This was interesting from the start! A man about to be executed and another person confesses leaving one hell of a journey. I could not have guessed how this was going to go until about 85% through. It was so entertaining. I am hoping Melvin joins Amos and his team full time because I found him and Amos very compatible. I am so glad I got around to starting this series because these two books so far have been beyond amusing to read. I will be checking out more of his books and series very soon.

The Last Mile, David Baldacci's 2nd book in his Amos Decker Series is a compelling and complex mystery filled with conspiracies, racial injustices and some pretty evil characters.I liked this book more than the 1st, The Memory Man https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...The characters are well developed and Decker is desperate to saving a man on death row that he believes is innocent. Well paced plot filled with twists and turns and some unexpected surprises.A good read.

It's for sure no one will ever accuse me of being a compliant little wifey-poo. Still, more often than not when I've got my nose in my Kindle and my husband pops up with, "Honey, do we have more of yesterday's chocolate pudding?" my response is something like, "Let me finish this chapter and I'll go check."But when my nose is in a book like this one, my mouth sings a different tune: "I can't see in the fridge from my chair, babe. If you find some, how about bringing me a bowl while you're up?"Oh...

Amos Decker is on his way to Washington, D. C. to join an FBI special task force headed by Ross Bogart. They'll be investigating cold and questionable cases. When he hears a news report about a former college football star who was on death row for murdering his parents and just escaped execution when someone suddenly confessed to the crime, it's no surprise that Decker wants this to be the first project of the task force. I loved this story from the start as every scene was compelling, interesti...

Look...David Baldacci is a good writer and I plan to read the next Amos Decker book.So why you may ask do I only rate the book 3 stars. "Well" (he said leaning back and sipping from his Jack and Coke) Mr. Baldacci continually spits in my face...I'm going to repeat something I say a lot. I support a writer's right to include their political point of view in their novels. I support freedom of speech, this (and these) are his work. That said he or she needs to be aware that their opinion can be ver...

Another excellent thriller by Baldacci. Amos Decker is driving to Quantico to join an FBI team as an outsider with his extraordinary abilities when he hears about a stay of execution for Melvin Mars, an ex-football player like himself, convicted of the murder of his parents. Another death row inmate has confessed, with details known only to the killer. Amos manages to convince his team to take on this case, which takes him down south to deal with powerful enemies, racism, and age-old secrets bes...

Returning to the Amos Decker series, Baldacci offers readers another look into the fantastic abilities of his protagonist while handling a case that is riddled with issues. Melvin Mars sits on death row, awaiting execution for murdering his parents. As he prepares to walk 'the last mile', that distance from his cell to the execution chamber, a stay is granted. It appears as though someone in Alabama has confessed to the crime, leaving doubt that Mars may have committed the crime. This news hits

3/5; 3 stars; BI struggled to settle on a rating for this book. On the one hand, I really like the character, Amos Decker. On the other hand, there were so many places that the characters were one dimensional and like something pulled from a bag of 'standard interchangeable actors' that the book lost some of its impact. I enjoyed the mystery and the idea of this convoluted cold case. However, I found the book to be a bit long winded and sprinkled with one too many implausible scenarios. So yeah-...

This review can also be found at Carole's Random Life.I am loving this series! When I first got my hands on this book, I decided to take a look at it which is quite normal for me. I usually thumb through a new book taking note of the number of pages, font size and other basic attributes. My eyes landed on the first page of this book and I didn't come up fro air until I had read 100 pages. I hadn't planned to read this book quite yet but I simply couldn't put it down. Both the story and character...

Even better then the first!! I love me some Amos!! So excited that this is a series.. Really well written with awesome people. Can’t say much about the specific case because I don’t want to give anything away.. But its refreshing to have a good guy everyone (mostly) respects. I like the underdog as much as anyone but it’s just a nice change to not have to spend time fighting “the system” every step of the way. The twists & turns the case take are thrilling, & most importantly (to me) it feels au...

Compulsive reading!

This is the 2nd book in the excellent Amos Decker series by author David Baldacci. Having already read the 1st book 'Memory man' recently the characters were already clear to me so I was quickly into this one, but I should point out this book works as a stand alone.This is a fascinating series that features as the main character Amos Decker, a troubled soul who has a neurological condition called hyperthymesia which makes it impossible for him to forget anything. To make matters worse Amos Decke...

No matter the plot, you know you're in for a good time with Baldacci.Well-rounded characters, most of them anyway, interesting backgrounds, a cliché here and there, some predictable stuff, kept-me-on-the-edge-of-my-seat suspense. All included.

I won this book from a Goodreads giveaway. Thank you Hachette Book group for the free copy of The Last Mile. I enjoyed this book so much. I couldn't put it down. It had a lot of twists and turns,when I thought I had it figured out it would go a different way than the way I expected. I like when there's a lot of twist and turns and its not easy to figure out. I like that it continued where the last book left off. I love that Amos found a reason to live and to start taking better care of himself a...

I'm speechless at how amazing David is as an author. The intricacies of this story and how everything came together at the end is astounding. Amos is officially an all time favorite character.

The Last Mile's plot is rehashed, and many familiar ideas and objects are about this book right from the start. Baldacci being Baldacci, i.e the author whose thrillers have wowed me more often than not, takes these familiar things and gives them his own personal spin.Melvin Mars' case is rooted in violence in the South. He himself is a tragic figure. He could have made it to the NFL, but instead has been on death row for a case that has become a cold case. That's where Amos Decker steps in.I am

I am new to this author having only read a rather weak Christmas story by him prior to reading Memory Man and now, The Last Mile. If these two books are any indication of the rest of his stuff then I have a lot of reading enjoyment ahead of me.Amos Decker is a brilliant character, a man with a perfect memory, imperfect social skills and no tact and yet is still very likable. I enjoyed his team mates too especially as they seem to understand him and let him be who he is. The book is immensely rea...

For the life of me I don't understand the 5 stars for this book I have read more than half of Baldacci's books and each time I'm reading one I wonder why I bother. I do like the quirky protagonist in this series, Amos Decker, but that is about it. The plot is completely unbelievable and the characters might as well be wearing black or white hats to signify good or evil. The book was at least 1/3 too long filled with repetition, plot twists that were so implausible as to be laughable, cardboard c...

3.5 stars ✡ I remember reading this book 4 years back....and my 14 year old heart was like OMG OMG OMG OMG HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN!!!but when I reread it again few months back I realised even this book have some issues!! what I liked? • Amos decker:- brilliant character with perfect memory,imperfect social skills and no tact yet I love him❤.He uses his hyperthymesia and synesthesia to solve the cases !!!• Page turner:- every chapter ends in an amazing cliffhanger which complete you to read it .......

In this second book in the 'Memory Man' series, newly hired FBI consultant Amos Decker helps free a man from Death Row. The book can be read as a standalone.*****Background: Amos Decker, 6'5" tall and over 300 pounds, was a professional football player until a massive hit ended his career and left him with hyperthymesia and synesthesia. The hyperthymesia gives Decker a permanent detailed memory of everything he's ever seen or experienced - like a combination photo album/video in his head. And th...