Part of Amos Decker, book 2
First published 2017
Melvin Mars sits on death row, hours from execution for murdering his parents twenty years ago. Then another man confesses to the crime. FBI special task force detective Amos Decker takes notice because Mars's story mirrors his own in disturbing ways. Both men played football until tragedy struck. Both lost their families to brutal killers. Both cases feature late confessions from mysterious suspects. Decker questions whether this new confessor tells the truth and why someone wants Mars freed now. The investigation takes a dangerous turn when a team member vanishes. Decker realizes the case involves more than one man's freedom. He must use his exceptional memory and analytical skills to uncover a larger conspiracy while racing to prevent an execution that could claim an innocent life.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: race-against-time, unreliable-narrator
Period: 20th-century, 21st-century
560 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Vision