Mr. Mercedes: A Novel (1) (The Bill Hodges Trilogy) by Stephen King

Mr. Mercedes is a gripping thriller that kicks off Stephen King’s Bill Hodges Trilogy. The novel follows retired detective Bill Hodges, who is haunted by an unsolved case involving a mass murderer who drove a stolen Mercedes into a crowd, killing eight people. The killer, Brady Hartsfield, taunts Hodges with a letter, goading him out of retirement. As Hodges investigates, he uncovers the disturbed mind of Hartsfield, who is plotting an even more catastrophic attack. The story is a tense cat-and-mouse game between the aging detective and the psychopathic killer, exploring themes of obsession, guilt, and the human capacity for evil.