Readers who missed Brady Hartsfield in the second book in Stephen King’s trilogy about a psychotic killer will be delighted to know he’s alive in “End of Watch.”
The final installment begins where book two ended. Brady is awake in room 217 of the Lakes Region Traumatic Brain Injury Clinic. The man who drove a car into a crowd at a job fair and killed eight people is still paralyzed, thanks to a blow to the head from Holly Gibney, but his coma has lifted and his brain has never been more alive.
The story of how it all happens is too strange to summarize here. Something about cheap tablets called Zappits, blue fish and experimental brain drugs. Suffice it to say that King pulls off quite a trick. His killer can now kill again without ever leaving his bed.
Standing in his way are retired detective Bill Hodges and partner Holly.
What King does offer readers is more heart than many of his tales. The relationship between Hodges and Holly is touching.
To share any more would deprive readers of the fun. If you’re wrapping up the trilogy, enjoy. If you’re just getting started, you’re in for a thrilling ride.
