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David Baldacci
David Baldacci at Bouchercon 2010 in San Francisco.
Born (1960-08-05) August 5, 1960 (age 63)
Richmond, Virginia, United States
OccupationNovelist

David Baldacci (born August 5, 1960)[1] is a bestselling American novelist.

Biography

Baldacci received a B.A. from Virginia Commonwealth University and a law degree from the University of Virginia. As a student, Baldacci wrote short stories in his spare time, and later practiced law for nine years near Washington, D.C.. While living in Alexandria, Virginia, Baldacci wrote short stories and screenplays without much success. He turned to novel writing, taking three years to write Absolute Power. When it was published in 1996 it was an international best seller.

David Baldacci serves as a national ambassador for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and participates in numerous charities as well as founding his own foundation for literacy, Wish You Well Foundation. Baldacci was raised in Virginia and still resides there (in Vienna, Virginia) with his wife, Michelle Baldacci (Mikki), and two children. His second cousin, John Baldacci, was the Democratic Governor of Maine from 2003 to 2011.

In 1997, People magazine named him one of the 51 most beautiful people in the world.[2]

He is of Italian descent.[3]

Works

In 1996, his first novel Absolute Power was published and became an immediate bestseller. It tells the story of a fictional American President and his Secret Service agents who are willing to murder people in order to cover up the accidental death of a woman with whom the President was having an affair. It was made into a film, Absolute Power (1997), starring Clint Eastwood and Gene Hackman.

Baldacci has gone on to publish more than twenty further novels: Total Control, The Winner, The Simple Truth, Saving Faith, Wish You Well, Last Man Standing, The Christmas Train, Split Second, Hour Game, The Camel Club, The Collectors, Simple Genius, Stone Cold, The Whole Truth, Divine Justice, True Blue, Deliver Us From Evil, Hell's Corner, The Sixth Man, One Summer, Zero Day and The Innocent, as well as two young adult novels in the Freddy and the French Fries series. He has also published a novella for the Dutch entitled Office Hours, written for the Netherlands' Year 2000 "Month of the Thriller". Baldacci also authored a short story, The Mighty Johns, as part of a 2002 mystery anthology.

Baldacci's works have appeared in numerous publications including The Washington Post, Men's Health, Richmond Magazine, and The Strand Magazine. He is also a contributing editor to Parade Magazine.

Baldacci has authored seven original screenplays, and his works have been published in magazines, newspapers, and journals throughout the world. All of his books have become national and international bestsellers, translated into over 45 languages and sold in more than 100 countries. Over 110 million copies of Baldacci's books are in print worldwide, making him one of the bestselling writers in history.

Baldacci will write the sixth and final book in the second series of The 39 Clues, Cahills v.s. Vespers, which will be published in March 2013.[4] This will be his third book for children after the two Freddy and the French Fries series.

Baldacci has also appeared on numerous TV shows, including episodes airing on The History Channel, The Discovery Channel, and ID Discovery.

Fifteen of Baldacci's novels have been number one bestsellers. He is also a bestseller in over 25 countries.

Bibliography

Camel Club

 #  Title Publication Date Publisher NY Times Bestseller #
1 The Camel Club October 25, 2005[5] Warner Books -
2 The Collectors October 18, 2006[6] Warner Books 2[7]
3 Stone Cold November 6, 2007[8] Grand Central Publishing 1[9]
4 Divine Justice November 4, 2008[10] Grand Central Publishing 1[11]
5 Hell's Corner November 9, 2010[12] Grand Central Publishing 1[13]

Sean King and Michelle Maxwell

 #  Title Publication Date Publisher NY Times Bestseller #
1 Split Second October 1, 2003[14] Warner Books 2[15]
2 Hour Game October 26, 2004[16] Warner Books 1[17]
3 Simple Genius April 24, 2007[18] Warner Books 1[19]
4 First Family April 21, 2009[20] Grand Central Publishing 1[21]
5 The Sixth Man April 19, 2011[22] Grand Central Publishing 1[23]

Shaw and Katie James

 #  Title Publication Date Publisher NY Times Bestseller #
1 The Whole Truth April 22, 2008[24] Grand Central Publishing 1[25]
2 Deliver Us From Evil April 20, 2010[26] Grand Central Publishing 1[27]

John Puller

 #  Title Publication Date Publisher NY Times Bestseller #
1 Zero Day October 31, 2011[28] Grand Central Publishing 1[29]
2 The Forgotten November 20, 2012[30] Grand Central Publishing -

Will Robie

 #  Title Publication Date Publisher NY Times Bestseller #
1 The Innocent April 1, 2012[31] Grand Central Publishing 1[32]
1 The Hit April 23, 2013[33] Grand Central Publishing

Freddy and the French Fries

  1. Freddy and the French Fries: Fries Alive! (Little, Brown and Company, 2005), Baldacci's debut novel for young readers
  2. Freddy and the French Fries: The Mystery of Silas Finklebean, 2006

