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Amos Decker
The Amos Decker series by David Baldacci has 7 known books (7 published) and is best read in publication order, starting with Memory Man (2015). The latest book with a fully recorded publication date is Long Shadows.
- Books
- 7 known books (7 novels)
- Published
- 7
- First published
- 2015
- Status
- ongoing
- Shelved under
- Thriller
- Last checked
Start here: Memory Man (2015) — then read straight through in publication order.
Reading order
The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.
- Book 1:
Memory Man
Memory Man opens David Baldacci's Amos Decker series in 2015, introducing a former football player whose brutal on-field hit left him with hyperthymesia -- total, inescapable recall -- shortly before he comes home to find his wife, daughter, and brother-in-law murdered. At 474 pages, it establishes the emotional foundation every later Decker book builds on.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Memory Man - Book 2:
The Last Mile
The Last Mile followed in 2016, the second entry, running 470 pages -- close to but slightly under Memory Man's length -- continuing Decker's twist-heavy investigations alongside his FBI partner, Alex Jamison.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Last Mile - Book 3:
The Fix
The Fix came out in 2017, growing to 477 pages, the longest book in the series so far, keeping Decker's photographic memory paired with genuine emotional damage at the center of another dense Baldacci procedural.
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The Fallen
The Fallen was published in 2018, a year after The Fix, at 464 pages, continuing Amos Decker and Alex Jamison's partnership through another of David Baldacci's brisk, plot-forward mysteries.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Fallen - Book 5:
Redemption
Redemption arrived in 2019, the fifth entry, and at 496 pages is the longest of all seven Amos Decker novels, sending Decker's inescapable memory back into a case tied to his own past.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Redemption - Book 6:
Walk the Wire
Walk the Wire followed in 2020 at 456 pages, shorter than Redemption by 40 pages, continuing the twist-heavy procedural formula David Baldacci built around Decker's hyperthymesia and genuine emotional cost.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Walk the Wire - Book 7:
Long Shadows
Long Shadows closed out the series in 2022, two years after Walk the Wire -- the only gap of more than a year between consecutive entries -- at 448 pages, the shortest book in the sequence.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Long Shadows
About the Amos Decker series
Amos Decker is a former football player turned homicide detective whose life changed twice: once when a brutal on-field hit gave him hyperthymesia (total, inescapable recall of everything he's ever experienced) and synesthesia, and again when he came home to find his wife, daughter and brother-in-law murdered. David Baldacci builds the series around that central irony — a man who can never forget investigating crimes precisely because forgetting is what everyone else needs to move on — and pairs Decker's photographic memory with genuine emotional damage rather than treating it as a superpower.
The mysteries are structured as dense, twist-heavy procedurals, usually with Decker working alongside FBI partner Alex Jamison, and the seventh book crosses over directly with Baldacci's Atlee Pine series. It's for readers who want their detective's gimmick to have real psychological cost, told in Baldacci's brisk, plot-forward house style.
Frequently asked questions
How many Amos Decker books are there?
Seven novels, from Memory Man (2015) to Long Shadows (2022). An eighth is confirmed for 2026 but has no title yet.
What order should I read the Amos Decker books in?
Publication order, starting with Memory Man, which sets up Decker's condition and his murdered family — the emotional foundation for every later book.
Is Long Shadows connected to David Baldacci's other series?
Yes. Long Shadows (book 7) is a direct crossover with Baldacci's Atlee Pine series, pairing the two detectives on a shared case.
What is the next Amos Decker book?
An eighth novel is scheduled for 2026, confirmed by the publisher, but it doesn't yet have a title or firm release date.
Is the Amos Decker series also called Memory Man?
Yes, both names are used interchangeably by publishers and retailers — Memory Man is the character's nickname and the title of book one, and the series is catalogued under both names.
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