{"id":1000,"date":"2026-04-16T07:03:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T07:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myhypereffects.com\/needful-kings\/product\/mr-mercedes-1st-edition\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T07:10:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T07:10:18","slug":"stephen-king-mr-mercedes-first-edition-first-printing","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/myhypereffects.com\/needful-kings\/product\/stephen-king-mr-mercedes-first-edition-first-printing\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen King Mr. Mercedes First Edition \/ First Printing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is a <strong>True First Edition \/ First Printing<\/strong> of <em>Mr. Mercedes<\/em> (2014), the novel that launched Stephen King\u2019s acclaimed <strong>Bill Hodges Trilogy<\/strong> and introduced one of his most chilling modern villains, Brady Hartsfield. Blending crime fiction, psychological suspense, and King\u2019s signature tension, the book follows retired detective Bill Hodges as he is pulled into a deadly cat\u2011and\u2011mouse game with the perpetrator of a horrific mass\u2011murder case.<\/p>\n<p><em>Mr. Mercedes<\/em> marked a major stylistic shift for King\u2014leaner, grittier, and firmly rooted in detective\u2011thriller territory\u2014while still carrying the emotional weight and character depth that define his best work. First printings remain highly collectible due to the trilogy\u2019s popularity, its strong critical reception, and its successful television adaptation.<\/p>\n<p>This copy retains its original $30.00 price, first\u2011state identifiers, and the expected Scribner first\u2011printing points. Clean, sharp examples continue to perform well on the collector market. This copy is being offered with a fine book and a fine dust jacket.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a True First Edition \/ First Printing of Mr. Mercedes (2014), the novel that launched Stephen King\u2019s acclaimed Bill Hodges Trilogy and introduced one of his most chilling modern villains, Brady Hartsfield. Blending crime fiction, psychological suspense, and King\u2019s signature tension, the book follows retired detective Bill Hodges as he is pulled into&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2374,"template":"","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[15,17,32],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-1000","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-all-products","product_cat-stephen-king","product_cat-stephen-king-first-trade-editions","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/myhypereffects.com\/needful-kings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/1000","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/myhypereffects.com\/needful-kings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/myhypereffects.com\/needful-kings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myhypereffects.com\/needful-kings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2374"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/myhypereffects.com\/needful-kings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1000"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myhypereffects.com\/needful-kings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=1000"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myhypereffects.com\/needful-kings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=1000"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myhypereffects.com\/needful-kings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=1000"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}