Mr. Mercedes

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Mr. Mercedes
448 pages; Scribner
In the opening scene, a psychopath in a gleaming—yes—Mercedes mows down a line of desperate job seekers. The murderer, who lives—yes—with his mother, taunts a brilliant ex-cop (with whom he has a history) until the cop comes out of retirement to help solve the crime.
— Katie Arnold-Ratliff and Meredith Bryan