Finished Th 1/18/24
This is a paperback that Janny loaned to me. It's another of the 'Amos Decker Series' and I didn't notice it because it was billed as 'A Memory Man Thriller'.
From the book's page at Google Books:
"Decker is visiting his hometown of Burlington, Ohio, when he's approached by a man named Meryl Hawkins. Hawkins is a convicted murderer. In fact, he's the very first killer Decker ever put behind bars. But he's innocent, he claims. Now suffering from terminal cancer, it's his dying wish that Decker clear his name.
It's unthinkable. The case was open and shut, with rock solid forensic evidence. But when Hawkins turns up dead with a bullet in his head, even Decker begins to have doubts. Is it possible that he really did get it wrong, all those years ago?
Decker's determined to uncover the truth, no matter the personal cost. But solving a case this cold may be impossible, especially when it becomes clear that someone doesn't want the old case reopened. Someone who is willing to kill to keep the truth buried, and hide a decades-old secret that may have devastating repercussions."
This really stuck in my mind: At one of the crime scenes Amos notices a bloody fingerprint on a light switch. He realizes that the switch plate is connected by only two screws and this one had been added after the murder. Most investigators would never consider how easy this could be to 'taint' the scene.
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