Book description
Bill Hodges es un policía jubilado. Brady Hartsfield es un asesino múltiple cuya culpabilidad Bill Hodges nunca logró demostrar. Ahora vuelven a encontrarse y cientos de vidas están en juego. ¿Quién es el cazador y quién la presa? Antes del amanecer, en una ciudad del medio-oeste, cientos de desempleados esperan la apertura de la oficina de empleo para solicitar uno de los mil puestos de trabajo que se han anunciado. Han hecho fila durante toda la noche. De repente, sin previo aviso, un Mercedes surge de la fría niebla de la madrugada y atropella a todos los que encuentra en su camino, retrocediendo y volviendo a arremeter contra ellos. El asesino huye dejando ocho muertos y quince heridos. Meses después, en otro rincón de la ciudad, Bill Hodges, un policía jubilado que sigue obsesionado con este caso sin resolver, recibe una carta anónima de quien se declara culpable de la masacre: Brady Hartsfield. Vive todavía con su madre alcohólica y disfrutó tanto de la sensación de la muerte bajo los neumáticos del Mercedes, que ahora quiere repetirlo. Hodges está decidido a evitar una nueva tragedia. Mr. Mercedes es una batalla entre el bien y el mal presentada por el maestro del suspense, cuya mirada al interior de la mente de este asesino demente es escalofriante e inolvidable. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION WINNER OF THE EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL#1 New York Times bestseller! In a high-suspense race against time, three of the most unlikely heroes Stephen King has ever created try to stop a lone killer from blowing up thousands. "Mr. Mercedes is a rich, resonant, exceptionally readable accomplishment by a man who can write in whatever genre he chooses" (The Washington Post). In the frigid pre-dawn hours, in a distressed Midwestern city, desperate unemployed folks are lined up for a spot at a job fair. Without warning, a lone driver plows through the crowd in a stolen Mercedes, running over the innocent, backing up, and charging again. Eight people are killed; fifteen are wounded. The killer escapes. In another part of town, months later, a retired cop named Bill Hodges is still haunted by the unsolved crime. When he gets a crazed letter from someone who self-identifies as the "perk" and threatens an even more diabolical attack, Hodges wakes up from his depressed and vacant retirement, hell-bent on preventing another tragedy. Brady Hartsfield lives with his alcoholic mother in the house where he was born. He loved the feel of death under the wheels of the Mercedes, and he wants that rush again. Only Bill Hodges, with two new, unusual allies, can apprehend the killer before he strikes again. And they have no time to lose, because Brady's next mission, if it succeeds, will kill or maim thousands. Mr. Mercedes is a war between good and evil, from the master of suspense whose insight into the mind of this obsessed, insane killer is chilling and unforgettable.
About the Author
Stephen King es el maestro indiscutible de la narrativa de terror contemporánea, con más de treinta libros publicados. En 2003 fue galardonado con la Medalla de la National Book Foundation por su contribución a las letras estadounidenses, y en 2007 recibió el Grand Master Award, que otorga la asociación Mystery Writers of America. Entre sus títulos más célebres cabe destacar El misterio de Salem's Lot, El resplandor, Carrie, La zona muerta, Ojos de fuego, It (Eso), Maleficio, La milla verde y las siete novelas que componen la serie La Torre Oscura. Vive en Maine, con su esposa Tabitha King, también novelista.
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Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
If you love listening to fiction audiobooks, ListenBook has features to make the process easier.
Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience