Summary of ‘The Fallen’
Decker along with his partner Alex Jamison arrive in Baronville, a small town in Pennsylvania to visit Alex’s sister Amanda, her husband Frank and their daughter Zoe.
The reason behind their visit is to have a few days of downtime.
But fate has its own plans because while having a conversation with Zoe in Alex’s sister house, Decker sees flickering lights in the house across the way.
Alex and he check it out only to find two dead bodies inside - one man hanging from the ceiling and another shot in the head.
Decker with his superior memory and sleuthing abilities realizes that this crime is not a normal homicide but the crime scene is staged.
Decker investigates further with the local cops to find that there have been more murders recently with the count adding up to half a dozen, including the murders Decker witnessed, which is a highly unusual number for such a small town.
Baronville was once a thriving industrial town but is now filled with crime and poverty.
People in this town blame John Baron, the last descendant of the town’s founding father for the town’s current plight, even for the crimes but Decker is not convinced.
As Alex and Amos Decker dig deeper, they discover that a massive opioid drug operation is rampant in Baronville.
The town’s economy was largely dependent on the local mill but when it shut down the economy collapsed forcing some people to turn to illegal drug smuggling.
Decker learns that whoever is behind these operations is using furniture shipments to hide drugs and move them across the country.
As the story progresses further and so is the investigation of Decker and Alex, they face life-threatening danger which also proves that they are on the right track.
They encounter several suspicious figures, corrupt cops, terrified locals and criminals who will do anything to protect their secrets.
They also find out that people were killed to cover up the truth.
The story takes a shocking turn when Decker uncovers a hidden connection that the Baron family’s old factory is used as the center of the Drug operation.
The criminals which involve some of the high ranking officials of the town are using the factory to manufacture and distribute drugs.
Just when Decker gets closer towards uncovering the truth, Alex gets kidnapped to silence him.
In a thrilling climax, Amos Decker finds out the gang who is keeping Alex hostage.
A dramatic showdown takes place in which a violent shootout occurs between Decker and criminals.
Decker’s eidetic memory again comes to help by which he remembers the finest details that others would miss to outsmart the criminals.
With the FBI as backup, he destroys the drug ring and rescues Alex. It is then the mastermind of the operation is exposed who was manipulating the town for their selfish gain.
Decker thus brings justice to Baronville by making sure that the bad guys and their mastermind are arrested.
However, he knows that the town has a long way to go before it gets back on its feet.
Decker, haunted by his past, finds momentary peace in knowing he has uncovered the truth and saved lives. Yet he also knows that his fight against crime will never truly end.
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