Memory Man by David Baldacci is the first in a
series about Amos Decker. He has Hyperthymesia; he never forgets anything that
happens to him. He can replay on his “internal DVR” any experience. Prior to
the story, his wife and daughter were murdered. The book opens with a mass
murder at the local high school. The story gets complicated when the two are
linked.
Amos has two
partners. First is Mary Lancaster, his partner from before he quit the Police
force. Second is Alex Jamison who begins as a journalist but becomes a detective.
The murders
(Decker’s family, the high school shooting, an FBI agent, …) and other mayhem
are directed at Amos Decker. The two mysteries (Who? And Why?) follow Amos
Decker’s backstory and ultimately, the murder’s backstory, each more fantastic
than the other.
I found the
resolution unsatisfying because it made so little sense. On the other hand, it
was a fast read.
A complex
and barely believable tale of senseless violence.
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