{"product_id":"mr-mercedes-1","title":"Mr Mercedes","description":"\u003cp\u003eA retired cop and a couple of unlikely allies race against time to stop a psycho-loner intent on blowing up thousands...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen King is on a roll, this time with the heart-pounding suspense that he does best. A cat-and-mouse suspense thriller featuring a retired homicide detective who's haunted by the few cases he left open, and by one in particular - the pre-dawn slaughter of eight people among hundreds gathered in line for the opening of a jobs fair when the economy was guttering out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWithout warning, a lone driver ploughed through the crowd in a stolen Mercedes. The plot is kicked into gear when Bill Hodges receives a letter in the mail, from a man claiming to be the perpetrator. He taunts Hodges with the notion that he will strike again. Hodges wakes up from his depressed and vacant retirement, hell-bent on preventing that from happening.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrady Hartfield lives with his alcoholic mother in the house where he was born. And he's preparing to kill again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnly Hodges, with a couple of misfit friends, can apprehend the killer in this high-stakes race against time. Because Brady's next mission, if it succeeds, will kill or maim hundreds, even thousands.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stephen King","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47255552557225,"sku":"9781444788631","price":9.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/9518\/0962\/files\/9781444788631.jpg?v=1783749131","url":"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com.au\/products\/mr-mercedes-1","provider":"RoseyRavelston Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}