It goes on to create a trio of improbably matched crime-solvers and a taunting war of nerves between the killer and Bill Hodges, a former cop who becomes his main nemesis. It begins with the title character driving straight into a crowd lined up at a job fair, using his showy car to injure and kill people desperate for work - in case mowing down strangers wasn’t ugly enough. Mercedes” is such a well-wrought exercise in everyday horror. King, a pretty no-frills fashion.įans of this author’s phantasmagorical side could enjoy it too, since “Mr. It features a vicious, teasing killer determined to inflict mass violence on crowds of Americans. Mercedes,” an atypical King novel published last June. This is the greatest genre-specific accolade available for crime books and thrillers, and Mr.
But until April he had never won an Edgar for best novel. Stephen King has won many specialized awards - the Black Quill, the Balrog, the Bram Stoker, just to name a few of the B’s - during his long, incredibly prolific career.
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