Pada jam-jam jelang subuh, di sebuah kota Midwest yang lesu, ratusan orang mengantre di bursa kerja. Tiba-tiba seorang pengendara mobil melaju kencang ke arah mereka dalam mobil Mercedes curian, menggilas tanpa ampun, mundur, lalu menabrak lagi. Delapan orang tewas, lima belas terluka. Si pembunuh lolos. Di bagian lain kota, beberapa bulan kemudian, pensiunan polisi Bill Hodges masih terbayang-bayang kasus tak terpecahkan itu. Lalu seseorang menulis surat kepadanya, mengaku sebagai si penabrak dan mengancam akan melakukan serangan lebih dahsyat. Hodges pun memutuskan untuk aktif kembali demi mencegah terulangnya tragedi itu. Brady Hartfield tinggal bersama ibunya yang pemabuk. Dia sangat menyukai perasaan berkuasa yang meliputinya ketika berada di belakang kemudi mobil Mercedes-nya, dan dia ingin merasakan hal itu lagi. Dan rencana Brady berikutnya, apabila berhasil, akan menewaskan atau melukai ribuan orang. Hanya Bill Hodges yang bisa menahan si pembunuh sebelum dia beraksi kembali.
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Stephen King
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Stephen Edwin King is an American author. Dubbed the "King of Horror", he is widely known for his horror novels and has also explored other genres, among them suspense, crime, science-fiction, fantasy, and mystery. Though known primarily for his novels, he has written approximately 200 short stories, most of which have been published in collections.
Mr. Mercedes
by Stephen King
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