After killing him, Morris Bellamy is locked up for decades but not before he has a chance to stash the author’s unpublished manuscripts. This second novel gives a nod to King’s earlier work Misery with a dissatisfied reader and fanatic turned murderer. Morris Bellamy takes out his frustration on author John Rothstein for an unsatisfactory conclusion to his book series. Mercedes is also the 2015 recipient of the Edgar Award for mystery fiction.įinders Keepers introduces a new villain: Morris Bellamy. This book is a truly exciting read for the mystery fan and the Stephen King fan alike. The narrative jumps back and forth between the points of view of Bill Hodges and gives an interesting look into the mind of an insane killer. The story’s protagonist, the recently retired detective Bill Hodges, makes it his personal responsibility to find the culprit after receiving a letter purporting to originate from the attacker and threatening to strike again.

Mercedes, a killer drives a stolen Mercedes through a crowd outside a job fair, killing eight and injuring others. Mercedes, followed by Finders Keepers, and concludes with End of Watch. With the recent film releases of The Dark Tower and It, there’s no better time to explore something a little bit different from the master of horror Stephen King in the form of The Bill Hodges Trilogy.

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