The cell rings twice, and then his old partner in his ear... 'I'm at the scene of what appears to be a murder-suicide. I'd like you to come and take a look. Bring your sidekick with you, if she's available...'
Retired Detective Bill Hodges now runs a two-person firm called Finders Keepers with his partner Holly Gibney. They met in the wake of the 'Mercedes Massacre' when a queue of people was run down by the diabolical killer Brady Hartsfield.
Brady is now confined to Room 217 of the Lakes Region Traumatic Brain Injury Clinic, in an unresponsive state. But all is not what it seems: the evidence suggests that Brady is somehow awake, and in possession of deadly new powers that allow him to wreak unimaginable havoc without ever leaving his hospital room.
When Bill and Holly are called to a suicide scene with ties to the Mercedes Massacre, they find themselves pulled into their most dangerous case yet, one that will put their lives at risk, as well as those of Bill's heroic young friend Jerome Robinson and his teenage sister, Barbara. Brady Hartsfield is back, and planning revenge not just on Hodges and his friends, but on an entire city.
The clock is ticking in unexpected ways ...
Both a stand-alone novel of heart-pounding suspense and a sublimely terrifying final episode in the Hodges trilogy, End of Watch takes the series into a powerful new dimension.
The extract above is abridged from End of Watch.
(P) 2016 Simon & Schuster
End of Watch by Stephen King is the end of the Bill Hodges Trilogy I very much enjoyed the first two in the series and looked forward to reading the last installment. One year after its release I am finally getting around to reading it.
All my favorite characters returned one last time. Jerome and of course Holly make appearances and are just as lively as ever. Holly is such a likeable neurotic with Jerome and Bill keeping her from going over the deep end creating a nice, entertaining balance.
Brady, our "Mr Mercedes" makes a comeback from his Brain injury and just in time for Bill Hodges (and the reader) to gain some closure.
Besides the characters, I enjoyed the build-up to Brady's capture, it is just as cleverly constructed as it's predecessors with a riveting conclusion that reminded me of the ending of the film adaptation of Silence of the Lambs.
Will Patton gave a good narration, I'm not sure if he is a narrator I would actively follow but he kept the story moving and played the characters well.
Overall, End of Watch was a worthy ending to The Bill Hodges Trilogy and leaves the reader feeling satisfied.
This review was originally posted on First Impressions Reviews
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