End of Watch (novel)

End of Watch
First edition cover.
AuthorStephen King
LanguageEnglish
SeriesBill Hodges Trilogy
GenreCrime fiction
PublishedJune 7, 2016 (Scribner)
Publication placeU.S.
Media typePrint (Hardcover)
Pages432
ISBN978-1-5011-2974-2
Preceded byFinders Keepers 
Followed byThe Outsider 

End of Watch is a crime novel by American writer Stephen King, the third volume of a trilogy focusing on Detective Bill Hodges, following Mr. Mercedes and Finders Keepers.[1] The book was first announced at an event at St. Francis College on April 21, 2015, under the title The Suicide Prince. On June 10, the new title End of Watch was announced.[2] At the 2015 Edgar Awards, while accepting the award for Best Novel for Mr. Mercedes, King announced that the novel's antagonist, Brady Hartsfield, would be making a return in this book.[3]

The novel was released on June 7, 2016. A spin-off featuring Holly, The Outsider, was also released in 2018 and made into a miniseries in 2020, with another spin-off, Holly, following in 2023.

  1. ^ "StephenKing.com - End of Watch". Archived from the original on 27 January 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  2. ^ McClurg, Jocelyn (2015-06-10). "Stephen King Rules at No. 1." USAToday.com. USA Today. Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
  3. ^ Mystery Writers of America (13 May 2015). "2015 Edgar Awards Best Novel". Retrieved 20 January 2017 – via YouTube.