Mr. Mercedes is one of those rare Stephen King books that wouldn't actually be classified as "horror", but somehow I still found it to be one of his scariest books. The plot revolves around a retired detective's search for guy that ran over a bunch of people for no reason and trying to prevent this killer from blowing up a bomb at a public event. I found it a bit unnerving because one- I've actually been hit by a car and two - there are crazy people out there that set off bombs and kill lots of people for no reason. So unlike most King novels... this one deals with bad things that can actually happen.The middle part of the book was a bit slow and the detective seemed a bit generic but overall I enjoyed it and it built up to a suspenseful ending. The killer was only kinda interesting... I'm a bit conflicted by King's need to make the character realistic versus interesting. He's portrayed as the kind of mundane young man that would actually do these horrible things due to his own inadequacies and problems growing up instead of as an over the top character like the Tooth Fairy from Red Dragon. But then I guess not every cop versus serial killer book can be as good as Red Dragon. So I'll give this one a B.
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