Skip's Reviews > The Last Mile

Another excellent thriller by Baldacci. Amos Decker is driving to Quantico to join an FBI team as an outsider with his extraordinary abilities when he hears about a stay of execution for Melvin Mars, an ex-football player like himself, convicted of the murder of his parents. Another death row inmate has confessed, with details known only to the killer. Amos manages to convince his team to take on this case, which takes him down south to deal with powerful enemies, racism, and age-old secrets best left alone. Amos identifies with Mars because both played football (Mars ran over Decker repeatedly when they played in college) and both lost their families; however, Amos has to be convinced of Mars' innocence. Lots of twists and turns, with Amos using his prodigious memory and intuition. 4.5 stars.