Book 2 in the Bill Hodges trilogy
4 estrellas
I wasn't getting on with the most recent Murderbot novella so instead I picked this up. For me, reading King is just comforting. There's only a hint of horror in this book but it intrigued me. The rest was a personal crime novel. The Saubers family is hit with the aftermath of the events in Mr. Mercedes, facing poverty. But then 13 year old Pete finds a trunk in the grounds by his home, full of money and notebooks full of writing, giving him the opportunity to secretly help his family. But then the real owner of the trunk is released from jail and Pete's nightmare begins...
This novel didn't actually have that much Bill Hodges in it. PoVs were mostly split between Pete, Bill, and the villain Morris Bellamy.
It was pretty good. I really hope that the final book returns to Brad as villain because he was far …
I wasn't getting on with the most recent Murderbot novella so instead I picked this up. For me, reading King is just comforting. There's only a hint of horror in this book but it intrigued me. The rest was a personal crime novel. The Saubers family is hit with the aftermath of the events in Mr. Mercedes, facing poverty. But then 13 year old Pete finds a trunk in the grounds by his home, full of money and notebooks full of writing, giving him the opportunity to secretly help his family. But then the real owner of the trunk is released from jail and Pete's nightmare begins...
This novel didn't actually have that much Bill Hodges in it. PoVs were mostly split between Pete, Bill, and the villain Morris Bellamy.
It was pretty good. I really hope that the final book returns to Brad as villain because he was far more interesting than Morris. There was a bit of foreshadowing...