842. "Memory Man" and "The Last Mile" by David Baldacci -- 4 and 5 Stars

I can't describe these novels any better than Amazon's description. I found Memory Man, the first novel of the series, very entertaining and where he introduces his main character Amos Decker. As a result of a football injury, Decker is "gifted" with an ability to never forget anything is realizes in the world. But, he is plagued by a spontaneous display of colors when stressed. Amos returns from retirement to resolve two mysteries: the murder of his wife, daughter, and brother-in-law and a mass murder in a little town. His inability to be social confuses his teammates and causes some tense events, but he works through it and impresses everybody with his discovery of information and use of logic to produce effective results. In this first book he teams with an astute woman Jamison to solve both mysteries. Because of their collective success, they are offered jobs on a special government team to investigate other cold cases in book two of the series, The Last Mile, when they informally add a most unsuspecting character to their team. This team works outside the law at times in a suspenseful venture to track down the real murderer for which someone on death row has been framed. This second in the series portrays Baldacci's writing talents at his best. I recommend both books and look forward to reading the third in the series, The Fix.

Reviewers: Rich and Nancy