In the gloomy pre-dawn hours of a distressed Midwestern city, hundreds of unemployed hopefuls are lined up for a job fair. Without warning, a merciless driver plows through the crowd in a roaring Mercedes. Eight people are killed; 15 are wounded. The killer escapes into the early-spring fog never to be seen from again. Until now...
Detective Bill Hodges is a battle-hardened and streetwise crime fighter originally assigned to the Mercedes killings. Now retired, Hodges has lost his way in boredom and depression craving the thrills of taking down the region’s most notorious criminals. When a disturbing letter from the Mercedes Killer arrives at his door, Hodges soon finds himself uncontrollably drawn into a cat-n-mouse pursuit with stakes beyond comprehension.
Mr. Mercedes is Stephen’s first “hard-boiled detective tale.” It will transport you into a vibrant and dangerous world filled with gritty characters living on the bleeding edge of reason. Be prepared, Mr. Mercedes is now available in Hardcover, eBook and Audiobook formats on June 3rd.
Will Patton to Read Finders Keepers Audiobook Edition Posted: February 18th 2015
Scribner and Simon & Schuster Audio have released the official text and audiobook excerpts for Mr. Mercedes. You can read the text excerpt and listen to the audiobook excerpt at the links below.
Read & Listen to the Complete Letter to Detective Hodges Updated: May 28th 2014
Experience the madness of Stephen's latest villain, Mr. Mercedes. Read and listen to the complete letter to Detective Hodges at the link below.
(NSFW: Contains graphic descriptions and mature subject matter)
Read & Listen to an Excerpt from Mr. Mercedes Posted: May 16th 2014
Scribner and Simon & Schuster Audio have released the official text and audiobook excerpts for Mr. Mercedes. You can read the text excerpt and listen to the audiobook excerpt at the links below.
Mr. Mercedes Headed to Television Posted: January 14th 2015
Sonar Entertainment has announced they will produce Mr. Mercedes as a limited run television series adapted by David E. Kelley. (Boston Legal, Ally McBeal, The Practice, LA Law)
Jack Bender (Lost) is attached to direct the series.
Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey of Temple Hill Entertainment will produce Mr. Mercedes with Sonar Entertainment’s Gene Stein.
Stephen Announces Mr. Mercedes is the First Novel in a Trilogy UPDATED: June: 13th 2014
Stephen used his personal Twitter account to announce that Mr. Mercedes is the first novel in a projected trilogy. The second installment titled Finders Keepers is expected next year.
UPDATE: Stephen has further clarified what Constant Readers can expect from the Mr. Mercedes Trilogy.
Limited Run Clothing & Merchandise Now Available Posted: June 11th 2014
Mr. Mercedes Limited Run Clothing and Merchandise is now available on the Official StephenKing.com Cafe Press Store. As always 100% of profits go to The Haven Foundation. More designs coming next week!
Hodder & Stoughton Launch Online Video Campaign Posted: May 29th 2014
Stephen’s UK publisher, Hodder & Stoughton, has launched an online video campaign to celebrate the release of Mr. Mercedes. With artwork and animation by The Upside, the 15 second videos feature well-known characters from Stephen’s library of classic novels.
See the H&S Stephen King Facebook Page for a new video each day leading up to the release of Mr. Mercedes on June 3rd.
Enter the StephenKing.com Mr. Mercedes Sweepstakes! Posted: May 9th 2014
You could be one of the first people to read Mr. Mercedes or Listen to the Mr. Mercedes Audiobook!
Enter for a chance to win a Mr. Mercedes Hardcover or CD Audiobook delivered to you on publication day, June 3rd, 2014. 40 winners will be chosen at random to receive a hardcover or audiobook edition of Mr. Mercedes.
Will Patton to Read Mr. Mercedes for Audiobook Edition Posted: March 5th 2014
Will Patton has been cast as the narrator for the Mr. Mercedes audiobook. Will narrated the audiobook edition of Doctor Sleep to great acclaim: he’s nominated for an Audie Award for Best Male Solo Narration and the Doctor Sleep audiobook was chosen as the 2013 Audiobook of the Year by Audible.
Will is an award-winning audiobook narrator and his numerous film credits include Meeks Cutoff, Brooklyn's Finest, A Mighty Heart, Remember the Titans, The Punisher, The Mothman Prophesies, and Armageddon. He starred as Captain Weaver on the TNT series Falling Skies and won Obie Awards in the theater for his performances in Fool for Love and What Did He See.
Mr. Mercedes UK Cover Revealed Posted: February 21st 2014
Stephen's British publisher, Hodder & Stoughton, have revealed the UK Edition cover image for Mr Mercedes.
Scribner, Simon & Schuster and Hodder & Stoughton have announced they will publish Mr. Mercedes on June 3rd in Hardcover, eBook and Audiobook formats. Stephen describes Mr. Mercedes as a "hard boiled detective tale."
Stephen's British publisher, Hodder & Stoughton, will publish Mr. Mercedes on June 3rd in hardcover and ebook formats. Constant Readers across the pond can visit Hodder & Stoughton's official website for more information on the UK edition. You can also check out the H&S Facebook page at the link below. More to come...
