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Mr Mercedes

By: Stephen King
Narrated by: Will Patton
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Described as 'the best thriller of the year' Sunday Express, the No. 1 bestseller introduces retired cop Bill Hodges in a race against time to apprehend a killer.

A cat-and-mouse suspense thriller featuring Bill Hodges, a retired cop who is tormented by 'the Mercedes massacre', a case he never solved.

Brady Hartsfield, perpetrator of that notorious crime, has sent Hodges a taunting letter. Now he's preparing to kill again.

Each starts to close in on the other in a mega-stakes race against time.

©2014 Stephen King (P)2014 Simon & Schuster Suspense Thriller & Suspense Exciting Scary Fiction Mystery
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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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Excellent, I'm so glad I found audible,
Stephen King is my favorite writer, this book was amazing, so entertaining I got lost in the story.

Love it, love Stephen King

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When you feel nervous butterflies as a book builds to it's final confrontation, and when you find yourself talking - out loud - offering advice to the Detective main character, you know it is an excellent book!
I loved how the narrator subtly changed tone for each chapter depending on which character's pov it was.
One tip: Do not - repeat DO NOT - read the blurb about the other books in the series until you have completely finished this one!!!! I mean it - major spoiler!!

Suspenseful King at his best

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I didn't realise Mr Mercedes was the first in the trilogy, listened to the other two first... still most enjoyable just the same!

trilogy reversed

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Odell is unharmed - i was going to return thr book if he was! Liked the characters Holly and Jerome. Could have done without the killer's perspective.

spoiler ( but not for animal lovers)

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Kept me hooked from start to finish.. couldn’t stop listening!! Great holiday reading Loved it

Fabulous Read

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