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Memory Man

  • 474 pages · about 8 hours
  • First published 2015
  • 23 editions

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1 About this book

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 go pro. 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 for good, and left him with an improbable side effect -- he can never forget anything.

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.

Good for readers who want: a thriller, a mystery, and a long read.

  • Murder victims' families
  • Murder
  • Thrillers
  • Mystery & detective, police procedural
  • Private investigators
  • Serial murders
  • Homicide
  • Life change events

2 About David Baldacci

Born 1960

David Baldacci (born August 5, 1960) is an American novelist. An attorney by education, Baldacci writes mainly suspense novels and legal thrillers. His novels are published in over 45 languages and published in over 80 countries, having sold over 130 million copies worldwide.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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