Amos Decker closed his eyes.
And with it his mind.
If only for a little while.
For just a little while.
Acknowledgments
To Michelle, for always being there for me.
To Mitch Hoffman, for doing such a great editing job.
To Arnaud Nourry and Michael Pietsch, for handling an extremely difficult situation with grace and aplomb.
To Jamie Raab, Lindsey Rose, Sonya Cheuse, Karen Torres, Anthony Goff, Bob Castillo, Michele McGonigle, Andrew Duncan, Rick Cobban, Brian McLendon, Lukas Fauset, and everyone at Grand Central Publishing, for taking such good care of me.
To Aaron and Arleen Priest, Lucy Childs Baker, Lisa Erbach Vance, Frances Jalet-Miller, John Richmond, and Melissa Edwards, for rolling along with me for more than thirty books.
To Anthony Forbes Watson, Jeremy Trevathan, Maria Rejt, Trisha Jackson, Katie James, Natasha Harding, Sara Lloyd, Lee Dibble, Stuart Dwyer, Geoff Duffield, Jonathan Atkins, Stacey Hamilton, James Long, Anna Bond, Sarah Willcox, Leanne Williams, Sarah McLean, Charlotte Williams, and Neil Lang at Pan Macmillan, for all your outstanding labors on my behalf.
To Praveen Naidoo and his team at Pan Macmillan in Australia, who have guided me to new heights “Down Under.”
To Sandy Violette and Caspian Dennis, for always being so supportive.
To Ron McLarty and Orlagh Cassidy, for your outstanding audio performances. I love to listen to you both, even though I know how the story will end!
To Steven Maat and the entire Bruna team, for continuing to rock my career in Holland.
To Bob Schule, for rising above the pain and casting his eagle eye yet again.
To Roland Ottewell, for a great (and fast) copyediting job.
To Kristen and Natasha, for keeping Columbus Rose running smoothly.
ALSO BY DAVID BALDACCI
JOHN PULLER SERIES
Zero Day
The Forgotten
The Escape
WILL ROBIE SERIES
The Innocent
The Hit
The Target
KING & MAXWELL SERIES
Split Second
Hour Game
Simple Genius
First Family
The Sixth Man
King and Maxwell
THE CAMEL CLUB SERIES
The Camel Club
The Collectors
Stone Cold
Divine Justice
Hell’s Corner
THE SHAW SERIES
The Whole Truth
Deliver Us from Evil
STANDALONES
Absolute Power
Total Control
The Winner
The Simple Truth
Saving Faith
Wish You Well
Last Man Standing
The Christmas Train
True Blue
One Summer
Memory Man
SHORT STORIES
Waiting for Santa
No Time Left
Bullseye
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Contents
Cover
Title Page
Welcome
Dedication
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Chapter 56
Chapter 57
Chapter 58
Chapter 59
Chapter 60
Chapter 61
Chapter 62
Chapter 63
Chapter 64
Chapter 65
Acknowledgments
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