As one who is definitely a fan of Baldacci, this book, the 4th in his Amos Decker/Memory Man series, was a real letdown for me. It starts out as a story about Amos who has agreed to go along with his partner Alex Jamison to help out Alex's sister in Baronsville, Pennsylvania. Barely into the story, Amos, who has taken vacation time to accompany Alex on this trip, suddenly finds himself in the throes of an investigation involving a series of killings and, at least from my point of view, the story got way too complicated way too fast involving so many characters doing way too many things, before I was even past the first few chapters, I felt like my head was going to spin. I found myself having to go back several times to try to understand who was who, and what was going on. Drugs, dead people, local cops and total mayhem and a plot I found so confusing I quickly lost interest. It was like the author realized himself his story was too complicated so then began to include page after page of explanations of what he'd just written a few pages earlier. I must say, in the final analysis, it took a great deal of tenacity to stick with it so that in the end I guess I understood, but I had to wonder if it was really worth my time. It left me hardly feeling satisfied and I can't help but believe that Baldacci must have sent this one to the press way too soon. I did give it 3 stars, only because I spent so much time reading it, I felt embarrassed to give it anything less. Yet I have little doubt if this was the first novel by this author I had read, I'd probably never read another, and that would be a real shame.
Another complex, wild plot.
Really enjoyed this book!
Excellent series 10 of 10
Baldacci Is a master at weaving a story that gives you little clues at a time that eventually together to form the whole puzzle. This story doesn't disappoint. My only complaint is that when it was time to wrap all the pieces together for the conclusion, there were ao many details that it got a bit confusing to sort out the numerous characters and what they did to antagonize Amos Decker and his crew.
Another engaging story in the lives of Amos Decker and his partner Alex. This time they are supposed to be on vacation visiting Alex's family in a town called Baronville, an old mill and mining town where opioids are rampant.
As the plot thickens, they get involved investigating several murders, one where Amos gets hit on the head and thinks his impeccable photographic memory may have been injured.
OH. NO. I thought. That's one of the things I love about Amos. Also his lack of social graces, his grumpy slovenly person and his obsessive-compulsive behavior make him the lovable character he is.
We will just have to wait for the next book! Write faster Mr. Baldacci!
As the plot thickens, they get involved investigating several murders, one where Amos gets hit on the head and thinks his impeccable photographic memory may have been injured.
OH. NO. I thought. That's one of the things I love about Amos. Also his lack of social graces, his grumpy slovenly person and his obsessive-compulsive behavior make him the lovable character he is.
We will just have to wait for the next book! Write faster Mr. Baldacci!
This book keeps your attention all the way through.
4th book in the Amos Decker series. Decker and Jamison are visiting Jamison's sister in Baronville PA and soon become involved with serial killers. Drugs and hidden treasure from the historic Baron family are the reason for murder. I love how Decker was so sensitive with Jamison's niece, Zoe, after her father becomes a victim. Decker has a talented mind which helps him in crime solving but is his memory starting to fail him? Read this book to find out.
A typical David Baldacci book, could not stop reading it.
Hope to see another book in the series.
Hope to see another book in the series.
Not the usual Baldacci level of talent. The Fallen was a disappointment from one of my favorite authors. Usually a crime mystery will keep you in suspense while dropping little clues along the way like breadcrumbs until the clever central character sweeps them all into a dramatic climax at the end of the book. In this book it took the author three chapters after the crimes were solved to explain what the various plot lines were and how they intersected. If you enjoy Monday morning discussions of Sunday's big game, you will love this book. But, for true Baldacci fans, STAY AWAY.
Amos is a great new kind of character.
