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The Fix

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Copyright © 2017 by Columbus Rose, Ltd.
2017
Crime; Mystery; Thriller
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81 chapters
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 Amos Decker*
#3 of 7
Amos Decker*     See series as if on a bookshelf
A mystery / thriller series by David Baldacci.  Also know as the "Memory Man" series

1) Memory Man
2) The Last Mile
3) The Fix
4) The Fallen
5) Redemption
6) Walk the Wire
7) Long Shadows
To Jamie Raab,
a great publisher and a wonderful friend,
may your future endeavors be filled with both
fun and success!
Thank you for all your support the past
twenty years.
I will always be your biggest fan.
It was normally one of the safest places on earth.
May contain spoilers
This time he kept his eyes wide open.
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Extract (may contain spoilers)
"A SUBSTITUTE SCHOOLTEACHER?" said Decker.

He was looking around at Anne Berkshire's condo on the top floor of a luxury building directly across the street from the Reston Town Center.

Milligan nodded.  "That's what her file says."

"You know this area better than me, what do you think a place like this would run?"

Milligan looked around at the space.  It had tall windows, high ceilings, hardwood floors, about three thousand square feet of professionally decorated space with sweeping views of the area, and a large private balcony with a hot tub.

"Two million, maybe more."

"And the building management says she has a Mercedes SL600 parked in the underground garage."

"That's well over a hundred grand," said Milligan.

"Did she inherit?"

"I don't know.  We'll have to dig on that."

"How long has she been a teacher?"

"She's been substitute teaching for four years."

"Before that?"

"She lived in Atlanta for three years."

"Doing what?"

"We don't have an occupation, just an address."

"Before that?"

"Seattle."

"So no job there either?"

"Not that we could find."

"Before that?"

"We didn't find anything else on her."

"How far does her file go back?"

"When you add it all up, about ten years."

"But she was nearly sixty.  So that takes us back to her late forties.  What about before then?"

"We couldn't find anything.  But we haven't had much time to dig yet.  Something else will turn up.  And it'll probably explain the money angle.  She might have been injured in an accident and gotten a big settlement.  Or maybe a malpractice suit.  Hell, maybe she won the lottery."

Decker didn't look convinced.

"She's very neat," remarked Milligan.

"I think the term would be minimalist," said Decker, noting the spare furnishings.  He walked into the master bedroom and looked through the walk-in closet.

"Four pairs of shoes, a few purses and bags.  No jewelry that I can see.  And no safe where they might be kept."  He looked at Milligan.  "We weren't rich by any stretch, but my wife had probably thirty pairs of shoes, and about that many purses and bags.  And she had some jewelry."

Milligan nodded.  "Mine does too.  Do you think Berkshire was just unique, or is it something else?"

"I also haven't seen a single photo of anyone.  Not Berkshire.  Or family or friends.  Nothing.  In fact, the entire place looks like a model unit.  I bet she bought it furnished and none of this is even hers."

"What does that tell us?"

 

Added: 08-May-2026
Last Updated: 13-May-2026

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 18-Apr-2017
Hachette Audio
Book on CD
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Date Issued:
18-Apr-2017
Format:
Book on CD
Cover Price:
$40.00
Length:
11 hrs 54 min (433 pages)
Catalog ID:
2-X3002
Cover Link(s):
Internal ID:
144212
Publisher:
ISBN:
1-478-93002-0
ISBN-13:
978-1-478-93002-0
Country:
United States
Language:
English
Credits:
Kyf Brewer  - Narration
Orlagh Cassidy  - Narration

Back Cover Text:
David Baldacci's remarkable detective Amos Decker - the man who can forget nothing - was first introduced in the sensational #1 New York Times bestseller Memory Man.  Now Decker returns in a stunning new novel...
THE
FIX
Amos Decker witnesses a murder just outside FBI headquarters.  A man shoots a woman execution-style on a crowded sidewalk, then turns the gun on himself.

Even with Decker's extraordinary powers of observation and deduction, the killing is baffling.  Decker and his team can find absolutely no connection between the shooter - a family man with a successful consulting business - and his victim, a schoolteacher.  Nor is there a hint of any possible motive for the attack.

Enter Harper Brown.  An agent of the Defense Intelligence Agency, she orders Decker to back of the case.  The murder is part of an open DIA investigation, one so classified that Decker and his team aren't cleared for it.

But they learn that the DIA believes solving the murder is now a matter of urgent national security.  Critical information may have been leaked to a hostile government - or worse, an international terrorist group - and an attack may be imminent.

Decker's never been one to follow the rules, especially with the stakes so high.  Forced into an uneasy alliance with Agent Brown, Decker remains laser focused on only one goal: solving the case before it's too late.

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 110 million copies in print.  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.
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Notes and Comments:
Canada: $52.00
10 CDs
 01-Feb-2018
Vision
Paperback B
In my libraryOrder from amazon.com
Date Issued:
Cir 01-Feb-2018
Format:
Paperback B
Cover Price:
$9.99
Pages*:
476
Cover Link(s):
Internal ID:
144203
Publisher:
ISBN:
1-455-58658-7
ISBN-13:
978-1-455-58658-5
Printing:
7
Country:
United States
Language:
English

Back Cover Text:
"Decker is one of the most unusual detectives any novelist has dreamed up... a master class on the bestseller... Highly entertaining." - Washington Post

DAVID BALDACCI is a global #1 best-selling 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.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
THE
FIX
A MEMORY MAN NOVEL


"The set-up for THE FIX is one of the best this master of the thriller has ever come up with... nothing less than terrific from start to finish." - Connecticut News
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Notes and Comments:
First Mass Market Edition: February 2018
Seventh printing based on the number line
Canada: $12.99

Includes:
Preview of The Fallen
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18-Apr-2017
Hachette Audio
Book on CD

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01-Feb-2018
Vision
Paperback B

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