David Baldacci

David Baldacci

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Strangers in Time (Standalone) was the most recently released book by David Baldacci, on April 15th, 2025.

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David Baldacci Stats: The highest rated book by David Baldacci on Book Notification is Hell's Corner, the 5th novel in the Camel Club series. The second-highest rated book is To Die For (Travis Devine #3).

The most read book by David Baldacci on Book Notification is Memory Man, the first novel in the Amos Decker series. The second most read book is The Fix (Amos Decker #3).

Below is a complete list of David Baldacci books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by David Baldacci is the Amos Decker Series.

List of Aloysius Archer Books in Publication Order

Set in the post-WWII era, follows a war veteran turned detective navigating crime and justice in a small town.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7.8
One Good Deed
2019
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2
7.9
A Gambling Man
2021
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3
8.2
Dream Town
2022
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List of Amos Decker Books in Publication Order

Features a former football player turned detective with a perfect memory solving complex cases.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8.5
Memory Man
2015
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2
8.5
The Last Mile
2016
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3
8.4
The Fix
2017
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4
8.4
The Fallen
2018
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5
8.5
Redemption
2019
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6
8.3
Walk the Wire
2020
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7
8.6
Long Shadows
2022
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List of Atlee Pine Books in Publication Order

Centers on an FBI agent searching for her missing twin sister while tackling high-profile cases across the US.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7.7
Long Road to Mercy
2018
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2
8.6
A Minute to Midnight
2019
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3
8.2
Daylight
2020
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4
8.7
Mercy
2021
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List of Camel Club Books in Publication Order

Follows a group of misfit investigators uncovering government conspiracies and corruption in Washington, D.C.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8.3
The Camel Club
2005
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2
8.4
The Collectors
2006
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3
8.8
Stone Cold
2007
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4
8.8
Divine Justice
2008
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5
8.9
Hell's Corner
2010
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6
8.2
Bullseye
2014
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List of Freddy and the French Fries in Publication Order

A lighthearted mystery involving unexpected friendships and adventures, diverging from Baldacci's usual thriller genre.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Fries Alive!
2005
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2
The Mystery Of Silas Finklebean
2006
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List of John Puller Books in Publication Order

Centers on a military detective solving crimes in the army and beyond, often involving national security.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8.3
Zero Day
2011
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2
8.5
The Forgotten
2012
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3
8.5
The Escape
2014
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4
8.6
No Man's Land
2016
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List of Sean King & Michelle Maxwell Books in Publication Order

Stars two Secret Service agents turned private investigators solving political and corporate crimes.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8.6
Split Second
2003
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2
8.1
Hour Game
2004
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3
8.3
Simple Genius
2007
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4
8.5
First Family
2009
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5
8.5
The Sixth Man
2011
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6
8.8
King and Maxwell
2013
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List of Shaw Books in Publication Order

Features a mysterious operative dealing with international conspiracies and personal vendettas.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8.1
The Whole Truth
2008
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2
7.9
Deliver Us From Evil
2010
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List of Travis Devine Books in Publication Order

A series about a young veteran drawn into a dangerous conspiracy involving his former military colleagues.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8.4
The 6:20 Man
2022
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2
8.6
The Edge
2023
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3
8.9
To Die For
2024
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List of Vega Jane Children's Books in Publication Order

A kid-friendly version of the Vega Jane series, exploring adventures in a magical world.

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1
2
Vega Jane and the Secrets of Sorcery
2021
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2
Vega Jane and the Maze of Monsters
2021
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3
Vega Jane and the Rebels' Revolt
2021
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4
Vega Jane and the End of Time
2022
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List of Vega Jane Books in Publication Order

Follows a young girl in a fantastical world as she uncovers truths about her surroundings and herself.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8.1
The Finisher
2014
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2
8.1
The Keeper
2015
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3
8.2
The Width of the World
2017
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4
7.8
The Stars Below
2019
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List of Walter Nash Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Nash Falls
2025
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List of Will Robie Books in Publication Order

Centers on a government assassin confronting moral dilemmas while carrying out national security missions.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8.4
The Innocent
2012
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2
8.4
The Hit
2013
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3
8.2
Bullseye
2014
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4
8.2
The Target
2014
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5
8
The Guilty
2015
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6
8.6
End Game
2017
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List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8.6
Absolute Power
1995
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2
8.5
Total Control
1996
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3
8.5
The Winner
1997
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4
8.2
The Simple Truth
1998
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5
8.2
Saving Faith
1999
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6
8.3
Wish You Well
2000
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7
8.2
Last Man Standing
2001
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8
7.4
The Christmas Train
2002
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9
7.9
True Blue
2009
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10
8
One Summer
2011
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11
7.6
Simply Lies
2023
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12
8.9
A Calamity of Souls
2024
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13
8.9
Strangers in Time
2025
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List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7.9
No Time Left
2010
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2
6.7
The Mighty Johns / The Final Play
2021
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List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Origins of Wish You Well
2000
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List of The 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers Books in Publication Order

