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[The Fix] by David Baldacci
Amos Decker series
Book #3
From The Book:
Amos Decker witnesses a murder just outside FBI headquarters. A man shoots a woman execution-style on a crowded sidewalk, then turns the gun on himself.
Even with Decker's extraordinary powers of observation and deduction, the killing is baffling. Decker and his team can find absolutely no connection between the shooter--a family man with a successful consulting business--and his victim, a schoolteacher. Nor is there a hint of any possible motive for the attack. Enter Harper Brown. An agent of the Defense Intelligence Agency, she orders Decker to back off the case. The murder is part of an open DIA investigation, one so classified that Decker and his team aren't cleared for it. But they learn that the DIA believes solving the murder is now a matter of urgent national security. Critical information may have been leaked to a hostile government--or worse, an international terrorist group--and an attack may be imminent.
Decker's never been one to follow the rules, especially with the stakes so high. Forced into an uneasy alliance with Agent Brown, Decker remains laser focused on only one goal: solving the case before it's too late.
My Views:
David Baldacci is one of my top favorite authors so I may be a wee bit biased but it seems that each series that he begins just gets better and better with each addition. Amos Decker started literary life as a damaged character with an extraordinary ability. He found that he couldn't forget anything except he seemed to forget how to relate to people. This...the third novel in the series... sees him mellowing out considerably and starting to build relationships. The theme of the story is duel layered and right up to date with today's terrorist threats and national security issues. Previous episodes lead into this story line so reading the first two books before this one is my suggestion. The Amos Decker series will more than likely appeal to fans of conspiracy novels as well as mystery fans.
