Genre: YA Crime Fiction
Mug Shot: The cover of the book gives
insight o the gruesome story between the pages of Stephen King’s Mr. Mercedes. The blood raining from the sky down on
represents the horrible crimes committed throughout the book. The blue umbrella represents a sole form of
communication between Retired Detective, Bill Hodges and his “perp”. The small
smiley face represents the Mercedes Killer and how he is so confident in his
work and not getting caught by anyone that he brags about it by leaving small
clues for the police and writing letters to the Ret. Det. about his crimes. The
cover holds a lot of symbolism that the reader will understand as they dive
deep into the pages of Mr. Mercedes
by Stephen King.
Does It Go To Court? Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King focuses mainly on Bill Hodges, a
retired police detective whose life can only be described as “even less than
boring”. Before Hodges retired he worked a case about a man who stole a
Mercedes Benz from a richer part of town and drove over numerous people
standing outside of a job fair very early in the morning. Hodges, who was
credited with solving every case brought to his attention, never solved the
case for his retirement came too soon, but remembers it all too well. Brady
Hartsfield has been keeping an eye on Hodges since the day he plowed down the
ambitious people at the job fair so early in the morning a couple years before.
Hartsfield is waiting for the inevitable day where Hodges meets his undeniable fate,
as most retired cops do. When Hartsfield begins to send Hodges letters telling
him how he felt while running over innocent people and taking their lives on
that horrible day, Hodges beings to reopen the case on his own despite the
legal trouble he could get into. Hodges, now on the hunt for Brady Hartsfield,
gains help for his yard boy, Jerome, conspiracy theorist neighbors, and from
others whom he never thought he would come in contact with. In this story full
of affairs, innocent lives being taken, explosions and inappropriate sexual
humor, King makes it clear that “The Mercedes Killer” in Mr. Mercedes definitely takes this book to court.
Who Would Commit
This? This book is
perfect for anyone looking to say up all night nose deep in an action packed
mystery. The gripping story will hold you captive until you reach the very last
period. Stephen King does an excellent job of incorporating different views on
such things as modern technology, police work, criminal minds, and love
affairs. King uses a wide variety of diction and word choices to explain the
story thoroughly while expending the reader’s vocabulary all at the same time.
In Mr. Mercedes, King writes in both
the view point of the protagonist, Retired Detective Bill Hodges, and the
antagonist also known as “The Mercedes Killer”, Brady Hartsfield. This insight
on both character’s lives keeps the reader on the edge of their seat while
reading because they know the inner working of each one’s mind and what the
next step will be to stay one step ahead of the other character. Anyone who
loves action and mystery while staying one step ahead of the characters in the
book will want to go to their nearest book store and get their hands on a copy
of Stephen King’s Mr. Mercedes.
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This book sounds really interesting, and I thought you did a great job on your blog. I would recommend the book, Pet Semetary by the same author as your book. It is scary, and haunting, and the movie for this book is so very scary!!!! But, I thought you would like it because it is a little like what Mr. Mercedes is like. I felt that the summary was gripping, and I would really love to read this book.
ReplyDeleteI think your blog was great and gave a great description of what a reader can expect. Your recommendation was excellent especially when you compared it to crime shows and said that people that are interested in these would enjoy the book. your book cover description was also really well thought out. I think that by describing the book cover in the way you did was almost like another summery for the reader! I don't know if you have ever seen the tv series "Under the Dome" but I believe its by Stephan King and it seems a bit like this book.
ReplyDeleteBased on your description, the book seems like something I would like to read. I would recommend two tv shows that remind me of your book. If you would like a more funny show, I suggest Psych. It is a funny show about two best friends who try to solve crimes in an unusual funny way. There is also another show called Castle. It is over about a murder mystery writer that follows a detective case for inspiration. He also sometimes chimes in and tries to help solve the case.
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