David Baldacci published his first novel, Absolute Power, in 1996. This was later adapted into a feature, with Clint Eastwood as its director and star. In total, Baldacci has published more than 40 novels and counting for adults; all have been national and international bestsellers, and several have been adapted for film and television. His novels are published in over 45 languages and in more than 80 countries, with 150 million copies sold worldwide. He has also published seven novels for young readers as well.
A lawyer by profession, he received his Bachelor’s degree from Virginia Commonwealth University and his law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law, after which he practised law in Washington, D.C.
In addition to being a prolific writer, Baldacci, 61, is a devoted philanthropist, and his efforts are dedicated to his family’s Wish You Well Foundation®. Established by Baldacci and his wife, Michelle, the Wish You Well Foundation supports family and adult literacy programmes in the United States.
In 2008 the Foundation partnered with Feeding America to launch Feeding Body & Mind, a programme to address the connection between literacy, poverty and hunger. Through Feeding Body & Mind, more than 1 million new and gently used books have been collected and distributed through food banks to families in need.
Among some of his bestseller books are The Camel Club, The Collectors, Stone Cold, Divine Justice and Hell’s Corner (from The Camel Club series); Split Second, Hour Game, Simple Genius, First Family, The Sixth Man, and King and Maxwell (from King and Maxwell series); The Whole Truth and Deliver Us From Evil (from Shaw series); Zero Day, The Forgotten, The Escape and No Man’s Land (John Puller series); The Innocent, The Hit, The Target, The Guilty and End Game (Will Robie series featuring Jessica Reed); Memory Man, The Last Mile, The Fix, The Fallen, Redemption and Walk the Wire (Amos Decker series); Long Road to Mercy and A Minute to Midnight (Atlee Pine series); and other novels such as True Blue, Total Control, The Winner, The Simple Truth, Saving Faith, Wish You Well, Last Man Standing, The Christmas Train, One Summer and One Good Deed.
