The Last Mile

by David Baldacci Narrated by Kyf Brewer, Orlagh Cassidy

Overview

In his #1 New York Times bestseller Memory Man, David Baldacci introduced the extraordinary detective Amos Decker-the man who can forget nothing. Now, Decker returns in a spectacular new thriller . . .
THE LAST MILE
Convicted murderer Melvin Mars is counting down the last hours before his execution--for the violent killing of his parents twenty years earlier--when he's granted an unexpected reprieve. Another man has confessed to the crime.
Amos Decker, newly hired on an FBI special task force, takes an interest in Mars's case after discovering the striking similarities to his own life: Both men were talented football players with promising careers cut short by tragedy. Both men's families were brutally murdered. And in both cases, another suspect came forward, years after the killing, to confess to the crime. A suspect who may or may not have been telling the truth.
The confession has the potential to make Melvin Mars--guilty or not--a free man. Who wants Mars out of prison? And why now?
But when a member of Decker's team disappears, it becomes clear that something much larger--and more sinister--than just one convicted criminal's life hangs in the balance. Decker will need all of his extraordinary brainpower to stop an innocent man from being executed.

Editorial Reviews

MARCH 2016 - AudioFile

David Baldacci continues his success with the Amos Decker series. Narrator Kyf Brewer breathes life into Decker and convicted killer Melvin Mars with depth and texture as they search across several states for the real murderers of Mars’s parents. The second narrator, Orlagh Cassidy, portrays a backstabbing Southern belle whose perfectly venomous charm nearly kills the main characters on their quest to find the perpetrators. Together, the narrators provide listeners with a vibrant story of Decker and Mars’s search and the surprising revelations that hit them at every turn. There’s nothing routine in this solid whodunit—just striking performances from superb narrators. E.E.S. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2016, Portland, Maine

From the Publisher

"One of the most compelling characters in David Baldacci's thrillers is John Puller, a crackerjack investigator of military crimes...Twists and turns come fast and furious in the best Baldacci tradition. THE ESCAPE is much more than a thriller. It's a moving tale of two military brothers and their father, a retired Army general and fighting legend now suffering from dementia. Emotionally intense, The Escape is Baldacci's best to date."—Associated Press"

Brilliant use of language...vivid supporting characters and numerous sudden and unexpected plot twists...[Baldacci] doesn't let the action sag at any point...In [Chung-Cha], Mr. Baldacci has created one of his most memorable characters."—Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on The Target"

David Baldacci's latest thriller is not only highly relevant, it is also well timed. And the details seem so real that it's hard not to wonder if the author is an insider; the tone is that authentic. An absolute page-turner, King and Maxwell is Baldacci at the pinnacle of his game."—BookReporter.com"

Its pace is relentless, and Baldacci's reworking of his perennial theme - absolute power corrupts absolutely - gives the book a sense of urgency and cultural relevance that many thrillers lack."—Richmond Times-Dispatch on The Hit

MARCH 2016 - AudioFile

David Baldacci continues his success with the Amos Decker series. Narrator Kyf Brewer breathes life into Decker and convicted killer Melvin Mars with depth and texture as they search across several states for the real murderers of Mars’s parents. The second narrator, Orlagh Cassidy, portrays a backstabbing Southern belle whose perfectly venomous charm nearly kills the main characters on their quest to find the perpetrators. Together, the narrators provide listeners with a vibrant story of Decker and Mars’s search and the surprising revelations that hit them at every turn. There’s nothing routine in this solid whodunit—just striking performances from superb narrators. E.E.S. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2016, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940170321933
Publisher:	Hachette Audio
Publication date:	04/19/2016
Series:	Amos Decker , #2
Edition description:	Unabridged

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