Melvin Mars is facing execution on death row of a Texas state prison. In the last moments before his lethal injection, another prisoner from another state confesses to the crime that Mars had always denied that he had committed. The Memory Man, Amos Decker, is on his way to start his new job with the FBI when he hears about Mars' last minute reprieve. He is interested in the case and convinces the new task force he is part of to try to figure out what is behind the unusual course of events. As Decker, Alex, and the other members of the team, with the help of the newly released Mars, dig deeper into the past, they discover that this case is much bigger, and more dangerous, than they could have guessed.
It had been a long time since I had read a "masculine" suspense novel, so I decided on this second in the Memory Man series. It is a fun read. There are a few little events that are a bit too coincidental and convenient, but overall it has a well crafted plot with interesting characters. Baldacci includes a little less violence, gore, and sex than other suspense thrillers I have read. There is swearing, but it isn't out of character, and the sexual abuse (which always seems to be an element in this genre) is
off screen and alluded to, instead of described. If you like adult mysteries, I think this is one a couple could enjoy listening to together on a long car trip. (433 p. 2016)
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