David Baldacci
Author of The Camel Club
About the Author
David Baldacci was born in Richmond, Virginia on August 5, 1960. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Virginia Commonwealth University and a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia. He practiced law in Washington D.C. as a trial and corporate lawyer. His first novel, show more Absolute Power, was published in 1996. It won Britain's prestigious W.H. Smith's Thumping Good Read award for fiction in 1997 and was adapted as a movie starring Clint Eastwood. His other works include Total Control, The Winner, The Simple Truth, Saving Faith, True Blue, One Summer and End Game. He writes numerous series including King and Maxwell, Freddy and the French Fries, the Camel Club, Will Robie, Shaw and Katie James, John Puller, Vega Jane, and Amos Decker. He also published a novella entitled Office Hours and has authored five original screenplays. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Series
Works by David Baldacci
David Baldacci Collection 4 Books Set (the simple truth, saving faith, the winner, the last man standing) (2011) 5 copies
[unidentified works] 5 copies
David Baldacci Collection - 4 books (The Camel Club / Hour Game / Saving Faith / Split Second) (2006) 4 copies
The Finisher: Free Preview Edition 4 copies
Memory Man; The Target; Hell's Corner; The Whole Truth; Split Second; Hour Game (Set of 6) (2015) 3 copies
Der Abgrund und Die Verschwörung 3 copies
The Camel Club 3 copies
Simply Lies 3 copies
David Baldacci Collection - 7 Books (The Whole Truth / Simple Genius / The Collectors / Stone Cold / The Simple Truth /… (1969) 2 copies
Evil 2 copies
King & Maxwell (Season 1) 2 copies
David Baldacci - November 2018 2 copies
Absolute Power 2 copies
David Baldacci Will Robie Series 4 Books Collection Set (The Target, The Hit, The Guilty, The Innocent) (2016) 2 copies
"About the Author" 2 copies
David Baldacci Amos Decker Series 4 Books Collection Set (Memory Man, The Last Mile, The Fix, The Fallen) (2020) 2 copies
As you Were 1 copy
Lovely Lies 1 copy
To Die For 1 copy
The Origins of Wish You Well 1 copy
Verschwörung 1 copy
Kirjavaliot - Aavikon hiekkaa, Elämä yllättää Julia-rouva, Karu totuus, Jotta toiset saisivat elää (2000) 1 copy
The Lion 1 copy
Finstere Lügen 1 copy
The Camel Club series 1 copy
Die Wahrheit 1 copy
Suspense Magazine June 2014 1 copy
David Baldacci (Set of 6) Split Second; Hour Game; Simple Genius; 1st Family; 6th Man; King & Maxwell (2013) 1 copy
The Innocent Have Fallen 1 copy
Shall We Tell the President 1 copy
David Baldacci Atlee Pine Series 4 Books Collection Set (Long Road to Mercy, A Minute to Midnight, Daylight, Mercy) (2022) 1 copy
The Trial 1 copy
Balance of Power 1 copy
Simply 1 copy
David Baldacci Collection Pack - 4 Books (Divine Justice / The Whole Truth / First Family / True Blue) (2011) 1 copy
দ্য ইনোসেন্ট 1 copy
הפרס הגדול 1 copy
The Places in Between 1 copy
Associated Works
Why We Write: 20 Acclaimed Authors on How and Why They Do What They Do (2013) — Contributor — 183 copies, 10 reviews
Libros selectos. El tatuado de la danza macabra. Vuelo funesto. El halconero. La última jugada (2000) 5 copies
Livros Condensados: O Último Detective | Annus Mirabilis | A Menina do Papá | O Comboio do Natal (2003) 4 copies
Livros Condensados: O voo das águias | Primeiro prémio | Assassino a soldo | Sétimo céu (1999) 3 copies
Válogatott könyvek 17. Mary Higgins Clark - Hozzám tartozol; Robert Harris - Arhangelszk; David Baldacci - Egyszerű… (2001) 2 copies
Reader's Digest Select Editions: Rain Fall • The Shadow Catcher • The Summer That Never Was • The Christmas Train (2003) 2 copies
Reader's Digest Select Editions: The Vanished Man • Street Boys • The Christmas Train • The Summer That Never Was (2003) 2 copies