Standalone Novels

  1. Absolute Power (Warner Books, 1996) was made into a major motion picture by Castle Rock Entertainment and starred Clint Eastwood and Gene Hackman.
  2. Total Control (Warner Books, 1996).
  3. The Winner (Warner Books, 1997) sales topped those of Baldacci's first two novels and received a starred review in Publishers Weekly, its highest rating.
  4. The Simple Truth (Warner Books, 1998) was his first novel in which part of the plot was based upon an actual event. President Bill Clinton selected The Simple Truth as his favorite novel of 1999.
  5. Saving Faith (Warner Books, 1999) reached #1 on both The New York Times and Publishers Weekly bestseller lists and was selected for People Magazine's "Page Turner of the Week".
  6. Wish You Well (Warner Books, 2000) received a starred review in Publishers Weekly and was the inaugural book for All America Reads, a national reading promotion program.
  7. Last Man Standing (Warner Books, 2001) features the Federal Bureau of Investigation's elite Hostage Rescue Team and reached number one on The New York Times Bestseller List.
  8. The Christmas Train (Warner Books, 2002) shows how we do get second chances to fulfill our dreams during the season of miracles and instantly became a bestseller.
  9. True Blue (Grand Central Publishing, October 2009)
  10. One Summer (Grand Central Publishing, June 2011)

References

  1. ^ Memoirs
  2. ^ "David Baldacci". The Internet Movie Database (IMDb). IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
  3. ^ "Vero cognome Baldacci, il nonno Amedeo sarebbe emigrato per gli Stati Uniti nel 1901 Originario di Barga David Ford, noto autore americano - il Tirreno dal 1997.it » Ricerca". Ricerca.gelocal.it. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
  4. ^ Fuentes, Catherine (22 September 2010). "'39 Clues' exclusive: New series from Scholastic will feature David Baldacci". Retrieved 26 November 2010.
  5. ^ http://www.amazon.com/The-Collectors-David-Baldacci/dp/044653109X/ref=tmm_hrd_title_0
  6. ^ http://www.amazon.com/The-Collectors-David-Baldacci/dp/044653109X/ref=tmm_hrd_title_0
  7. ^ http://www.hawes.com/2006/2006-11-05.pdf
  8. ^ http://www.amazon.com/Stone-Cold-Camel-David-Baldacci/dp/0446577391/ref=pd_sim_b_2
  9. ^ http://www.hawes.com/2007/2007-11-25.pdf
  10. ^ http://www.amazon.com/Divine-Justice-Camel-David-Baldacci/dp/0446195502/ref=pd_sim_b_3
  11. ^ http://www.hawes.com/2008/2008-11-23.pdf
  12. ^ http://www.amazon.com/Hells-Corner-Camel-Club-Book/dp/B0085RZGYU/ref=pd_sim_b_5
  13. ^ http://www.hawes.com/2010/2010-11-28.pdf
  14. ^ http://www.amazon.com/By-David-Baldacci-Split-Second/dp/B004RPRWT6/ref=tmm_hrd_title_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1352429470&sr=8-1
  15. ^ http://www.hawes.com/2003/2003-10-19.pdf
  16. ^ http://www.amazon.com/Hour-Game-Maxwell-David-Baldacci/dp/0446531081/ref=tmm_hrd_title_2
  17. ^ http://www.hawes.com/2004/2004-11-14.pdf
  18. ^ http://www.amazon.com/Simple-Genius-Maxwell-David-Baldacci/dp/0446580341/ref=pd_sim_b_2
  19. ^ http://www.hawes.com/2007/2007-05-13.pdf
  20. ^ http://www.amazon.com/First-Family-David-Baldacci/dp/B004WB19C6/ref=pd_sim_b_3
  21. ^ http://www.hawes.com/2009/2009-05-10.pdf
  22. ^ http://www.amazon.com/The-Sixth-Man-David-Baldacci/dp/1455500062/ref=pd_sim_b_5
  23. ^ http://www.hawes.com/2011/2011-05-08.pdf
  24. ^ http://www.amazon.com/The-Whole-Truth-David-Baldacci/dp/B0026IBY90/ref=tmm_hrd_title_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1352430439&sr=8-1
  25. ^ http://www.hawes.com/2008/2008-05-11.pdf
  26. ^ http://www.amazon.com/Deliver-Us-Evil-David-Baldacci/dp/B006Z2ZG2O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1352430449&sr=8-1&keywords=Deliver+Us+From+Evil
  27. ^ http://www.hawes.com/2010/2010-05-09.pdf
  28. ^ http://www.amazon.com/Zero-Day-David-Baldacci/dp/0446573019/ref=tmm_hrd_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1352432519&sr=8-2
  29. ^ http://www.hawes.com/2011/2011-11-20.pdf
  30. ^ http://www.amazon.com/The-Forgotten-David-Baldacci/dp/0446573051/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1352426601&sr=8-1&keywords=david+baldacci+the+forgotten
  31. ^ http://www.amazon.com/Innocent-David-Baldacci/dp/0230749259/ref=tmm_hrd_title_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1352432873&sr=8-1
  32. ^ http://www.hawes.com/2012/2012-05-06.pdf
  33. ^ http://www.amazon.com/Hit-David-Baldacci/dp/1455521213/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1356373712&sr=1-1&keywords=the+hit+david+baldacci

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