Finders Keepers

Definitely suffers from not having Hodges as a starting character, instead reserving him and other familiar names from Mr. Mercedes till the back half of the book. Morris Bellamy is nowhere near as riveting and layered as Brady Hartsfield, which causes the plot to move quite slowly, and the tension to be quite tame. I do find it interesting that King dabbles into some thematic realms of art, artist, and admirer; with the antagonist essentially killing a world famous author because he had gripes with his style. And don't worry, this is info included in the synopsis, not a spoiler.

My friend has informed me that S02 of the Mr. Mercedes show is actually loosely integrates End of Watch (the third book in the Hodges trilogy), whereas S03 is a loose adaptation of Finders Keepers. So I guess I have to finish reading the trilogy before I can even start S02 of the show. Luckily for me, by coincidence it looks like we're getting a new Stephen King book soon, related to a character from this trilogy: Holly. Perfect timing.