The Enforcer / Firefox / Absolute Power /Sudden Impact (4 Film Favorites Clint Eastwood) [Blu-ray] — Author — 2 copies
Reader's Digest Auswahlbücher 223 - Die Versuchung / Only Love - die Liebe allein / Das Medusaprojekt / Ashana (1999) 2 copies
Het Beste Boek 192: Duister lot / Drie wensen / Het kartel / De roep van de wolf (1998) 2 copies, 1 review
Het Beste Boek 222: Horen, zien, zwijgen / Zwarte vrouw van de Nijl / Sarin / Nachtreizigers 2 copies, 1 review
Válogatott könyvek 2014/2 David Baldacci - Az ártatlan; Dorothy Koomson - Barátnőm kislánya; Anthony Horowitz - A… (2014) — Author — 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Other names
- Ford, David
Ford, David B.
Ford, David Baldacci - Birthdate
- 1960-08-05
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Richmond, Virginia, USA
- Places of residence
- Alexandria, Virginia, USA
Vienna, Virginia, USA
Washington, D.C., USA - Education
- University of Virginia (JD)
Virginia Commonwealth University (BA)
Henrico High School - Occupations
- lawyer
author - Organizations
- National Multiple Sclerosis Society (National Ambassador)
Wish You Well Foundation - Awards and honors
- People Magazine's Fifty Most Beautiful People (1997)
- Agent
- Aaron Priest (Aaron Priest Literary Agency)
- Short biography
- David Baldacci (b. 1960 in Richmond, Virginia) is a bestselling American novelist. 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. In despair, he turned to novel writing, taking three years to write Absolute Power. It took Baldacci two years to get the book published, but when it finally did hit the shelves 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 A. Collin-Baldacci (Mikki), and two children. His cousin is the Democratic Governor of Maine John Baldacci, first elected in 2002 and re-elected in 2006.
In 1997, People magazine named him one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world.
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Discussions
Let’s Meet.. in Book Discussion : Hell’s Corner by David Baldacci (June 2020)
Chat in Book Discussion : Hell’s Corner by David Baldacci (June 2020)
Chat in Book Discussion : Divine Justice by David Baldacci (May 2020)
Chat in Book Discussion : Stone Cold by David Baldacci (April 2020)
Let’s remind ourselves about the Author. in Book Discussion : Stone Cold by David Baldacci (April 2020)
Chat in Book Discussion: The Collectors by David Baldacci (March 2020)
Meet the Author... in Book Discussion : The Camel Club by David Baldacci (August 2019)
Chat in Book Discussion : The Camel Club by David Baldacci (July 2019)
Meet the Author in Book Discussion : End Game by David Baldacci (December 2018)
Chat in Book Discussion : End Game by David Baldacci (December 2018)
Chat in Book Discussion: The Guilty by David Baldacci (August 2018)
Chat in Book Discussion : The Target by David Baldacci (May 2018)
Chat in Book Discussion : The Hit by David Baldacci (January 2018)
Chat in Book Discussion : King and Maxwell by David Baldacci (September 2017)
Chat in Book Discussion : The Innocent by David Baldacci (August 2017)
Chat in Book Discussion : The Sixth Man by David Baldacci (May 2017)
Chat in Book Discussion - First Family by David Baldacci (January 2017)
Pre Book Discusssion Chat in Book Discussion : Simple Genius by David Baldacci (October 2016)
Crime fiction/Thriller series similar to Jack Reacher in Name that Book (August 2016)
Pre Group Read Discussion in Book Discussion : Hour Game by David Baldacci (July 2016)
YA -Girl in small mountain (mine?) town in Name that Book (July 2016)
Reviews
Hour Game by David Baldacci was first published in 2004 and was the second book in the King and Maxwell series. This follow up is even better than Split Second and even more gripping. This really is a rollercoaster ride and just when you think you know what is going to happen next there is a lovely twist in the story.
