The Last Mile

The Last Mile – David Baldacci

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Forensic literature studies, I have to wonder, but in reviews of reviews, from sources, it looks like Shakespeare wrote Henry 6th Part 2 before Part 1. If I recall, the evidence is based on two sources, the Stationary Register and Records of Performances, both — it’s a Brit thing — from the Elizabethean Bureaucracy.

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Memory Man introduced a character, protagonist, along the lines of an anti–hero, but always on the side of justice, &c.

Character’s name is Amos Decker, and he’s back.

“Did you forget about me?”

Memory, his super power.

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Decker did not believe in fate, or even its little cousin, serendipity. Page 8.

With pieces of this tale set in West Texas, part way through, I kept wondering if this was an alternative version of No Country for Old Men, just as variations on a theme.

One of those books, might as well set aside an evening, and just finish reading it — the plot has few holes, but many twists, making it a fun ride, bit of a rush.

I know I read — and enjoyed immensely — No Country For Old Men — but I cannot locate a review I wrote. One passing mention about the film, that’s it.

But that’s just a tiny portion of the story. Some of it, carefully plotted is a suprising dance at the end. Twists and turns to the last page. Well, completely done within the last two pages. Still, the pace is frantic until the very end.

It’s a good read. Fun.

The Last Mile – David Baldacci

The Last Mile (Amos Decker series)

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