I quickly became obsessed with this book.  I downloaded it right before leaving for a business trip, hoping to have something to distract me from the airport drudgery.  Boy did it ever work!  Layover in Detroit?  Why, yes, thank you!  If only that pesky business stuff hadn't gotten in the way, I would have finished the book in record time.

Amos Decker was a fascinating character.  Reading the description of the book, I wasn't expecting to like him as much as I did.  His personality, and his whole sense of who he was, changed in a bizarre, unprecedented way.  It was interesting how Baldacci compared Amos' condition to Asperger's, or highly functioning Autism.  Amos had worked hard to create a life of normalcy, carving out a niche in life where he could succeed and even excel.

When that life was taken away from him, he fell hard and fast.  The novel is a thriller about serial killers and unthinkable crimes, but what really held my interest was the redemption of Amos.  I rooted for him, wanted him to solve the crimes, couldn't wait to see where he would end up when the action was over.

Completely satisfied with this outing, I want more...