Book Review: Walk The Wire by David Baldacci, the most recent Amos Decker novel

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I love David Baldacci's Amos Decker character. Such a unique slant on characterisation and now that we're onto the sixth book in the series it pleases me to see that Baldacci has been able to evolve Decker's character in new and exciting ways. In Walk The Wire, Decker and Alex Jamieson are sent on a mission but given no guidelines to follow or told exactly what their mission is ...




Here's The Blurb

Remember his name: FBI Agent Amos Decker is back in a brand new thrilling memory man investigation from number 1 bestseller, David Baldacci.

A town with a secret.

A lone hunter discovers the remains of a woman in North Dakota’s Badlands. She appears to have had a post-mortem performed on her reminiscent of those only seen on TV shows – but this time, there was no slab, morgue or camera in sight.

A victim without a past.

The reason why Irene Cramer’s death merits an FBI investigation becomes rapidly clear when key questions surface about her mysterious past. Little is known about this school teacher, where she came from or her true identity. She clearly had something to hide.

A hero with a unique skill.

FBI investigator, Amos Decker and his colleague, Alex Jamison, are summoned to seek answers in the local community of London, North Dakota, which sits at the very heart of the fracking industry. Enriched with oil money, jealousy and a deep-set rivalry lie beneath a veneer of glitz and opulence.

Decker soon realizes that the nearby ‘eye in the sky’, the Air Force Station, may hold the vital clues and that this town holds secrets so explosive that they could destabilize the entire country . .

Walk the Wire by David Baldacci is the sixth book in the Amos Decker series.

Once read, never forgotten.

My Thoughts

I loved this thrilling read. Over the series I've grown very attached to Amos Decker and am pleased with the way Baldacci has adapted his character as the series progresses.  

In Walk The Wire, Baldacci has delivered what he always does: a fast paced, multi layered, exciting novel. But what he's alos done is explore the very real human conditions that make these sorts of novels so believable. 

This novel is completely unlike any of the other Decker novels in that, Alex and Decker are working on their own ... or are they? I don't want to drop a spoiler , so I'll say no more on that one, although I think Baldacci fans will be pleased!!!

Baldacci pulls off the top notch, super intrigue extremely well, with revelations and high adrenalin fuelled scenes that will leave your heart pounding. 

This is a highly recommended read.