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A review by uncle_nino
Walk the Wire by David Baldacci
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
2.0
Amos Decker is a big guy. Former football player, yada yada yada. But he is not a badass. He doesn't burst in and defeat the bad guys, ala Baldacci's other characters, e.g., Will Robie, Atlee Pine. He's shrewdly intelligent and methodical. He's Sherlock Holmes in a huge package. He has a condition called hyperthymesia, which means he never forgets and has also become a synesthete who counts in colors. His social intelligence has been impaired , so he has difficulty relating to others. This is what I look forward to in an Amos Decker novel.
So, it was apparent to me that this became a Will Robie book the minute he appeared and became the hero of explosions and gun battles, even saving Decker's life... twice.
If I wanted Will Robie, I'd read Will Robie.
***
The story was decent. Decker did, in fact, end up solving the case, but everyone to a man knew that would happen. I just didn't care for the crossing of novels in this particular case, considering a big chunk of it was without Decker. Alex Jamison was there, but she wasn't there. Jamison is usually very intuitive herself, being a former journalist, plus she's a hell of a lot better at dealing with people than Amos.
In this novel, she wasn't nearly as useful, and Baldacci allowed her to be slow in putting the clues together. Frustrating.
There's one more in this series. Let's hope he redeems himself and gives us Memory Man fans something to remember.
So, it was apparent to me that this became a Will Robie book the minute he appeared and became the hero of explosions and gun battles, even saving Decker's life... twice.
If I wanted Will Robie, I'd read Will Robie.
***
The story was decent. Decker did, in fact, end up solving the case, but everyone to a man knew that would happen. I just didn't care for the crossing of novels in this particular case, considering a big chunk of it was without Decker. Alex Jamison was there, but she wasn't there. Jamison is usually very intuitive herself, being a former journalist, plus she's a hell of a lot better at dealing with people than Amos.
In this novel, she wasn't nearly as useful, and Baldacci allowed her to be slow in putting the clues together. Frustrating.
There's one more in this series. Let's hope he redeems himself and gives us Memory Man fans something to remember.