Focuses on the Cahill family as they race against the Vespers to find ancient artifacts that could change the world's balance of power.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Medusa Plot (By: Jude Watson)
2011
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2
A King's Ransom ( By: Jude Watson)
2011
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3
10
The Dead of Night ( By: Peter Lerangis)
2012
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4
10
Shatterproof ( By: Roland Smith)
2012
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5
10
Trust No One ( By: Linda Sue Park)
2012
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6
8.7
Day of Doom
2013
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List of David Baldacci Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
In Good Company
2001
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2
7
The Mighty Johns
2002
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3
Their World is Law
2002
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4
8.3
No Rest for the Dead
2011
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5
7.5
FaceOff
2014
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6
Suspense Magazine June 2014
2014
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David Baldacci

David Baldacci was born on August 5th, 1960 and is currently 64 years old. David Baldacci was born in Richmond, Virginia, USA. Baldacci attended Virginia Commonwealth University where he received a B.A. Political Science and University of Virginia School of Law where he received a Juris Doctorate Degree.

David Baldacci is probably best known for his Standalone Novels. There are currently 13 novels available. The first standalone was released in 1995 with the novel Absolute Power. The most recently released novel was Strangers in Time which was released in 2025. There are no upcoming standalone novels by David at this time.

David Baldacci has also written the Amos Decker series which has 7 books including Memory Man and The Last Mile.

Baldacci's first novel published was Absolute Power, which was three years in the making for that. Prior to the publication of that, Baldacci would write many short stories and screenplays. While they weren't a success, Baldacci felt it helped him learn how to tell stories, according to an article in the VCU News. Baldacci was writing since he was a child, thanks to his mother giving him a notebook which he could use to write stories. When he thanked her for this later on and what it led to in his life, she said she just gave it to David to keep him quiet.

David is the co-founder of the Wish You Well Foundation with his wife, Michelle Baldacci. This foundation works on supporting literacy in adults and families in the USA.

In 2008, David Baldacci was awarded the gold St. Christopher medal. This is the highest honour bestowed by the Comune of Barga.

David is a hands-on researcher when it comes to his novels. In an interview with BookBrowse, he mentioned that while researching the novel Last Man Standing, he learned horse riding as well as firing machine guns, as an example. In the same interview, he said that research normally takes him more than four months, with a book taking a year or more to write.

David Baldacci is a member of The Nielsen Bestseller Award's 21st Century Platinum Hall of Fame.

One Good Deed was listed as one of the Top 5 Historical Fiction Thrillers of 2019 by The Real Book Spy website.

David Baldacci: Awards & Accolades

David Baldacci has won multiple awards including: The International Thriller Writers Award, Silver Bullet Award, in 2008, Barnes & Noble Awards, Writers for Writers Award, in 2012, Library of Virginia, Lifetime Achievement Award, in 2017, Nielsen Awards, Honorary Platinum Bestseller Award, in 2018 and the PEN/Faulkner Award, Literary Champion, in 2024. David Baldacci was also nominated for the Crime Thriller Awards, The Bestseller Dagger, in 2011.

Baldacci's books have also won multiple awards, Absolute Power won the W.H. Smith Award, Thumping Good Read Award, in 1997. One Good Deed won the Nero Award, Best Mystery Novel, in 2020.

The following novels by David Baldacci were also nominated for these awards:

  • The Innocent: Goodreads Awards, Best Mystery and Thriller (2012).
  • The Target: Goodreads Awards, Best Mystery and Thriller (2014).
  • FaceOff: Anthony Award, Best Anthology / Collection (2015).
  • The Escape: Goodreads Awards, Best Mystery and Thriller (2015).
  • Memory Man: Goodreads Awards, Best Mystery and Thriller (2015).
  • The Last Mile: Goodreads Awards, Best Mystery and Thriller (2016).
  • One Good Deed: International Thriller Writers Award, Best Hardcover Novel (2020).
  • To Die For: International Thriller Writers Award, Best Series Novel (2025).

