The few characters carried over from book one are largely unessential in this story, their appearances more like unnecessary cameos rather than a link to the rest of the series. First and foremost is that for a second book, Finders Keepers barely fits into the trajectory of the trilogy started by Mr. In fact, there were quite a host of aspects that just didn’t work for me here. Though King is generally known for his convincing characterization and unique plots, I found both elements severely lacking in this novel. Sadly, bookish books don’t always work for me- name dropping and copious bookstore visits don’t quite make up for quality characterization and plot. It’s crammed full of references to titles and authors from a wide variety of genres two of the main characters are big readers, and one is a bookshop owner, where part of the novel takes place. “MacFarland may think too old to be a wolf, but what his parole officer doesn’t know is that Morris has already killed three people, and driving a car isn’t the only thing that’s like riding a bike.”įinders Keepers is very much a bookish book. Retired cop Bill Hodges and his PI buddies are brought into the case by a friend who wants to settle the matter before official police become involved. One becomes desperate to sell the books on the black market, one becomes increasingly desperate to keep them, and neither is quite in control of the situation once a shady book dealer realizes what they have. To avoid getting caught for the crime, the books are packed away, only to be discovered by a teenager in 2014. Most of the crew that committed this crime were in it for the money, but one wanted the unpublished manuscripts and miscellaneous written work. In the novel, a writer-turned-recluse is robbed and murdered in 1978. No spoilers of course, as usual, though I’ve got plenty of complaints to air.

The prospect of an upcoming buddy read for another King novel ( The Outsider) has finally motivated me to finish the series- today I’ll talk about Finders Keepers, and End of Watch (book 3) should be up later this week.

Mercedes, in a buddy read last year, and have been slow to continue despite thoroughly enjoying that first book. CW: murder, living with serious injury, theft, racism, homophobia, sexism, fatphobia, child abuse (tying wrists, pushing through window, threatening at gunpoint)įinders Keepers is the second book in Stephen King’s Bill Hodges trilogy.

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