Michelle Maxwell is out for a run when two boys run past her in the other direction with fear in their eyes. Maxwell follows the path that the boys had come along and discovers a decomposing body she knows one thing it is dead and been there a while. She calls the local police and then calls Sean King. They have also been given a job by a local lawyer to investigate a burglary from a local property. But bodies keep piling up and the local sheriff feels the need to deputise them both. As the body count goes up the FBI turns up with all the bells and whistles looking to steal any glory.
As the investigation continues whoever is the perpetrator is leaving clues for King and Maxwell to find. When a local wealthy man does it looks like the continuing work of their perpetrator, but they know that something is off with this murder. It will take all the skills they have to crack this case and as they get closer, they too become targets.
This is a great read with a fantastic pace and the way Baldacci uses language engages the reader as if they are in the middle of this investigation. Drawn in you are just hooked. A fantastic read.… (more)
Michelle Maxwell is out for a run when two boys run past her in the other direction with fear in their eyes. Maxwell follows the path that the boys had come along and discovers a decomposing body she knows one thing it is dead and been there a while. She calls the local police and then calls Sean King. They have also been given a job by a local lawyer to investigate a burglary from a local property. But bodies keep piling up and the local sheriff feels the need to deputise them both. As the body count goes up the FBI turns up with all the bells and whistles looking to steal any glory.
As the investigation continues whoever is the perpetrator is leaving clues for King and Maxwell to find. When a local wealthy man does it looks like the continuing work of their perpetrator, but they know that something is off with this murder. It will take all the skills they have to crack this case and as they get closer, they too become targets.
This is a great read with a fantastic pace and the way Baldacci uses language engages the reader as if they are in the middle of this investigation. Drawn in you are just hooked. A fantastic read.… (more)
Split Second which was first published in 2003 was the first book in Baldacci’s King and Maxwell series. This is a sizzling and tightly plotted thriller that once you begin reading you will devour each page. This has a brilliant plot breathless action and out of this world characters.
When Secret Service Agent Sean King is distracted for just a second his protectee the presidential candidate Clyde Ritter is assassinated. Even though he kills the assassin his time with the service is over he had done the unforgivable lost the person he was supposed to protect. He had to move on with his life whether he liked it or not was irrelevant.
Secret Service Agent Michelle Maxwell is not happy that her protectee the presidential candidate John Bruno has demanded a last-minute change to the schedule. Maxwell allows Bruno into a room alone with a widow. When Maxwell re-enters the room some time late both the Bruno and the widow are missing.
Maxwell driven by the similarity of her protectee’s case with that of King she wants to re-open the investigation. The Secret Service will not hear of it. She manages to convince King to join her and investigate both cases. At the beginning of the investigation, they could see no link nothing that would connect the pair of incidents. But what they did do was kick a hornet’s nest which made their life chances a little more restricted. Especially as key witnesses had a habit of disappearing from both cases and then dead bodies turn up in the home and offices of King. They seem to be a step behind with every step they take. It becomes clear that there are some very funny games being played.
The plot is strong so much so that you could imagine it happening and Baldacci’s research is evident throughout the book. The plot twists keep you hooked throughout the book he has made it hard for the reader to work out who actually are the bad guys and the book is better for that.
A brilliant read.… (more)
When Secret Service Agent Sean King is distracted for just a second his protectee the presidential candidate Clyde Ritter is assassinated. Even though he kills the assassin his time with the service is over he had done the unforgivable lost the person he was supposed to protect. He had to move on with his life whether he liked it or not was irrelevant.
