Finished: Mr. Mercedes (King) Whether it's a favorite book or not, Stephen King always keeps me turning those pages! In this story a deranged killer, with his own horrific childhood, steals a Mercedes and intentionally mows down a group of pedestrians waiting in line for a job fair. Nearly a year later, the detective who could never solve the case, Bill Hodges, has retired and sits in his apartment in a depression and nearly suicidal. Enter the killer, who creepily seems to know Hodges' every move. He sends the detective a letter, thinking he'll push Hodges right over the edge to commit suicide. He delights in the thought of being responsible for one more death. After all, he had done it before with the rich woman who owned the Mercedes he stole. The police had hounded the woman about leaving her key in the car, thus enabling the maniac to kill all those people. The killer took it further and sent her a manipulative letter as well, convincing her to eventually take her own life. Rather than push Hodges deeper into the suicidal hole, though, the letter actually gives the retired detective a new spark! With the help of his near genius, college bound lawn boy, Jerome...and the unlikely help of Holly, the fairly whackadoodle niece of the deceased rich woman, Hodges finally nabs the killer. Much suspense and another tragedy ensues before they actually catch him. Of course....by the end of the book, even though the killer was put in a coma...he awakens. Sequel perhaps? :-)