Book Review: The Fallen by David Baldacci
Published in 2018. This is the fourth book in the Memory Man series. The author has seven different series with multiple books in each one.
Amos Decker is a former player in the National Football League. He had to quit playing football after a serious head injury that nearly killed him. He was left with two conditions—hyperthymesia or the ability to remember everything and synesthesia or the ability to sense colors. He finds both senses useful in his role in law enforcement. A former patrol officer, he now works with the FBI on a special task force. He’s dedicated to his work and never takes a vacation until his partner, Alex Jamison, convinces him to tag along with her to visit her sister in Baronville, Pennsylvania. It was a dark and stormy night when Decker relaxes on the porch, drinking a beer and listens for the incoming storm. As the rain begins to fall, he hears strange noises, a car starting up and driving away, an airplane overhead, and then sparks inside the house in back. Knowing the sparks are probably caused by an electrical problem, Decker runs to the house. Inside, he finds two dead bodies. Even though he’s on vacation, he can’t resist investigating and finds more than he bargained for.
This story was quite an adventure and provides a close look into the lives of people living in towns that are now broke. Baronville was once prosperous, but the former owner of the coal mine, textile mill, and paper mill sold out long ago. But the town is now on the rebound with the building of a new fulfillment center.
This was the first book I’ve read by this author but I’ve heard his name around for years. I’ll definitely read more.
Amos Decker is a former player in the National Football League. He had to quit playing football after a serious head injury that nearly killed him. He was left with two conditions—hyperthymesia or the ability to remember everything and synesthesia or the ability to sense colors. He finds both senses useful in his role in law enforcement. A former patrol officer, he now works with the FBI on a special task force. He’s dedicated to his work and never takes a vacation until his partner, Alex Jamison, convinces him to tag along with her to visit her sister in Baronville, Pennsylvania. It was a dark and stormy night when Decker relaxes on the porch, drinking a beer and listens for the incoming storm. As the rain begins to fall, he hears strange noises, a car starting up and driving away, an airplane overhead, and then sparks inside the house in back. Knowing the sparks are probably caused by an electrical problem, Decker runs to the house. Inside, he finds two dead bodies. Even though he’s on vacation, he can’t resist investigating and finds more than he bargained for.
This story was quite an adventure and provides a close look into the lives of people living in towns that are now broke. Baronville was once prosperous, but the former owner of the coal mine, textile mill, and paper mill sold out long ago. But the town is now on the rebound with the building of a new fulfillment center.
This was the first book I’ve read by this author but I’ve heard his name around for years. I’ll definitely read more.
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