The second book in Stephen Kings Bill Hodges trilogy Mr. Mercedes, Finders Keepers, End of Watch, an ATT Audience Original Series, now in its second season! Stephen Kings superb new stayupallnight thriller is a sly tale of literary obsession that recalls the themes of his classic 1987 novel Misery The Washington Postthe 1 New York Times bestseller about the power of storytelling, starring the same trio of unlikely and winning heroes Stephen King introduced in Mr. Mercedes. Wake up, genius. So announces deranged fan Morris Bellamy to iconic author John Rothstein, who once created the famous character Jimmy Gold and hasnt released anything since. Morris is livid, not just because his favorite writer has stopped publishing, but because Jimmy Gold ended up as a sellout. Morris kills his idol and empties his safe of cash, but the real haul is a collection of notebooks containing John Rothsteins unpublished work...including at least one more Jimmy Gold novel. Morris hides everything awaythe money and the manuscripts no one but Gold ever sawbefore being locked up for another horrific crime. But upon Morriss release thirtyfive years later, hes about to discover that teenager Pete Saubers has already found the stolen treasureand no one but former police detective Bill Hodges, along with his trusted associates Holly Gibney and Jerome Robinson, stands in the way of his vengeance... Not since Misery has Stephen King played with the notion of a reader and murderous obsession, filled with nail biting suspense thats the hallmark of his best work Publishers Weekly.
