Background
Published in 2018, The Fallen is the fourth book in the Memory Man series by David Baldacci. Amos Decker is the memory man due to a head injury he sustained in his first and only play in the NFL. Not only was his personality changed but he now has a perfect memory which he uses for the Ohio police and later the FBI.
Decker and his partner go to Baronville, a run down town which is only starting to make a comeback. Baronville was named for the owner of the mine who worked his employees mercilessly and grew amazingly wealthy. Now his great grandson is the last of the Baron line who lives in poverty in the ruins of his family’s broken mansion. However, the first Baron may have hid all of his wealth and some people will stop at nothing to get it.
My Thoughts
The Fallen was a book that took me along a journey that I didn’t see coming. The author does a great job of not tipping his hand as the story unfolds and everything comes into place.
The convention of Decker’s perfect memory comes in very handy as a plot device. He seems to be an ever flowing fount of wisdom and knowledge through which anything can be explained. I didn’t feel like it was overused but it was rather convenient this time around.
Recommendation
A good read.