Secret Service Agent Michelle Maxwell is not happy that her protectee the presidential candidate John Bruno has demanded a last-minute change to the schedule. Maxwell allows Bruno into a room alone with a widow. When Maxwell re-enters the room some time late both the Bruno and the widow are missing.
Maxwell driven by the similarity of her protectee’s case with that of King she wants to re-open the investigation. The Secret Service will not hear of it. She manages to convince King to join her and investigate both cases. At the beginning of the investigation, they could see no link nothing that would connect the pair of incidents. But what they did do was kick a hornet’s nest which made their life chances a little more restricted. Especially as key witnesses had a habit of disappearing from both cases and then dead bodies turn up in the home and offices of King. They seem to be a step behind with every step they take. It becomes clear that there are some very funny games being played.
The plot is strong so much so that you could imagine it happening and Baldacci’s research is evident throughout the book. The plot twists keep you hooked throughout the book he has made it hard for the reader to work out who actually are the bad guys and the book is better for that.
A brilliant read.… (more)
Yeah, the quasi-British English vocabulary was annoying at first, and made for clunky reading, but felt familiar for a fantasy world, so I (kind of) let that go. I liked our spunky protagonist but she lacked substance in how she lived. Baldacci told us many times how she scavenged for food, but why keep telling us, why not show how she moved within her community? It was important to connect her with her world, in some way. I felt she was so disconnected, so alone, but the reasons why were clunky and not clear. Baldacci would use the community mostly as antagonists or flat characters for our Finisher to bounce off of--not until the end did she get more support (and we finally got some explanations). Every time a plot device came up it felt forced and would create another question about this fantasy world that would not get answered. So instead of having suspension of disbelief, I felt very aware of what was happening and annoyed. It didn't work for me.
Misogyny like in Knife of Never Letting Go series, but not developed. In contrast, Patrick Ness delivers.
Dickension world of haves & have-nots, but wasn't shown the "haves" except for the Council, so make-up of society was confusing--who was regularly frequenting clothing store & restaurant?
Allusion to Hunger Games fighting, but what was purpose of this society in using these Duelums?
AGHHHH things were too forced. I will not now buy the audiobook for the library because this is not good enough.… (more)
Misogyny like in Knife of Never Letting Go series, but not developed. In contrast, Patrick Ness delivers.
Dickension world of haves & have-nots, but wasn't shown the "haves" except for the Council, so make-up of society was confusing--who was regularly frequenting clothing store & restaurant?
Allusion to Hunger Games fighting, but what was purpose of this society in using these Duelums?
AGHHHH things were too forced. I will not now buy the audiobook for the library because this is not good enough.… (more)
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Following on from the last book and it’s the story King and Maxwell have moved back to Washington DC. Maxwell is unwell and seeking solace in the demon drink while she cruises bars looking for fights. She picks the biggest guy in the bar and almost kills one. Sean King has to step in and rescue her from herself. She has been given a warning by the police to seek psychological help or go to jail. She seeks the help of Horatio Barnes who is the very man to dig right into her psyche. While in ‘recovery’ which she is receiving reluctantly Maxwell discovers something odd is going on and is able to put an end to it.
King needs to find work to pay for the treatment that Maxwell is receiving, and he turns to his ex-wife Joan. She throws him a bone as she needs someone needs to head down to Babbage Town in Virginia. The town is a company town, and they want to know if Monk Turing committed suicide or was murdered. The only problem was that Turing’s body was found inside Camp Perry the training base of the CIA commonly known as The Farm. It makes things a little harder.
Babbage Town is just across the York River from The Farm, and the town is a guarded community full of geniuses. There are a lot of secrets either side of the river and dead bodies keep appearing and then the morgue is blown up which makes things a little more difficult. There are also dark flights landing at The Farm usually at night and nobody knows what is happening out at the airfield. Can King save the genius of Babbage Town and Maxwell from herself?
This is a fabulous read with a nod to Bletchley Park with secret codes, a great read.… (more)