Walk the Wire (Amos Decker #6)
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When Amos Decker and his FBI colleague Alex Jamison are called to London, North Dakota, they instantly sense that the thriving fracking town is ripe for trouble. The promise of a second gold rush has attracted an onslaught of newcomers all hoping for a windfall, and the community is growing faster than houses can be built. The sudden boom has also brought a slew of problems with it, including drugs, property crimes, prostitution -- and now murder.
Decker and Jamison are ordered to investigate the death of a young woman named Irene Cramer, whose body was expertly autopsied and then dumped in the open -- which is only the beginning of the oddities surrounding the case. As Decker and Jamison dig into Irene's life, they are shocked to discover that the woman who walked the streets by night as a prostitute was a teacher for a local religious sect by day -- a sect operating on land once owned by a mysterious government facility that looms over the entire community.
London is a town replete with ruthless business owners, shady government officials, and religious outsiders, all determined to keep their secrets from coming out. When other murders occur, Decker will need all of his extraordinary memory and detective skills, and the assistance of a surprising ally, to root out a killer and the forces behind Cramer's death. . . before the boom town explodes. (less)"
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David Baldacci (Goodreads Author)
It's so difficult for me to believe that this book is getting so many negative reviews! Some reviewers are upset that this book didn't have enough of Amoses 'quirks' and was just a mystery. Well, I hate to say this, but our characters have to grow, and Amos is growing-it may not be in a direction you want him to go in, but that is the author's choice. As far as some complaints on the number of characters and the killings -I, too, was a bit discombobulated by that number of deaths, but by the time I got to the end, I could see just why there had to be so many.
I loved the fact that this book included characters from Mr. Baldacci's other series, which encourages me to go red that series! I now have something to look forward to until the next Decker book comes out.
I loved the fact that this book dealt with a national crisis as well as a plain old murder. I learned a lot about Fracking and enjoyed every minute of it. If this was a political problem for some -well, so be it.
I loved how the author kept me guessing and kept me on the edge of my seat because of the suspense.
In my opinion, this was a terrific addition to the series.
I loved the fact that this book included characters from Mr. Baldacci's other series, which encourages me to go red that series! I now have something to look forward to until the next Decker book comes out.
I loved the fact that this book dealt with a national crisis as well as a plain old murder. I learned a lot about Fracking and enjoyed every minute of it. If this was a political problem for some -well, so be it.
I loved how the author kept me guessing and kept me on the edge of my seat because of the suspense.
In my opinion, this was a terrific addition to the series.
SYNOPSIS: "Amos Decker -- the FBI consultant with a perfect memory -- returns to solve a gruesome murder in a booming North Dakota oil town in the newest thriller in David Baldacci's #1 New York Times bestselling Memory Man series.
When Amos Decker and his FBI colleague Alex Jamison are called to London, North Dakota, they instantly sense that the thriving fracking town is ripe for trouble. The promise of a second gold rush has attracted an onslaught of newcomers all hoping for a windfall, and the community is growing faster than houses can be built. The sudden boom has also brought a slew of problems with it, including drugs, property crimes, prostitution -- and now murder.
Decker and Jamison are ordered to investigate the death of a young woman named Irene Cramer, whose body was expertly autopsied and then dumped in the open -- which is only the beginning of the oddities surrounding the case. As Decker and Jamison dig into Irene's life, they are shocked to discover that the woman who walked the streets by night as a prostitute was a teacher for a local religious sect by day -- a sect operating on land once owned by a mysterious government facility that looms over the entire community.
London is a town replete with ruthless business owners, shady government officials, and religious outsiders, all determined to keep their secrets from coming out. When other murders occur, Decker will need all of his extraordinary memory and detective skills, and the assistance of a surprising ally, to root out a killer and the forces behind Cramer's death. . . before the boom town explodes. (less)"
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