I believe Memory Man is close. Ex-football star Amos Decker is an interesting character with an even more interesting back story. An accident when he was 22, ended his promising NFL career, and the murder of his wife, daughter and brother-in-law twenty years later took away most of his interest in life. He loses his job (policeman), and his home and becomes an on again, off again private investigator. A year later a man turns himself in and confesses to the murder. The end? Nope, this is Baldacci, so this is the beginning.
We learn to really care about Decker who is burdened with a side effect of the accident over twenty years ago...he can never forget anything. That can be a burden that no one man should have to carry. At the same time, Decker is called in to help investigate a terrible happening in his home town. He begins working with his former partner Mary Lancaster, and she is as much fun to get to know as Amos. The book is typical Baldacci, with twists and turns and his easy style of capturing us on page one and never letting go. I still have several chapters to go, and nothing will ever grab me quite like Absolute Power, but I can say that this is a good read. Enjoy and then go read the first few books he wrote!
- Beverly
Publisher - Grand Central Publishing
Date of Publication - April 21, 2015