He chugged it, set the glass in the sink, wiped his chin dry, and headed to the next room. He had paused in the kitchen to pour a glass of water from the tap. It was one of many failures on his part that night. He had not sensed that then and later wondered why not. But the too quiet nature of the setting was not. He trudged to the screen door leading into the kitchen and let himself in. He closed the car door quietly, certain that all inside would be asleep at this late hour. The rain had slicked the pavement, and as his size fourteen boots made contact, he slipped a bit before traction was gained. He’d pulled into the driveway of the modest two-story vinyl-sider that was twenty-five years old and would take at least that long to pay off.
Driving home, he had been looking forward to catching a few hours of sleep before hitting the streets once more. The stakeout had been long and ultimately unproductive. It would cut into him at unpredictable moments, like a gutting knife made of colored light. Read ExcerptĪ MOS DECKER WOULD forever remember all three of their violent deaths in the most paralyzing shade of blue. Memory Man will stay with you long after the turn of the final page. And he may have to make the ultimate sacrifice. He must endure the memories he would much rather forget. To uncover the stunning truth, he must use his remarkable gifts and confront the burdens that go along with them. Decker also seizes his chance to learn what really happened to his family that night. At the same time, a horrific event nearly brings Burlington to its knees, and Decker is called back in to help with this investigation. He leaves the police force, loses his home, and winds up on the street, taking piecemeal jobs as a private investigator when he can.īut over a year later, a man turns himself into the police and confesses to the murders.
His family destroyed, their killer’s identity as mysterious as the motive behind the crime, and unable to forget a single detail from that horrible night, Decker finds his world collapsing around him. Now a police detective, Decker returned from a stakeout one evening and entered a nightmare–his wife, young daughter, and brother-in-law had been murdered. The second time was at home nearly two decades later. On his very first play, a violent helmet-to-helmet collision knocked him off the field forever, and left him with an improbable side effect–he can forget nothing. But his career ended before it had a chance to begin. A big, towering athlete, he was the only person from his hometown of Burlington ever to play in the NFL.
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).Īmos Decker’s life changed forever–twice.
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