Pete Saubers' family is floundering. His father was gravely injured when a madman plowed his car through a crowd of people (the events from book one, Mr. Mercedes). Though he survived, Pete's father can no longer work and is in constant pain. His mother's hours have been reduced, and the bills keep piling up. When he finds a chest filled with money and valuable notebooks written by a famous author who is now deceased, Pete doesn't think twice about using it to help them. Unbeknownst to Pete, the chest is the spoils of a brutal, decades old murder, masterminded and committed by an obsessed fan of the author. Now this murderer, Morris Bellamy, has been released from jail and can think only of reclaiming the precious books. When he sets his sights upon the Saubers family, it is up to retired detective Bill Hodges to end Bellamy's plans of mayhem.This second book in the trilogy is different from the first in that it is more thriller than mystery. The reader knows from the beginning who committed the murder, and where Saubers' miracle chest really comes from. However, this doesn't detract from the excitement of the story. The reader follows along with Pete Saubers down a path that the reader knows will end in bloodshed, even if Pete's situation makes him believe otherwise. The characters in this story feel very real, and that makes the story all the more terrifying.
The story follows after that of the first but is a separate story unto its self. So, it's not completely necessary to have read Mr. Mercedes to understand Finder's Keepers. There are, however, references to the fist book, and Hodges does spend some time with the murderer from Mr. Mercedes (Brady), but it isn't necessary to know this to understand the current story. This arc seems, instead, to be hinting at something that may happen to the final book, End of Watch, which has recently been released.
If you like thrillers, I'd definitely recommend checking this one out.
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