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David Baldacci: Memory Man

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Amos Decker’s life changed forever — twice. The first time was on the gridiron. A big, towering athlete, he was the only person from his hometown of Burlington ever to go pro. But his career ended before it had a chance to begin. On his very first play, a violent helmet-to-helmet collision knocked him off the field for good, and left him with an improbable side effect — he can never forget anything. The second time was at home nearly two decades later. 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. 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. He leaves the police force, loses his home, and winds up on the street, taking piecemeal jobs as a private investigator when he can. But over a year later, a man turns himself in to the police and confesses to the murders. At the same time a horrific event nearly brings Burlington to its knees, and Decker is called back in to help with this investigation. Decker also seizes his chance to learn what really happened to his family that night. To uncover the stunning truth, he must use his remarkable gifts and confront the burdens that go along with them. He must endure the memories he would much rather forget. And he may have to make the ultimate sacrifice.

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Bogart shrugged. “I was, but I had some unfinished business here.”

“It’s Christmas Eve. Won’t your family miss you?”

“What family?”

“You have a ring on your finger.”

“I’m separated, Decker. Recent event.”

“Sorry to hear that.”

“She’s not, and, in all honesty, neither am I.”

“Kids?”

“She’s a Hill staffer and works ungodly hours. So neither one of us ever found the time at the same time.

“Wyatt told you she had sex with Debbie Watson?”

“She was lying about that,” replied Decker.

“How did you know? Because you’re right: Autopsy revealed she hadn’t transitioned entirely to a man. The equipment wasn’t all there.”

“The whole time she sat with her knees together. Tough for a guy to do. But more than that, I don’t think she really wanted to be a man. What happened to her made that decision for Wyatt. But she couldn’t go the whole way.”

Both fell silent.

“Okay, cutting to the chase, I’d like you to come work with me.”

Decker turned to look at him. “What does that mean exactly?”

“That means exactly, at the FBI.”

Decker shook his head. “I couldn’t pass the physical. I couldn’t pass anything.”

“You wouldn’t be a special agent, of course. But I’ve been assigned to put together and head up a special task force made up of professionals from a wide range of occupations and disciplines, and that includes civilians. The goal is to catch really bad guys. And I can’t think of anyone better suited to that than you.”

“But I’m not a professional anything.”

“You were a cop and then a detective. You have the experience and God knows you have the brains.”

“You don’t have to do this, Bogart. You bought me the boots and clothes.”

“I’m not doing this for you. I’m doing this for me. I want to move up at the Bureau. My career is all I have left now. I’m pushing fifty. I’ve got to hit the turbos soon, or else I’m just wasting my time. And I figure with you on my side, my odds of cracking the really tough cases go way up. And then promotions will follow. I wouldn’t mind one day running the place.”

“So you mean leave Burlington?”

Bogart stared straight ahead. “Would that be a problem for you?”

“I didn’t say that.”

“So it wouldn’t be a problem for you?”

“I didn’t say that either.”

Bogart looked at him. “Can I cut to the chase and up the ante?”

Decker said nothing but gave a small nod.

Bogart held up his cell phone and flashed the light. A minute later Decker could hear footsteps coming.

Alex Jamison came into the ring of light thrown by the streetlamp. She had on a long winter overcoat and calf boots, and a scarf was wrapped around her head. She stopped in front of the bench and looked down.

Decker looked at her and then at Bogart.

“What am I missing?” he said.

“I thought it would be obvious,” said Bogart. “For a smart guy like you.”

Decker looked back at Jamison.

“He made me the same offer, Decker, although I think it had a lot more to do with you than me.”

Bogart said, “She made some good finds in the investigation. Showed some guts and intuition. I know she’s a journalist by trade, but I’m just looking for talent, wherever I can find it.”

“You’d leave Burlington?” Decker asked her.

“To tell the truth, I already have.”

“What about being a reporter?”

“Andy Jackson taught me to find the truth. I figure that holds true for your line of work too. And maybe I can do more good working with Bogart than I can seeing my byline on a story.”

Decker glanced at Bogart. “Does Captain Miller know you’re making me this offer?”

“Yes. He’s not thrilled about it, but he understands. And Lancaster is being promoted to his second in command. And in case you didn’t know, she’s taking meds for the tremor in her hand and it’s working. And she’s put on some weight now that she’s stopped smoking.”

Decker nodded to all this but didn’t break his silence.

Bogart said, “So you’ll think about it?”

“No.”

“Decker,” began Jamison in protest.

“I won’t think about it, because... because I’m going to do it.”

Bogart and Jamison exchanged surprised glances.

Decker looked at them both. “But tonight, I’d prefer to be... here. By myself.”

Bogart got to his feet at the same time that Jamison said, “And we’ll be back tomorrow. And you won’t be by yourself ever again. I think you’ve been alone long enough.”

They turned to walk off, but Jamison looked over her shoulder.

“Merry Christmas, Amos.”

He acknowledged this with a tilt of his head, and they walked on and were soon out of sight.

Amos Decker closed his eyes.

And with it his mind.

If only for a little while.

For just a little while.

Acknowledgments

To Michelle, for always being there for me.

To Mitch Hoffman, for doing such a great editing job.

To Arnaud Nourry and Michael Pietsch, for handling an extremely difficult situation with grace and aplomb.

To Jamie Raab, Lindsey Rose, Sonya Cheuse, Karen Torres, Anthony Goff, Bob Castillo, Michele McGonigle, Andrew Duncan, Rick Cobban, Brian McLendon, Lukas Fauset, and everyone at Grand Central Publishing, for taking such good care of me.

To Aaron and Arleen Priest, Lucy Childs Baker, Lisa Erbach Vance, Frances Jalet-Miller, John Richmond, and Melissa Edwards, for rolling along with me for more than thirty books.

To Anthony Forbes Watson, Jeremy Trevathan, Maria Rejt, Trisha Jackson, Katie James, Natasha Harding, Sara Lloyd, Lee Dibble, Stuart Dwyer, Geoff Duffield, Jonathan Atkins, Stacey Hamilton, James Long, Anna Bond, Sarah Willcox, Leanne Williams, Sarah McLean, Charlotte Williams, and Neil Lang at Pan Macmillan, for all your outstanding labors on my behalf.

To Praveen Naidoo and his team at Pan Macmillan in Australia, who have guided me to new heights “Down Under.”

To Sandy Violette and Caspian Dennis, for always being so supportive.

To Ron McLarty and Orlagh Cassidy, for your outstanding audio performances. I love to listen to you both, even though I know how the story will end!

To Steven Maat and the entire Bruna team, for continuing to rock my career in Holland.

To Bob Schule, for rising above the pain and casting his eagle eye yet again.

To Roland Ottewell, for a great (and fast) copyediting job.

To Kristen and Natasha, for keeping Columbus Rose running smoothly.

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