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In the concluding entry of the Bill Hodges and Holly Gibney series, the infamous Mercedes killer, Brady Hartsfield, reemerges to manipulate a group of victims into suicide. With Hodges and Gibney at the center of the investigation, this volume delivers a tense, crime‑thriller climax that blends investigative suspense with the psychological horror of a serial killer’s legacy.
First publish date: 2000
Genre: Suspense/Supernatural Suspense
Authors: Stephen King
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