gold novel. Morris hides the money and the notebooks, and then he is locked away for another crime. Decades later, a boy named Pete Saubers finds the treasure, and now it is Pete and his family that Bill Hodges, Holly Gibney, and Jerome Robinson must rescue from the ever-more deranged and vengeful Morris when he's released from prison after thirty-five years." -- goodreads.com
2.5