Amos Decker's life changed forever twice. First, as a towering athlete from Burlington, he became the only local to go pro, but his career ended abruptly due to a violent helmet-to-helmet collision, leaving him with an extraordinary ability: he can never forget anything. The second life-altering event occurred nearly two decades later when, now a police detective, he returned home to find his wife, young daughter, and brother-in-law murdered. With his family gone and the killer's identity and motive a mystery, Decker's world crumbles. He leaves the police force, loses his home, and ends up on the streets, taking sporadic jobs as a private investigator. Over a year later, a man confesses to the murders, coinciding with a horrific event that nearly devastates Burlington. Decker is called back to assist with the investigation and sees an opportunity to uncover the truth about his family's death. To do so, he must leverage his unique memory while confronting the painful memories he wishes to forget. Ultimately, he may face the ultimate sacrifice in his quest for closure and justice.
Amos Decker Series
Follow the journey of a former professional football player turned detective after a career-ending injury. With an unusual talent and newly acquired abilities, he tackles the most complex crimes in Burlington, Ohio. This series, filled with suspense and personal drama, immerses readers in a world of investigation where the past constantly intersects with the present.
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"Melvin Mars awaits his fate on Death Row. He was one of America's most promising football stars until, aged twenty-years-old, he was arrested and convicted for the murder of his parents just as he was due to begin a very lucrative contract with the NFL. When Amos Decker, newly appointed special agent with the FBI, hears the news that Melvin was saved in the final seconds before his execution because someone has confessed to the killings, he persuades his boss to allow him to carry out an investigation into the Mars murders." [Bokens omslag]
Amos Decker, David Baldacci's unique special agent, who suffered a head injury that resulted in giving him the gift of a remarkable memory takes on another case in The Fix.Walter Dabney is a family man. A loving husband and the father of four grown daughters, he's built a life many would be proud of. But then the unthinkable happens.Standing outside the FBI Headquarters in Washington, DC, Dabney shoots school teacher Anne Berkshire in cold blood before turning the gun on himself.One of the many witnesses is Amos Decker; a man who forgets nothing and sees what most miss. Baffled by what appears to be a seemingly senseless and random killing, Decker is thrust into the investigation to determine what drove this family man to pull the trigger. As part of an FBI special task force, Decker and the team delve into the lives of Dabney and Berkshire to find a connection that doesn't seem to exist. What they do find are secrets that stretch back a lifetime and reveal a current plot of impending destruction that will send the world reeling, placing Decker and his team squarely in the crosshairs.
The Fallen
- 528 pages
- 19 hours of reading
David Baldacci returns with the next blockbuster thriller in his #1 New York Times bestselling Memory Man series featuring detective Amos Decker--the man who can forget nothing. Amos Decker and his journalist friend Alex Jamison are visiting the home of Alex's sister in Barronville, a small town in western Pennsylvania that has been hit hard economically. When Decker is out on the rear deck of the house talking with Alex's niece, a precocious eight-year-old, he notices flickering lights and then a spark of flame in the window of the house across the way. When he goes to investigate he finds two dead bodies inside and it's not clear how either man died. But this is only the tip of the iceberg. There's something going on in Barronville that might be the canary in the coal mine for the rest of the country. Faced with a stonewalling local police force, and roadblocks put up by unseen forces, Decker and Jamison must pull out all the stops to solve the case. And even Decker's infallible memory may not be enough to save them.
A heart-pounding thriller featuring Amos Decker, FBI Special Agent, by internationally bestselling author David Baldacci.
The number one bestselling author returns with another highly charged thriller taking Amos Decker, who has proved one of his readers' favourite characters to date, on an action-packed investigation with all the trademark twists and turns which make David Baldacci one of the world's favourite storytellers.