Tom Saubers goes to the job fair where “Mr. Mercedes” begins. Tom becomes one of those lined up for work, only to be maimed by the attacking Mercedes and left unable to earn a living. So it is a fantastic coincidence that the Sauberses live in the house where Morris lived right after the 1978 robbery and that the 13-year-old Pete Saubers finds a trunk full of literature and loot that Morris buried nearby.

John Rothstein is an iconic author who created a famous character, Jimmy Gold, but hasn’t published a book for decades. Morris Bellamy is livid, not just because Rothstein has stopped providing books, but because the nonconformist Jimmy Gold has sold out for a career in advertising. Morris kills Rothstein and empties his safe of cash and the real treasure, notebooks containing at least one more Gold novel.

Morris hides the money and the notebooks, and then he is locked away for another crime. Decades later, a boy named Pete Saubers finds the treasure. Pete’s father, Tom Sauber, had gone to the job fair where “Mr. Mercedes” begins. Tom had lined up waiting for work opportunities only to be maimed by the attacking car and left unable to earn a living. So it is a fantastic coincidence that the Sauberses live in the house where Morris lived right after the 1978 robbery and that the young Pete Saubers finds a trunk full of literature and loot that Morris buried nearby.

Finders Keepers is an investigative company headed by Bill Hodges. He retired from the police force right after the Mr. Mercedes incident and was helped by Holly Gibney and Jerome Robinson. They are tasked with rescuing Pete Saubers from the deranged and vengeful Morris when he’s released from prison.

Bill Hodges Trilogy

Mr. Mercedes #1

End Of Watch #3

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