The Last Mile

The Last Mile (Amos Decker #2)
By: David Baldacci

Didn't like it as much as Memory Man and I'm trying to decide why. I still enjoyed reading it, but it might be that football was used a bit excessively in the dialogue? For example, one of the characters talks about how he knows someone is after them because he can read it in his eyes... and he's good at reading people's eyes because he had the most interceptions on his team, (insert paragraph describing how the plays went down), etc. Yes, football is important to the plot, but inserting these 'extras' doesn't help the story and just seems a little unnatural. Also, he used the word 'thus' too much at the beginning, but thankfully it didn't carry through. I suppose these things are more annoyances than a reason not to read it.

Other than those nuances, Baldacci did a good job of stringing us along on the clue-finding journey and making use of a variety of types of information and clues. I wouldn't say there were a lot of twists and turns that I didn't already suspect or have figured out, but I didn't mind. I will most likely continue reading this series and see how the next book goes.