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An Best Book of June 2015: For those of you who spent part of last summer being thrilled by Stephen Kings Mr. Mercedes, this worthy sequel arrives just in time for summer 2015. Of course you can read Finders Keepers on its own if youre so-inclinedKing takes time to introduce new characters and new crimes in the first half of the book before carting out some familiar faces from the past. The story begins with a murder (of an author) and a robbery (of the authors notebooks, including at least one unpublished manuscript). The crimes will linger in your mind, but what might linger most is when King explores his obsessions with, well, obsessions: obsession with reading, obsession with writers, even the need to get revenge. The book is well-plotted, but there remains an organic feel to this series, like the characters are writing themselves to some extent. As a character in Finders Keepers puts it, “a good novelist does not create events, he watches them happen then writes down what he sees. A good novelist realizes he is a secretary, not God.” Amen. That’s why we love you, Stephen King.–Chris Schluep

–This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Praise for Finders Keepers

“Stephen King’s superb new stay-up-all-night thriller, Finders Keepers, is a sly,often poignant tale of literary obsession that recalls the themes of his classic 1987 novel Misery…a love letter to the joys of reading and to American literature… wonderful, scary, moving.” (Elizabeth Hand, The Washington Post)

“[A] taut thriller about the thin line separating fandom from fanaticism…Bellamy is one of King’s creepiest creations—a literate and intelligent character whom any passionate reader will both identify with and be repelled by. His relentless pursuit of a treasure that his twisted thinking has determined is rightfully his generates the nail biting suspense that’s the hallmark of King’s best work. A sharp closing twist suggests Hodges will be back.” (Publishers Weekly)

“King’s many, many fans will want this, especially those who enjoyedMisery, but the second volume in King’s projected trilogy will appeal to anyone who enjoys suspense and action, or anyone who finds enlightenment in reading about the internal struggle between right and wrong. It’s not necessary to have read the previous book to enjoy this one.” (Library Journal)

“As in Misery and TheShining, King swan dives into the looniness lurking at both ends of thewriter-reader transaction…the narrative hums and roars along like ahigh-performance vehicle…a rip-snortingentertainment; one that also works as a sneaky-smart satire of literarycriticism and how even the most attentive readers can often miss the wholepoint.” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review)

Praise for Mr. Mercedes

“Classic Stephen King. Creepy, yet realistic characters that get under your skin and stay there, a compelling story that twists and turns at breakneck speed, and delightful prose that, once again, proves that one of America’s greatest natural storytellers is also one of its finest writers.” (Associated Press)

“On one level, Mr. Mercedes is an expertly crafted example of the classic race-against-the-clock thriller. On another, it is a novel of depth and character enriched throughout by the grace notes King provides in such seemingly effortless profusion. It is a rich, resonant, exceptionally readable accomplishment by a man who can write in whatever genre he chooses.” (Washington Post)

“A taut, suspenseful race-against-time book . . . [King is] in reliably fine form.” (New York Times)

“A taut, calibrated thriller . . . The majority of the book is merciless and unforgiving, and the scariest thing about it is how plausible the whole scenario is.” (Miami Herald)

“Nicely dark, never predictable and altogether entertaining.” (Kirkus Reviews)

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Series: The Bill Hodges TrilogyMass Market Paperback: 544 pagesPublisher: Pocket Books; Reprint edition (March 22, 2016)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 1501100122ISBN-13: 978-1501100123Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies) Best Sellers Rank: #150,772 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #125 in Books > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Thrillers & Suspense > Supernatural > Psychics #219 in Books > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Mystery > Supernatural > Psychics #2444 in Books > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Mystery > Police Procedurals
Please don’t be swayed by the reviews raving about this is a "tense thriller" and "Stephen King at his finest." There’s really nothing thrilling about this book at all. Much like Mr. Mercedes, you know from the first chapter who the ‘bad guy’ is and what he’s done. There’s even less mystery in this book than in Mr Mercedes, if possible.

Stephen King is a great writer, so no matter what he writes about, his prose is so entertaining/creepy/amusing/whatever, that you enjoy reading it. His characters are usually very unique and enjoyable (or detestable, whichever way Mr. King wants you to feel about them).

So really, it’s more about your expectations going into it.

Mr. Mercedes was the perfect King novel to me. There was no supernatural elements to it. (Also, no animals died, which is a big plus for me personally.) Just a really sick and twisted baddie that you enjoyed reading, due to his delicious evilness. And then some good guys that had enough flaws to make them human and likable. The plot was exciting. There were some great plot twists throughout the book, enough to let you know early on that you needn’t bother trying to outguess the author.

So, that was all great. Plus the very end set things up to continue on in the same exact vein in the next book, Finders Keepers. I couldn’t wait to get into that book and see how things continued to play out.

Only, Finders Keepers is really dissimilar to Mr. Mercedes in almost every way.

One thing they have in common (as previously stated), is that the book begins with the main bad guy being bad, murdering and stealing, as you can read in the book blurb way up at the top of the page. However… after that, the book goes through a major lull.

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