The stolen Mercedes emerges from the pre-dawn fog and makes its way through a crowd of men and women queuing for a job in a depressed American city. The lone driver then reverses, Woker again, and speeds off, leaving eight dead and many injured. The case remains unresolved and former cop Bill Hodges loses hope when he receives a letter from a man who loved to feel dead under the wheels of a Mercedes... Brady Hartsfield wants this start again, but this time he goes further, with an attack that would kill thousands... Unless Hodges and two new unusual allies he picks up on his journey can spoil Hartsfield's diabolical plans.
Stephen King embarks on a "frantic race against time that brings horror and excitement" (in the words of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram) with the best-selling first-place thriller.