Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King (The Bill Hodges Trilogy Book 1)
Brent Jones
The case goes unsolved, and ex-cop Bill Hodges is out of hope when he gets a letter from a man who loved the feel of death under Mercedes’s wheels…
Several months later, an ex-cop named bill Hodges, still haunted by the unsolved crime, contemplates suicide. When he gets a crazed letter from someone claiming credit for the murders, Hodges is shaken and returns from his retirement, believing another l attack w l come and intends to prevent it.
Brady Hartsfield 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 but plans that next time he’s going big, with an attack that would take down thousands.
From the book’s front flap, we learn: “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.”
Note from Spring 2021: This trilogy was made into a TV series. Was the series as good as the books? The series gave some deeper insight into the characters and was well done. The books were a little better, of course.