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Walk the Wire by David Baldacci

louisecalder's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

How many murders can you put in one book. 

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paulvdh's review against another edition

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mysterious fast-paced

4.0

dmyanc61's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional informative mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

humatariq's review against another edition

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4.0

Walk the Wire is the sixth book in Amos Decker series by the prolific David Baldacci. Decker is a FBI detective with a photographic memory (hyperthemesia). He also suffers from another medical condition i.e. synesthesia. In addition, he is also socially awkward.

Synesthesia is a neurological condition in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway (for example, hearing) leads to automatic, involuntary experiences in a second sensory or cognitive pathway (such as vision). Simply put, when one sense is activated, another unrelated sense is activated at the same time. In Decker's case, he sees different colours around people, like he sees a blue colour around corpses.

In addition to Decker, this book also features Will Robie, a lead character from another Baldacci series. Robie is a CIA assassin. Two more associates of Robie, Jessica Reel and Blue Man are featured in this book. I loved the scenes featuring Robie and his associates. They had a different kind of energy.

In this book, Decker has been called in to find the killer of a young girl found murdered and autopsied in a remote town of North Dakota, USA. Accompanying Decker is his partner, Alex Jamison. He also bumps into his brother in law in this small town and discover some family secrets.

You may enjoy this book if you love global conspiracies, spies and assassins. This was a four star read for me. Baldacci has written better books in my opinion.

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marijka's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

readingfar's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

jbrito's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging mysterious sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

virgo1982's review against another edition

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medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

2.5

abbotsford1234's review against another edition

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5.0

A story so good it requires another Baldacci duo as assistance. Yes folks it is that good.

mcentire's review against another edition

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3.0

Was kinda boring. The story was so out there that it didn’t keep my attention like the previous books. Easy read but they all start to sound the same.