In any country where the death penalty exists, the usual moral dilemmas arise about the ethical fit of this type of finalist justice. But if to the controversy is added the idea that a righteous person can pay with his life for what he has not done, the approach reaches moral drifts of an enormous dimension.
Melvin Mars has been sentenced to death for the past murder of his parents two decades ago. But when he barely has hours to travel the famous last mile to his death, another suspect ends up declaring himself the author of the double crime.
Amos Decker, David Baldacci's already mythical detective, may have overlooked the case, but he learned about its peculiarity and investigated a little more. Amos identified with Melvin in terms of his life history and final circumstances.
When a colleague from the FBI team disappears, his focus on Melvín is diverted, but during the search for the colleague a thread connects the two cases.
What Amos Decker may unravel escapes all anticipation of his superiors, moved by dark intentions that Amos will only have to face, with unforeseeable consequences for him.
An exquisitely woven plot, led by characters with easy empathy and that ends up catching the reader in its lively rhythm and its interesting twists. The theme also complements the whole with its ethical and legal aspect.
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