Retired detective haunted by unsolved case from "summary" of Mr. Mercedes (Spanish Edition) by Stephen King
Retired Detective Bill Hodges spends his days haunted by an unsolved case that has continued to linger in his mind long after his retirement. The Mercedes Massacre, as it came to be known, involved a stolen Mercedes-Benz plowing into a crowd of job seekers, leaving eight dead and many more injured. The case remains unsolved, the perpetrator having slipped through Hodges' fingers, leaving him feeling defeated and incomplete in his retirement. Despite his best efforts to move on, the Mercedes Massacre case continues to consume Hodges. The lack of closure gnaws at him, driving him to pursue any leads or hints that may finally bring him face to face with the culprit. The unsolved nature of the case serves as a constant reminder of Hodges' failure as a detective, pushing him to reexamine the evidence and retrace his steps in the ...
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