Memory Man (Book one in Amos Decker series) by David Baldacci

• Mass Market Paperback : 560 pages
• ISBN-10 : 1455559806
• ISBN-13 : 978-1455559800
• Product Dimensions : 4.25 x 1.25 x 7.75 inches
• Publisher : Vision; Reissue Edition (February 23, 2016)

 Audiobook version. 

Listening Length 13 hours and 17 minutes

Narrator Ron McLarty, Orlagh Cassidy

Audible.com Release Date April 21, 2015

Publisher Hachette Audio

Program Type Audiobook

Version Unabridged

Yet, another book I had on my "to read" list. But never had extra time to just sit back and read it. So, I got the audiobook. 

This "impossible to put down" #1 New York Times bestseller introduces Amos Decker, a gifted police detective with a perfect memory who must solve a mystery he wishes he could forget: his family's murder (Washington Post).

They're right for once. 

This is the second one I've listened to and enjoyed. It wasn't easy to get into the story at first. I thought the narrator was too rough in his delivery. I soon got used to it. 

The story is about Decker who, after an accident in pro football, is a Savant. He never forgets anything. His life is a DVD that can't be switched off. In the book it's called hyperthymesia and synesthesia. These are real conditions (I did a Duck Duck Go search). And it adds to this character, Amos Decker. An overweight (obese?), tower of a man. 

The book starts with the murder of his family. There are clues abound in the solving of this case. 

A lot of the story is told in flashback style and I like how deep the story went. It was brilliant. A red herring that wasn't a red herring, a vile act, and parents who shouldn't be parents. 

The tale is set in a small town. A high-school is attacked after a suspect is under arrest for the murder of Decker's family. This confession sets the ball in motion. 

One thing I did not like was the catalyst which drove the killer to commit murder. It doesn't hold water. Also, if he suffers from hyperthymesia and synesthesia, and feels nothing like normal people (In the book he claims he feels no sympathy). This comment destroys the opening and the reason for giving up on life.  

This book is well worth buying in any format. I will definitely be interested in the next book in the Decker series. 

8.5/10