David Baldacci

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Children's Young Adult

David Baldacci is a bestselling American author known for his thriller novels.
Born in Virginia, he began writing as a child and published his first novel, Absolute Power, in 1996.
Baldacci has since written 50 novels for adults and seven for younger readers, with 150 million copies sold worldwide in over 45 languages.
His books have been adapted for film and television.
Baldacci is also a philanthropist, co-founding the Wish You Well Foundation with his wife to support family and adult literacy programs in the United States.
He graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Virginia School of Law.

Books by David Baldacci

Split Second

by David Baldacci

A body on his door, a note naming the minute a candidate died at his feet.

4.06

86k+

🏛️ Political Thriller 🕶️ Disgraced Agent 🔍 Framed Protagonist 🤝 Reluctant Partners 🎭 Revenge Conspiracy

Immersive

Split Second

A body on his door, a note naming the minute a candidate died at his feet.

by David Baldacci 2003 511 pages

4.06

86k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Thriller 🕶️ Disgraced Agent 🔍 Framed Protagonist 🤝 Reluctant Partners 🎭 Revenge Conspiracy

The Innocent

by David Baldacci • 2012

An assassin's bus explodes. The girl beside him knows why her parents were murdered.

4.19

100k+

🏛️ Government Conspiracy 🎯 Assassin Antihero 🛡️ Reluctant Protector 🏃 Child On The Run 🔫 Rogue Agent

The Innocent

An assassin's bus explodes. The girl beside him knows why her parents were murdered.

by David Baldacci 2012 422 pages

4.19

100k+ ratings

🏛️ Government Conspiracy 🎯 Assassin Antihero 🛡️ Reluctant Protector 🏃 Child On The Run 🔫 Rogue Agent

Absolute Power

by David Baldacci • 1996

A thief witnesses a murder involving the President; a lawyer must save him and expose the cover-up.

4.21

100k+

🏛️ Political Conspiracy 👀 Witness To Murder 🚫 Government Cover-Up ⚖️ Wrongful Accusation 🔄 Redemption Arc

Absolute Power

A thief witnesses a murder involving the President; a lawyer must save him and expose the cover-up.

by David Baldacci 1996 550 pages

4.21

100k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Conspiracy 👀 Witness To Murder 🚫 Government Cover-Up ⚖️ Wrongful Accusation 🔄 Redemption Arc

The 6

by David Baldacci • 2022

A former Army Ranger on Wall Street finds a colleague murdered. The killer works beside him.

4.12

100k+

🏢 Corporate Thriller 🏙️ Wall Street Setting 🎖️ Military Veteran Lead 💔 Obsessive Love 🧠 Female Mastermind

The 6

A former Army Ranger on Wall Street finds a colleague murdered. The killer works beside him.

by David Baldacci 2022 593 pages

4.12

100k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Thriller 🏙️ Wall Street Setting 🎖️ Military Veteran Lead 💔 Obsessive Love 🧠 Female Mastermind

Long Road to Mercy

by David Baldacci • 2018

A mutilated mule and a vanished rider lure an FBI agent into a Grand Canyon nuclear conspiracy.

3.94

83k+

🕵️ Conspiracy Thriller 🏛️ Political Thriller 🔪 Trauma Driven Agent ☢️ Nuclear Conspiracy 🤝 Unlikely Allies

Long Road to Mercy

A mutilated mule and a vanished rider lure an FBI agent into a Grand Canyon nuclear conspiracy.

by David Baldacci 2018 405 pages

3.94

83k+ ratings

🕵️ Conspiracy Thriller 🏛️ Political Thriller 🔪 Trauma Driven Agent ☢️ Nuclear Conspiracy 🤝 Unlikely Allies

The Hit

by David Baldacci • 2013

Ordered to kill his rogue partner, a government assassin uncovers a conspiracy targeting them both.

4.18

79k+

🎯 Government Assassin 🏴 Rogue Agent 🐾 Cat And Mouse Pursuit 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🔪 Female Assassin

The Hit

Ordered to kill his rogue partner, a government assassin uncovers a conspiracy targeting them both.

by David Baldacci 2013 392 pages

4.18

79k+ ratings

🎯 Government Assassin 🏴 Rogue Agent 🐾 Cat And Mouse Pursuit 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🔪 Female Assassin

A Calamity of Souls

by David Baldacci • 2024

White and Black lawyers risk everything to save a veteran framed for murder in 1968 Virginia.

4.46

75k+

🏛️ Courtroom Drama ⚖️ Wrongful Conviction ✊🏾 Racial Injustice 🗺️ 1960s Virginia 🤝 Interracial Partnership

A Calamity of Souls

White and Black lawyers risk everything to save a veteran framed for murder in 1968 Virginia.

by David Baldacci 2024 480 pages

4.46

75k+ ratings

🏛️ Courtroom Drama ⚖️ Wrongful Conviction ✊🏾 Racial Injustice 🗺️ 1960s Virginia 🤝 Interracial Partnership

The Target

by David Baldacci • 2014

Two assassins survive a brutal CIA purge as a North Korean hit targets the First Family.

4.18

65k+

🗺️ Geopolitical Thriller 🔍 CIA Operatives 🎯 Female Assassin 🏛️ Government Conspiracy ⚖️ Assassin Redemption

The Target

Two assassins survive a brutal CIA purge as a North Korean hit targets the First Family.

by David Baldacci 2014 420 pages

4.18

65k+ ratings

🗺️ Geopolitical Thriller 🔍 CIA Operatives 🎯 Female Assassin 🏛️ Government Conspiracy ⚖️ Assassin Redemption

Walk the Wire

by David Baldacci • 2020

A mutilated body in oil country. An agent who never forgets. Secrets worth killing for.

4.15

65k+

🕵️ FBI Investigation 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🧠 Damaged Detective 🔪 Serial Killer 🕵️‍♂️ Conspiracy Thriller

Walk the Wire

A mutilated body in oil country. An agent who never forgets. Secrets worth killing for.

by David Baldacci 2020 432 pages

4.15

65k+ ratings

🕵️ FBI Investigation 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🧠 Damaged Detective 🔪 Serial Killer 🕵️‍♂️ Conspiracy Thriller

The Guilty

by David Baldacci • 2015

His mission killed a child. Now an assassin returns to Mississippi, his father charged with murder.

4.22

64k+

🔫 Assassin Thriller 🥃 Southern Noir 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🖤 Dark Family Secrets 🌿 Southern Gothic

The Guilty

His mission killed a child. Now an assassin returns to Mississippi, his father charged with murder.

by David Baldacci 2015 433 pages

4.22

64k+ ratings

🔫 Assassin Thriller 🥃 Southern Noir 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🖤 Dark Family Secrets 🌿 Southern Gothic

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