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Mr Mercedes

A crime thriller from the No. 1 bestseller

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Mr Mercedes

By: Stephen King
Narrated by: Will Patton
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Summary
 A cat-and-mouse suspense thriller featuring a retired homicide detective who's haunted by the few cases he left open, and by one in particular - the pre-dawn slaughter of eight people among hundreds gathered in line for the opening of a jobs fair when the economy was guttering out. Without warning, a lone driver ploughed through the crowd in a stolen Mercedes. The plot is kicked into gear when Bill Hodges receives a letter in the mail, from a man claiming to be the perpetrator. He taunts Hodges with the notion that he will strike again.

Hodges wakes up from his depressed and vacant retirement, hell-bent on preventing that from happening.

Brady Hartsfield lives with his alcoholic mother in the house where he was born. And he's preparing to kill again.

Only Hodges, with a couple of misfit friends, can apprehend the killer in this high-stakes race against time. Because Brady's next mission, if it succeeds, will kill or maim hundreds, even thousands.

(P)2014 Simon & Schuster©2014 Stephen King Action & Adventure Mystery Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Private Investigators Suspense Thriller & Suspense Exciting Scary Fiction
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Believe it or not this was my first Stephen King book. I was totally enthralled. Narration was fantastic and the story had me on the edge of my chair and high anticipation for the next chapter. Can thoroughly recommend.

Mr Mercedes My Kind of Story

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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Ripping good plot, never dull.

What other book might you compare Mr Mercedes to, and why?

King's thrillers do not disappoint !

What does Will Patton bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

Emotion & clear speech

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Oh definitely !!

You won't turn it off !!

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Brilliant performance of a truly compelling story. Made me into a total addict. Cannot recommend this enough.

A vice grip of suspense.

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Absolutely loved this audio! Will Patton is a genius - not only was I very quickly able to recognise the characters literally by voice he did so without being obvious about it - his narration only adds to the story! The story itself is fantastic, King at his best, sets the scenes and you can feel the suspense and see all the wheels turning... just loved it!

Why did I wait so long?!

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Fantastic!!!! Such a brilliant story and made all the more riveting by the narrator!! Recommend this book to everyone!!!

Another brilliant story!!

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