For my fourth book, I've chosen Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King. I chose this particular reward because it won an Edgar Award and I've never read a Stephen King book, so I thought I'd pick one that was more of a mystery novel than a horror novel. My expectations are that this book will have a mix of Stephen King's typical horror elements along with more a classic mystery feel to it that follows the guidelines of other mystery books. My thoughts on the cover are that the book revolves around a murder, which is what the book it about. Based on what I've read so far, it has a lot to do with the plot of the story and the agenda of "Mr. Mercedes". I hadn't heard anything about this book before I looked at the Edgar Award winners list. I know that Stephen King hasn't written many mystery novels, so I was interested in seeing how he writes mystery.
Since I've been reading thrillers lately, I wanted to read a mystery so that I could really see the difference between the two genres. I also wanted something similar to what I've been reading, but not something in the exact same genre. I wanted to change up my selection a little bit by a reading a Stephen King book since I've never really considered reading his books before. Since I'm not a horror fan, I don't know if I'll like this book or not, but I'm hoping that it focuses more on the mystery of finding out who the killer is rather than focusing on the murder. I also wanted to read a modern mystery book rather than one that takes place in the past. I love detective novels, so I hope that this book gets me back into the genre.
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