#28 – End of Watch

Plot

In End of Watch, the diabolical “Mercedes Killer” drives his enemies to suicide, and if Bill Hodges and Holly Gibney don’t figure out a way to stop him, they’ll be victims themselves.

Review

Saying goodbye is never easy, especially when you are certain it means forever.  Heading into the last Bill Hodges novel I knew I was going to have to say a final goodbye to these characters I had become so attached to (Bill, Holly and Jerome).  Even if they survive the novel, there was still a sadness in my head while reading because I knew this was it.  (Or so I thought at the time!)

Brady Hartsfield is one of my all-time favorite Stephen King antagonists.  He’s drawn a horrible lot in life and has chosen sadistic violence as his means to escape.  But he’s also technologically savvy and has a personal vendetta against our main protagonist Bill Hodges.  In End of Watch, Hartsfield also dives into the paranormal, which was an excellent choice by King.  

It would have been very easy for King to mess up the ending of this trilogy, but as a master of his craft, King delivers a perfect capstone to not only Bill Hodges but the entire series.  One of my favorite movie quotes is by Kevin Nealon in Happy Gilmore, “Feel the flow Happy.  Feel it.  It’s circular.  It’s like a carousel.  You pay the quarter, you get on the horse, it goes up and down, and AROUND.  It’s circular.”  Anyone who has read End of Watch would appreciate Nealon’s assessment. 

Details

Pages: 432

Dates Read: August 15, 2016 – September 1, 2016

Quote: “Because things can get better, and if you give them a chance, they usually do.”

Best Part: Brady Hartsfield discovering the power of his newly founded abilities.

Hint for #27: You would not want to be a twin in this story.

 

Until next time, peace be the journey.