The Fix by David Baldacci (3 Stars)

[Jeremiah]

The Fix by David Baldacci
3 Stars
(This one is espionage but I am not placing the review in that folder because I listened to most of the book in July.)

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.

The Positives of The Fix
First of all, this was the last Amos Decker book for me to read. I read them out of order reading 1 and 4 and then 2 and 3. With that said, I will be anxiously awaiting the fifth book in the series and if Baldacci should choose to not continue the series I will be very disappointed. I really enjoy the character of Amos Decker and how Baldacci has carefully crafted this unique character.

Second, I really liked in this book how Baldacci brought one character from a prior novel in Marvin Malls, and blended them with a new character in Harper Brown. I like the story line that Baldacci writes but my favorite part of his novels is easily the characters.

The Negatives of The Fix
This was the most complex story line of any of the Amos Decker novels and at times it was difficult to follow. I did appreciate the fact that the plot twists were more unexpected and I did not figure out this novel ahead of time, but I did feel like the writing broke down a bit trying to keep such a complex novel moving forward.

Again, I really enjoy these books. They are written for the general audience of trade fiction and so the highest star I will give is four, but this one bumps down one level because the story line breaks down. Now to await the fifth installation of this series.