Memory Man - David Baldacci

Memory Man

By David Baldacci

  • Release Date: 2015-04-21
  • Genre: Police Procedural
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 4,703 Ratings

Description

This "impossible to put down" #1 New York Times bestseller introduces Amos Decker, a gifted police detective with a perfect memory who must solve a mystery he wishes he could forget: his family's murder (Washington Post).

Amos Decker's life changed forever--twice.

The first time was on the gridiron. A big, towering athlete, he was the only person from his hometown of Burlington ever to play in the NFL. But his career ended before it had a chance to begin. On his very first play, a violent helmet-to-helmet collision knocked him off the field forever, and left him with an improbable side effect--he can forget nothing.

The second time was at home nearly two decades later. Now a police detective, Decker returned from a stakeout one evening and entered a nightmare--his wife, young daughter, and brother-in-law had been murdered.

His family destroyed, their killer's identity as mysterious as the motive behind the crime, and unable to forget a single detail from that horrible night, Decker finds his world collapsing around him. He leaves the police force, loses his home, and winds up on the street, taking piecemeal jobs as a private investigator when he can.

But over a year later, a man turns himself in to the police and confesses to the murders. At the same time a horrific event nearly brings Burlington to its knees, and Decker is called back in to help with this investigation. Decker also seizes his chance to learn what really happened to his family that night. To uncover the stunning truth, he must use his remarkable gifts and confront the burdens that go along with them. He must endure the memories he would much rather forget. And he may have to make the ultimate sacrifice.

Memory Man will stay with you long after the turn of the final page.

Reviews

  • Its a thriller!

    5
    By egocentric foodee
    Baldacci does an incredible job describing difficult human behaviors and conditions, including terror as if you’re in the crime scene and yet at the same time giving the reader an understanding of complex, human conditions /situations not often discussed in book or in life. An amazing story, you can’t put it down.
  • Great read

    5
    By Balsybelsy
    David Baldacci knows how to get a reader’s attention.
  • Interesting thriller

    4
    By kdwnk
    Lots of twists and turns
  • Amazing read

    5
    By barkman53
    Awesome book. Deckers character is fascinating.
  • Vegas?

    3
    By Charliedatuna1
    So anyone with such a great memory could have gone to vegas and card counted and made a fortune. Anyway, it was a typical Baldacci suspenseful novel. Although more gruesome. Worth reading if there is nothing else. On to his next one.
  • Memory Man

    5
    By Disgusted eith Ebay
    Awesome as always by DB.
  • Good book

    4
    By Dollybolly1
    Great read
  • Overall good and good ending

    4
    By Mark the Dog Guy
    I found it a little slow at first but it picked up and finished well.
  • Gripping

    5
    By Habdog
    Couldn’t put it down. Smart. Solid story.
  • Memory Man

    5
    By Bob3618
    Couldn’t put it down. Fast paced, very interesting, and very clever. One of the best books I’ve read in a long time.

Comments