Bill Hodges book 1 · 2014
Mr. Mercedes
Retired detective Bill Hodges receives a taunting letter from the killer who drove a stolen Mercedes into a crowd of job seekers, a case he never solved.
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Book facts
- Author
- Stephen King
- Series
- Bill Hodges, book 1 of 3
- Published
- 2014
- Setting
- Set in a Midwestern city
- Characters charted
- 5
- Chart confidence
- High
Mr. Mercedes on screen
- Mr. Mercedes (2017–2019, series, Audience). A retired detective is taunted by the killer who drove a car into a crowd of job seekers.
Who is in Mr. Mercedes
5 recurring or key characters from Stephen King’s chart. Introduces Bill Hodges, Holly Gibney, Jerome Robinson, Barbara Robinson and 1 more.
Lead 1
- Bill HodgesFirst appearanceRetired Detective, later private investigator
Major 3
- Holly GibneyFirst appearanceShy, brilliant investigator who becomes Hodges’s partnerFirst appearance
- Jerome RobinsonFirst appearanceBright young friend of Hodges and Holly
- Brady HartsfieldFirst appearanceThe Mercedes Killer
Minor and cameo 1
- Barbara RobinsonFirst appearanceJerome’s younger sister
Also featuring these characters
Other Stephen King books that share the most characters with Mr. Mercedes.
- End of Watch2016 · Bill Hodges · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Holly2023 · Holly Gibney · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- If It Bleeds2020 · Holly Gibney · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Never Flinch2025 · Holly Gibney · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon