The second in the Bill Hodges trilogy. Bill’s more of a side character in this one and the whole book seems like it’s just an interlude in the main story of psycho Brady Hartsfield. Brady seems to have developed psychic powers after having had his head bashed in at the end of the first novel. Enjoyable read, especially the comparison between the main bad guy and the hero of the story. I felt the same way they did at the end. It’s interesting how much power objects can have.
I just finished Mr. Mercedes and was in the middle of this one when the Manchester bombing occurred. It’s weird and sad to see an attack carried out that is similar to the kind of attack you just read about. Of course, since there’s a car attack in the previous book as well and there have been several car attacks in the last couple of years. Sadly, I feel like I should be used to it by now.