Finders Keepers: A Novel (Bill Hodges Trilogy #2) [B2302]

2017 PB in nice clean condition. The second book in Stephen King's suspenseful Bill Hodges trilogy about the power of storytelling, starring the same trio of unlikely and winning heroes Stephen King introduced in Mr. Mercedes.

"Wake up, genius." So begins King's instantly riveting story about a vengeful reader. The genius is John Rothstein, an iconic author who created a famous character, Jimmy Gold, but who hasn't published a book for decades. Morris Bellamy is livid, not just because Rothstein has stopped providing books, but because the nonconformist Jimmy Gold has sold out for a career in advertising. Morris kills Rothstein and empties his safe of cash, yes, but the real treasure is a trove of notebooks containing at least one more Gold novel. Morris hides the money and the notebooks, and then he is locked away for another crime. Decades later, a boy named Pete Saubers finds the treasure, and now it is Pete and his family that Bill Hodges, Holly Gibney, and Jerome Robinson must rescue from the ever-more deranged and vengeful Morris when he's released from prison after thirty-five years.

Not since Misery has King played with the notion of a reader whose obsession with a writer gets dangerous. Finders Keepers is spectacular, heart-pounding suspense, but it is also King writing about how literature shapes a life-for good, for bad, forever.

From recent Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "Did I realize this was a second in a series? No. Did I enjoy nonetheless? Yes!"; "I thought it was a good book, a bit predictable in some of the plot and still a nice read. Can be read as a stand alone book outside of the trilogy, which I liked"; "Despite having read Mr. Mercedes, the first book it the trilogy over two years ago, this second installment caught me back up to the events and the lingering or indirect impacts of Brady Hartsfield. I was able to see myself empathizing or in the shoes of the main character, Pete, in the actions he took throughout the book. I look forward to reading the final book of the trilogy!"; "Loved this one even more than Mr. Mercedes, can't wait to read End of Watch. I was hooked from start to finish. I prefer his crime and suspense novels to his horror novels and he definitely knows how to finish a story in ways that makes you want to come back for more!"