Books are the perfect entertainment: no commercials, no batteries, hours of enjoyment for each dollar spent. What I wonder is why everybody doesn’t carry a book around for those inevitable dead spots in life.
-Stephen King, author of Mr. Mercedes
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Quick Picks Monday brings you a book off Wilmington Library’s Hot Titles shelf. Stop by to check it out today!
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When a crazed man drives a stolen Mercedes into a line of people waiting to enter a county fair, retired cop Bill Hodges knows that this won’t be the last murder. Pulling himself out of a retirement-induced funk, Hodges enlists the help of his tech-savvy young neighbor to track the killer down. A cast of detailed and interesting supporting characters fills out this popular new creation of the horror master, including the hateful and sociopathic murderer.
If you think you know Stephen King, then think again: this is his first hard-boiled detective novel. While critics agree that it’s still very much a Stephen King novel – descriptive, fast-paced, psychological, and more than slightly creepy – this is also a new direction for the famous horror writer and may well lead to big things. According to the author himself, there will be at least two more books in the series, so now is a good time to jump on.
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