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The Fix Hardcover – Large Print, April 18 2017
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Amos Decker witnesses a murder just outside FBI headquarters. A man shoots a woman execution-style on a crowded sidewalk, then turns the gun on himself.
Even with Decker's extraordinary powers of observation and deduction, the killing is baffling. Decker and his team can find absolutely no connection between the shooter -- a family man with a successful consulting business -- and his victim, a schoolteacher. Nor is there a hint of any possible motive for the attack.
Enter Harper Brown. An agent of the Defense Intelligence Agency, she orders Decker to back off the case. The murder is part of an open DIA investigation, one so classified that Decker and his team aren't cleared for it.
But they learn that the DIA believes solving the murder is now a matter of urgent national security. Critical information may have been leaked to a hostile government -- or worse, an international terrorist group -- and an attack may be imminent.
Decker's never been one to follow the rules, especially with the stakes so high. Forced into an uneasy alliance with Agent Brown, Decker remains laser focused on only one goal: solving the case before it's too late.
- Print length688 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherGrand Central Publishing
- Publication dateApril 18 2017
- Dimensions16.19 x 5.08 x 23.5 cm
- ISBN-101455571156
- ISBN-13978-1455571154
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- Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
- Publication date : April 18 2017
- Edition : Large type / Large print
- Language : English
- Print length : 688 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1455571156
- ISBN-13 : 978-1455571154
- Item weight : 925 g
- Dimensions : 16.19 x 5.08 x 23.5 cm
- Book 3 of 7 : Amos Decker
- 鶹 Rank: #1,220,621 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #73 in International Mystery & Crime (Books)
- #460 in Spy Thrillers
- #526 in Police Procedurals (Books)
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David Baldacci has been writing since childhood, when his mother gave him a lined notebook in which to write down his stories. (Much later, when David thanked her for being the spark that ignited his writing career, she revealed that she'd given him the notebook to keep him quiet, "because every mom needs a break now and then.")
David published his first novel, ABSOLUTE POWER, in 1996. The feature film adaptation followed, with Clint Eastwood as its director and star. In total, David has published 50 novels for adults; all have been national and international bestsellers and several have been adapted for film and television. His novels have been translated into over 45 languages and sold in more than 80 countries, with 150 million copies sold worldwide. David has also published seven novels for younger readers.
David is also the cofounder, along with his wife, of the Wish You Well Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting literacy programs across the United States.
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- Reviewed in Canada on December 5, 2024Format: Mass Market PaperbackVerified Purchaseperfect
- Reviewed in Canada on June 1, 2025Format: Kindle EditionVerified PurchaseA very Good book.
- Reviewed in Canada on December 15, 2023Format: Mass Market PaperbackVerified PurchaseI bought this as a gift for my husband who is a big fan of Baldacci. He said it was a good read, true to Baldacci's writing style. He was not disappointed in the story and was pleased I found this earlier book he had not read.
- Reviewed in Canada on October 31, 2023Format: Kindle EditionVerified PurchaseIt was a good read with a few twists that kept it interesting. Amos Decker has a perfect memory. You would think that he would remember to be nicer to his friends and coworkers. I think that the character needs to get laid. I'm just saying!
- Reviewed in Canada on July 12, 2024Format: Mass Market PaperbackVerified Purchasei can not put his book down
- Reviewed in Canada on May 29, 2019Format: Kindle EditionVerified PurchaseThis is the third instalment of Amos Decker series and although it was a little better than the second one I found it repeating in events. How many times can you be kidnapped? How many times can you be saved in the nick of time? Also there was a superfluous story line in there with the tenants of the building that really served no purpose. I’m not sure I will bother with the last instalment if there is one. I’ll have to think about it
- Reviewed in Canada on March 6, 2024Format: Mass Market PaperbackVerified PurchaseLiked it!
- Reviewed in Canada on March 1, 2022Format: Mass Market PaperbackVerified Purchasehaving read 3 of Memory Man books-was still interested in this series and this tale was a bag of pretzels-a tale set in DC-with our hero Amos Decker a witness to a crime and how he and his team unravel and solve this crime-full of twists turns, side stories and our main man trying to solve this crime-will be reading the next story of this character-like the action and stories the author brings
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- FredSoxReviewed in the United States on May 27, 2025
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding
Format: Kindle EditionVerified PurchaseBaldacci has always had a knack for creating characters that become real as you get to know them during not just the book, but the series. You’re sucked into the world of the characters as you read the book. Incredibly entertaining!
- Peter EerdenReviewed in Australia on January 24, 2025
5.0 out of 5 stars The consummate writer and a thrilling series
Verified PurchaseNumber three in the series under my belt and looking forward to the next. I do not read a lot of ‘who done its’ but David has been added to my ‘must read’ list. Amos Decker is coming to terms with his life and loss but due to his mental acuity he must live every moment of his past as though it had just happened. Not easy to move on but he is slowly adapting along with his work family. I think this is a must series for the genre and just reading book one will translate to you needing to engage the complete series. Just saying!
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TNTReviewed in Spain on August 7, 2018
5.0 out of 5 stars Entretenida y con suspense
Verified PurchaseLa trama ha estado dando vueltas y giros inesperados. Aunque el inglés no esmi idioma materno, he podido seguir sin problemas la historia y me ha enganchado
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José Jaime Bordoy CortésReviewed in Mexico on January 16, 2018
3.0 out of 5 stars Buena, pero demasiado larga para mi gusto.
Verified PurchaseCreo que como las demás novelas de Baldacci, las situaciones y personajes están bien diseñados. La historia en principio me pareció interesante, pero me parece que crea demasiadas situaciones alrededor del tema central lo que hace que al final se vuelve inverosímil y ésto hace que el lector pierda interés. Creo que el tema podría haberlo desarrollado en muchas menos páginas y crear una historia emocionante. Al final me costó trabajo terminarla y el fin de la historia me pareció un poco predecible. No es lo mejor que he leído de éste autor que en general me parece entretenido. Hablando de los mismos personajes, creo que me gustó más The Last Mile.
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Wolfgang Immel UnternehmensberaterReviewed in Germany on November 8, 2023
5.0 out of 5 stars Spannung pur
Verified PurchaseSehr spannend.