David Baldacci: Lists & Other Mentions

  • Hour Game was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2004.
  • Simple Genius was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2007.
  • Stone Cold was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2007.
  • The Whole Truth was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2008.
  • First Family was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2009.
  • Deliver Us From Evil was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2010.
  • Hell's Corner was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2010.
  • Zero Day was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2011.
  • The Hit was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2013.
  • The Target was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2014.
  • Memory Man was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2015.
  • The Fix was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2017.
  • The Fallen was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2018.
  • Long Road to Mercy was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2019.
  • Redemption was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2019.
  • One Good Deed was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2019.
  • A Minute to Midnight was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2019.
  • Walk the Wire was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2020.
  • A Gambling Man was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2021.
  • Mercy was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2021.
  • Dream Town was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2022.
  • Long Shadows was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2022.
  • A Calamity of Souls was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2024.
  • To Die For was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2024.

David Baldacci: TV/Movies Based on Books

The Sean King and Michelle Maxwell series of novels was made into a TV show in 2013, of which Baldacci was a consulting producer on. It starred Jon Tenney as Sean King, and Rebecca Romijn playing the part of Michelle Maxwell. Airing on TNT, it lasted one season and ten episodes.

The first novel to be adapted to a movie by David Baldacci was the award winning novel, Absolute Power. The standalone novel which was written in 1996, was made into a movie two years later. It starred Gene Hackman and Clint Eastwood.

The standalone novel Wish You Well was made into a movie in 2013. It starred Ellen Burstyn, Mackenzie Foy and Josh Lucas. Baldacci wrote the screenplay.

In 2017, Baldacci's novel The Christmas Train was adapted into a TV movie on the Hallmark Channel. It starred Dermot Mulroney, Joan Cusack and Danny Glover.

One Summer was adapted for Hallmark Movies & Mysteries in 2021. The TV movie starred Sam Page, Amanda Schull and Sarah Drew.

Related Authors

The most common authors followed by users who also follow David Baldacci are:

  1. Michael Connelly, author of the Harry Bosch Series.
  2. Lee Child, author of the Jack Reacher Series.
  3. John Grisham, author of the Jake Brigance Series.
  4. James Patterson, author of the Alex Cross Series.
  5. Harlan Coben, author of the Myron Bolitar Series.

David Baldacci: F.A.Q

When was David Baldacci Born? How old is David Baldacci?

David Baldacci was born on August 5th, 1960. David Baldacci is currently 64 years old.

Where was David Baldacci Born?

David Baldacci was born in Richmond, Virginia, USA and is American.

What awards has David Baldacci won?

David Baldacci has won the following awards: Silver Bullet Award at the International Thriller Writers Award (2008), Writers for Writers Award at the Barnes & Noble Awards (2012), Lifetime Achievement Award at the Library of Virginia (2017), Honorary Platinum Bestseller Award at the Nielsen Awards (2018) and the Literary Champion at the PEN/Faulkner Award (2024).

What book awards has David Baldacci won?

Absolute Power: W.H. Smith Award Thumping Good Read Award (1997).
One Good Deed: Nero Award Best Mystery Novel (2020).

What was the first book David Baldacci wrote?

The first book written by David Baldacci was Absolute Power, published in 1995.

What was the most recent book David Baldacci wrote?

His most recently released work was Strangers in Time on April 15th, 2025.

Will there be any more books by David Baldacci?

David Baldacci has a new book coming out on November 11th, 2025 called Nash Falls.

How many books has David Baldacci written?

David Baldacci has written 68 books across 22 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 3 books in the Aloysius Archer Series
  • 7 books in the Amos Decker Series
  • 4 books in the Atlee Pine Series
  • 6 books in the Camel Club Series
  • 2 Freddy and the French Fries
  • 4 books in the John Puller Series
  • 6 books in the Sean King & Michelle Maxwell Series
  • 2 books in the Shaw Series
  • 3 books in the Travis Devine Series
  • 4 books in the Vega Jane Children's Series
  • 4 books in the Vega Jane Series
  • 1 book in the Walter Nash Series
  • 6 books in the Will Robie Series
  • 13 Standalone Novels
  • 2 Short Stories/Novellas
  • 1 Non-Fiction Books
  • 1 book in The 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers Series

Is John Puller Baldacci's version of the Jack Reacher series?

To a degree, yes. There are a lot of similarities between them such as their physical appearance, military history etc. But there are many differences as well such as Puller always has a few weapons at his immediate disposal, and uses external resources. The Jack Reacher series is so popular that any book series these days featuring a 'lone badass' are compared to Reacher.

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