Goodreads Choice Awards Book Club discussion

Finders Keepers is the second book in the Bill Hodges trilogy. The group is reading this book in preparation for reading the Mystery & Thriller winner End of Watch next month.



A masterful, intensely suspenseful novel about a reader whose obsession with a reclusive writer goes far too far—a book about the power of storytelling, starring the same trio of unlikely and winning heroes King introduced in Mr. Mercedes

“Wake up, genius.” So begins King’s instantly riveting story about a vengeful reader. The genius is John Rothstein, an iconic author who created a famous character, Jimmy Gold, but who 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, yes, but the real treasure is a trove of 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, and now it is Pete and his family that Bill Hodges, Holly Gibney, and Jerome Robinson must rescue from the ever-more deranged and vengeful Morris when he’s released from prison after thirty-five years.

Not since Misery has King played with the notion of a reader whose obsession with a writer gets dangerous. Finders Keepers is spectacular, heart-pounding suspense, but it is also King writing about how literature shapes a life—for good, for bad, forever.

I'll read this at my own pace

I really liked this one. At first I didn't see how it would connect, but then it really got going. The book mystery was awesome! I also listened on audible and the narrator was top notch!

Wonderful. King is King.

this is the second book. fantastic regardless. I read this at the beginning of the year and i have to say that it was one of King's top ten.

Yes, this is the second book, Jeff. We read the first book in the trilogy, Mr. Mercedes, as a group previously. The discussion is here, if you are interested. We will also be reading the final book in the series, End of Watch next month.

I rather enjoyed this installment in the trilogy. I didn't think that it suffered from 2nd book syndrome at all. Actually, I think it may be my favorite of the three.

I was just pointing out the fact that you stated it was the third book in your above post. I did read the conversation. it was quite interesting.

by the way I completely agree it was my favourite too.

Oh! I missed that! Thank you. Fixing it now.

no problem.

Agreed with y'all: it's really strong for a second book. Are any of you watching the TV series? The first episode was a little slow and the casting wasn't quite what I expected, but I think it'll shape up well.