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Carregando... Mr. Mercedes: A Novel (1) (The Bill Hodges Trilogy) (original: 2014; edição: 2014)de Stephen King (Autor)
Informações da ObraMr. Mercedes de Stephen King (2014)
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Registre-se no LibraryThing tpara descobrir se gostará deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. Rated "Good" in our old book database. ( ) I was disappointed. King is a very experienced writer and this is an Edgar award-winning book.While it had a couple of fresh twists, the killings by car and the driving a person to suicide ( ok Christine and Gaslight, so not completely fresh) , I expected more than a very well done typical suspense story. Killer writes the detective, always a turn off for me I don't think this was one of his best, and I've read a LOT of S.K. I did appreciate the last hurdle of the book involving Jerome and Holly. Those two really brought better character in to the story. The overall story was okay. The gut punch death, the twisted family dynamic of the guilty and the drive for the retired cop. This is certainly not one of Stephen King's best books, but still a decent read. It took me a while to get it read--it does lag somewhat here and there. The fact that there is nothing supernatural or special about the characters or their actions that we all expect from him creates a confusion in the reader. When you expect something "otherworldly" to occur, it doesn't. It's as though he holds himself back. While I did enjoy reading it, because Stephen King is a great author, I do believe that he should stick to horror and/or his fabulous exposés of the human condition in inhuman environments. PrêmiosDistinctionsNotable Lists
"In a mega-stakes, high-suspense race against time, three of the most unlikely and winning heroes Stephen King has ever created try to stop a lone killer from blowing up thousands. In the frigid pre-dawn hours, in a distressed Midwestern city, hundreds of desperate unemployed folks are lined up for a spot at a job fair. Without warning, a lone driver plows through the crowd in a stolen Mercedes, running over the innocent, backing up, and charging again. Eight people are killed; fifteen are wounded. The killer escapes. In another part of town, months later, a retired cop named Bill Hodges is still haunted by the unsolved crime. When he gets a crazed letter from someone who self-identifies as the "perk" and threatens an even more diabolical attack, Hodges wakes up from his depressed and vacant retirement, hell-bent on preventing another tragedy. Brady Hartfield lives with his alcoholic mother in the house where he was born. He loved the feel of death under the wheels of the Mercedes, and he wants that rush again. Only Bill Hodges, with a couple of highly unlikely allies, can apprehend the killer before he strikes again. And they have no time to lose, because Brady's next mission, if it succeeds, will kill or maim thousands. Mr. Mercedes is a war between good and evil, from the master of suspense whose insight into the mind of this obsessed, insane killer is chilling and unforgettable"-- Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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