This was my second David Baldacci book and I'm starting to understand his rhythm a little bit better. "Memory Man" was an interesting book, with a very timely plot, but with some annoying character traits. The crime itself was deep with plenty of twists and turns, but it was irritating that Amos Decker knows everything about everything. He's always a step ahead of every other investigator and never makes a mistake. (Or perhaps it seemed that way since I was reading the abridged version.) Even with Hyperthymesia, no one gets everything right every single time. It made his partner on the police force seem insignificant and useless to the story. I listened to this story on audio cd and occasionally the person reading the story slurred his words. I wasn't sure if he was trying to, or if the character of Amos Decker was supposed to be drunk. I think it was just the reader's voice and inflection, but a few times it made me wonder. All in all, this was a good book and I'll look forward to reading the second and third books in the series soon.

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