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Redemption

Autor David Baldacci
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 7 iul 2020

Considerăm că Redemption marchează un punct de cotitură emoțional în seria Memory Man, fiind volumul care îl forțează pe Amos Decker să privească direct în golurile propriei istorii profesionale. Întors în Burlington, Ohio, consultantul FBI nu caută doar un criminal, ci confirmarea propriei intuiții de la începutul carierei. Totul se precipită când Meryl Hawkins, omul trimis de el la închisoare pe viață, revine pentru a-și striga nevinovăția. Tensiunea este palpabilă. Propozițiile sunt scurte, tăioase. Timpul curge împotriva lor.

Observăm cum David Baldacci explorează aici tema greșelii umane, spre deosebire de alte lucrări precum The Sixth Man, unde accentul cade pe dinamica echipei King și Maxwell. În Redemption, miza este personală și brutală. Atmosfera te trimite cu gândul la The Last Mile, deși aici confruntarea cu trecutul este mult mai intimă, legată direct de prima arestare a lui Decker. Dacă în The Fix investigația pornea de la un act de violență publică, aici răul este mocnit, îngropat sub decenii de tăcere și erori judiciare. Remarcăm măiestria cu care autorul dozează suspansul: pe măsură ce Decker și Mary Lancaster sapă în vechiul dosar, numărul victimelor noi crește. Nu este doar un thriller de investigație; este o cursă contra cronometru pentru adevăr, într-un oraș care pare că vrea să-și păstreze secretele îngropate.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781538761427
ISBN-10: 1538761424
Pagini: 528
Dimensiuni: 107 x 187 x 32 mm
Greutate: 0.23 kg
Editura: Grand Central Publishing

De ce să citești această carte

Recomandăm această carte pasionaților de thrillere psihologice care caută un protagonist atipic. Cititorul câștigă o perspectivă fascinantă asupra memoriei umane prin ochii lui Amos Decker. Este o lectură esențială pentru a vedea cum un singur dubiu poate dărâma o carieră întreagă și cum dreptatea, deși întârziată, rămâne singura cale spre mântuire. Un puzzle polițist dens, construit cu precizie juridică.


Despre autor

David Baldacci este un romancier american de succes, fost avocat, a cărui pregătire juridică oferă o autenticitate remarcabilă thrillerelor sale. Născut în 1960, a devenit unul dintre cei mai citiți autori de suspans la nivel internațional, fiind apreciat inclusiv de personalități precum Barack Obama. Expertiza sa în mecanismele legii se reflectă în complexitatea intrigilor din seria Amos Decker, unde detaliile procedurale se împletesc cu drame umane profunde. Stilul său direct și ritmul alert l-au consacrat ca un maestru al genului thriller contemporan.


Descriere scurtă

Detective Amos Decker discovers that a mistake he made as a rookie detective may have led to deadly consequences in the latest Memory Man thriller in David Baldacci's #1New York Timesbestselling series.

Amos Decker and his FBI partner Alex Jamison are visiting his hometown of Burlington, Ohio, when he's approached by an unfamiliar man. But he instantly recognizes the man's name: Meryl Hawkins. He's the first person Decker ever arrested for murder back when he was a young detective. Though a dozen years in prison have left Hawkins unrecognizably aged and terminally ill, one thing hasn't changed: He maintains he never committed the murders. Could it be possible that Decker made a mistake all those years ago? As he starts digging into the old case, Decker finds a startling connection to a new crime that he may be able to prevent, if only he can put the pieces together quickly enough...

Notă biografică

David Baldacci is a global #1 bestselling author, and one of the world's favorite storytellers. His books are published in over 45 languages and in more than 80 countries, with over 130 million worldwide sales. His works have been adapted for both feature film and television. David Baldacci is also the cofounder, along with his wife, of the Wish You Well Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting literacy efforts across America. Still a resident of his native Virginia, he invites you to visit him at DavidBaldacci.com and his foundation at WishYouWellFoundation.org.

Recenzii

PRAISE FOR THE MEMORY MAN SERIES:

"Baldacci is a wonderful storyteller, and he incorporates wonderful characters into baffling conspiracies....He takes on small-town America, capturing both good and bad elements. He demonstrates why these small towns are worth saving. It's a theme he has explored before, but it still has potency and relevance."—Associated Press on The Fallen

"A compelling puzzler...Baldacci is a truly gifted storyteller, and this novel is a perfect "fix" for the thriller aficionado."—Associated Press on The Fix

"Decker is one of the most unusual detectives any novelist has dreamed up...a master class on the bestseller....Highly entertaining."—Washington Post
"Crackling with tension...Reads at a breakneck pace...Bestselling author David Baldacci delivers a thrill ride, as always. Big time. Pick up THE FIX, and you won't put it down until you reach the end. Guaranteed."—BookReporter.com on The Fix
"Amos Decker is an amazing character. Reading how Decker journeys from hitting rock bottom to finding ultimate redemption is nothing short of rewarding."—Associated Press
"Perennial bestseller Baldacci unveils an offbeat hero with an unusual skill set and tragic past who takes on the evil mastermind behind a devastating school shooting..[Decker] proves a quirky, original antihero with a definite method to his madness...Readers will want to see Decker back on the printed page again and again."—Kirkus Reviews on Memory Man

"Baldacci's novels always have an emotional component...But MEMORY MAN stands out among his thrillers for its deeply felt - and earned - sense of catharsis and healing...Baldacci's last few books have been among his best, and it's a pleasure to see him produce emotionally and dramatically intense work at the height of his maturity as a novelist."—Richmond Times-Dispatch on Memory Man

Descriere

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Redemption is the fifth heart-pounding Memory Man thriller from number one international bestseller David Baldacci.

FBI consultant Amos Decker returns to the scene of a family tragedy, and is confronted by more than just painful memories.

A felon on a mission.

When Decker returns to Burlington, Ohio, he is tracked down by his first homicide arrest, Meryl Hawkins, a man who still maintains his innocence.

A rookie’s mistake.

With Hawkins recently released from his life sentence, Decker finds himself questioning what had once seemed watertight evidence. Is the real killer still out there?

A murderer at large.

As the body count rises in a new crime spree, Decker and his former partner Mary Lancaster dig deeper and reopen the old case – and old wounds.

Back in his home town and plagued by the ghosts of his past, Amos Decker is compelled to discover the confronting truth in the fifth Memory Man thriller of David Baldacci’s number one bestselling series.