Reading order
| # | Title | Year | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Memory Man | 2015 | Buy |
| 2 | The Last Mile | 2016 | Buy |
| 3 | The Fix | 2017 | Buy |
| 4 | The Fallen | 2018 | Buy |
| 5 | Redemption | 2019 | Buy |
| 6 | Walk the Wire | 2020 | Buy |
| 7 | Long Shadows | 2022 | Buy |
Amos Decker is former football player turned detective with a rare condition called hyperthymesia - the ability to recall everything he has ever experienced. His memories never fade, and he cannot forget anything. This makes him an exceptional investigator but also a tormented man. Every pain, every failure, every horror is stored permanently in his mind, always accessible and always fresh.
David Baldacci created Decker as something different from his other protagonists. Will Robie and John Puller are skilled operators, but Decker is a broken man whose gift is also a curse. In the first book, Memory Man, we learn that Decker was a football player whose career ended after taking a massive hit. His family was murdered in a home invasion that he discovered and can never forget.
The series follows Decker’s work with law enforcement, initially consulting with the FBI and eventually becoming an official part of their operations. Baldacci explores how someone with perfect memory copes with trauma - not by forgetting, but by learning to live with the unforgettable. The plotting is classic Baldacci thriller with complex conspiracies and high stakes, but the emotional core comes from Decker’s unique perspective.