Author: David Baldacci
Narrator: Kyf Brewer & Orlagh Cassidy
Publisher: Hachette Audio, 2016
Format: 10 compact discs, approximately 12 hours
Genre: mystery, thriller
Obtained: borrowed from friend
Synopsis: Melvin Mars was convicted of killing his parents and his execution is hours away. At the last minute, Mars' execution is put on hold because someone else has confessed to the murder. Can Amos Decker find out the truth? Did Mars kill his parents, or was it someone else?
Thoughts: I hate it when a series of books has a change in the narrator. It really makes it hard to reconnect with the main character. It just doesn't seem like it is the same person as in the previous book because of the change in voice, but also in the way the narrator portrays the character. This happens with the other characters as well. I think this is the first book I listened to that I was glad of the change. I had no problems with the narrator of the first book in The Memory Man series, but in this second audio book, Kyf Brewer presented the main character, Amos Decker, as lighter (not as serious), which really made me like Decker more. It did take awhile to get used to the new voice and slight personality change, but I did fairly quickly.
I enjoyed this story more than the first Amos Decker book, Memory Man. It had many of the same characters, but added Melvin Mars who was likeable and was an interesting "friend" for Decker. The writing was good, although some parts were just not believable, and the story moved along at a good pace. It was entertaining, drew me in, and held me there until the end because there was so much going on.
I would recommend reading these books in order. The first book has Amos Decker's history in it which is very important to this second story. The reader would not be lost, but would understand the "whys" better.
Tea: Apple Cinnamon Warmth Black Tea
Obtained: sample with tea of the month club order
Today I tried Apple Cinnamon Warmth Black Tea from Plum Deluxe. This is a black tea, so it does contain caffeine. The ingredients are black tea, cinnamon chips, apple pieces, orange blossoms, and apple / cinnamon essences. The tea looked like a combination of black tea leaves of all shapes and sizes and some chunks of apple. It had a deep, warm scent of cinnamon and apples. I poured 8 ounces of water over about a teaspoon of the tea and let this steep for 3 minutes. The orange- brown liquid had the same scent as the leaves. The taste was of a rich apple cake with cinnamon. This would make a wonderful replacement for dessert, or a treat when in need of something warm and comforting. It would also go great with scones, muffins, or coffee cake.
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