For those new to the series, Amos Decker is unlike any other detective in fiction. A former NFL player turned FBI consultant, Decker suffers from two rare conditions resulting from a career-ending head injury: (he can never forget anything) and synesthesia (he perceives things like death as the color electric blue). While these traits make him a formidable investigator, they also act as a curse, forcing him to live with the vivid, unchanging memories of his family’s tragic murder. A Town on the Brink

Uncovering the Shadows: A Deep Dive into "The Fallen" by David Baldacci

In The Fallen , Decker and his partner, Alex Jamison, travel to Baronville, Pennsylvania, for what is intended to be a relaxing visit with Jamison’s sister and her family. However, Baronville is far from idyllic. A dying Rust Belt town crippled by a crumbling economy and a rampant opioid epidemic, it serves as a bleak backdrop for a series of bizarre crimes.