''Memory Man'' is a crime novel about a man whose wife, daughter and brother in law were murdered, written by

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. This is the first novel to feature the character Amos Decker. The novel was released in September 2015 by Grand Central Publishing.

Plot

Amos Decker is a former professional football player who was violently hit on his first play, resulting in severe injuries and changes to his brain. As his football career has ended, Decker becomes a police officer, and later a successful detective, while using his newly acquired mental abilities (

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and

hyperthymesia Hyperthymesia, also known as hyperthymestic syndrome or highly superior autobiographical memory (HSAM), is a condition that leads people to be able to remember an abnormally large number of their life experiences in vivid detail. It is extraordi ...

). After his family is murdered in an unsolved case, Decker loses his will to live, and becomes a transient while working as a

private investigator A private investigator (often abbreviated to PI and informally called a private eye), a private detective, or inquiry agent is a person who can be hired by individuals or groups to undertake investigatory law services. Private investigators of ...

. After a mass shooting at a local high school, Decker is asked to assist in solving the case by the local police force he used to work for. It soon becomes apparent that the shooting is somehow related to the killing of his family 18 months before.

References

External links

* 2015 American novels Novels by David Baldacci Grand Central Publishing books {{2010s-crime-novel-stub