Padma Wulandari

Long Shadows (Memory Man Series)

Book by David Baldacci

DETAILS

Publisher : Grand Central Publishing (October 11, 2022) Language : English Hardcover : 448 pages ISBN-10 : 1538719827 ISBN-13 : 978-1538719824 Item Weight : 1.46 pounds Dimensions : 6.4 x 1.75 x 9.4 inches Best Sellers Rank: #430 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #8 in Thriller & Suspense Action Fiction #27 in Murder Thrillers #60 in Suspense Thrillers , From the author of  The 6:20 Man,  “Memory Man” Amos Decker—an FBI consultant with perfect recall—delves into a bewildering double homicide in this new thriller in David Baldacci's #1  New York Times  bestselling series. When Amos Decker is called to South Florida to investigate a double homicide, the case appears straightforward: A federal judge and her bodyguard have been found dead, the judge’s face sporting a blindfold with two eye holes crudely cut out, a clear sign that she’d made one too many enemies over her years on the bench. What at first seems cut and dry is anything but: Not only did the judge have more enemies than Decker can count—from violent gang members, drug dealers, and smugglers to a resentful ex-husband—but the bodyguard presents additional conundrums that muddy the waters even further. Who was the real target in this vicious attack? Meanwhile, Decker must contend with a series of unsettling changes, including a new partner—Special Agent Frederica “Freddie” White—and a devastating event that brings Decker’s own tragic past back to the present . . . and forces him to reckon with his future. As potential witnesses start disappearing, Decker and White are inexorably pulled down a twisted tunnel of secrets, crimes, and scandal—at the end of which lies Decker’s deadliest threat yet. Read more

REVIEW

Amos Decker is a mountain of a man - 6’5” and at one time close to 300 lbs. Altho he has slimmed down a bit he is truly imposing. His pro football career was brief and ended dramatically. Due to a shocking collision on the field Amos acquired a perfect memory - hyperthymesia - and some other unusual abilities including synesthesia - pairing developments with colors - when he sees electric blue he senses the presence of dead bodies. These attributes help to make him an uncanny investigator. But he is the opposite of a smooth operator which the FBI likes. Amos dresses in a casual almost slovenly way. He is abrupt and disrespectful of authority. He doesn’t care at all whether he fits in and the FBI, to whom he is a consultant, would like to fire him. But how do you fire the investigator with the highest solve rate? In this book Amos teams up with a new unlikely partner. A small black woman who is just as feisty as he is. Even though he dreads a new partner, they fit together and bring about a great solve. The FBI would like to get rid of both of them but can’t - for now. At the end of book Amos gets disturbing news about his mental state from the group that monitors his condition. It is not definitive, but it is disturbing. Couple that with Amos’s “ one foot on a banana peel “ career and the reader has to wonder what comes next for him. We have to wait for David Baldacci to let us know. Fred Dimond

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