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David Baldacci is an American novelist best known for his suspense and legal thrillers. Since his debut with 'Absolute Power' in 1996, his works have been translated into dozens of languages and sold worldwide.
Known for: Long Shadows, Simply Lies, The Edge, The Whole Truth
Books by David Baldacci
Long Shadows
In this seventh installment of the Amos Decker series, FBI consultant Amos Decker and his partner Alex Jamison investigate the brutal murder of a federal judge and her bodyguard. As they uncover layer...
Simply Lies
A psychological thriller following Mickey Gibson, a former detective now working remotely for a global investigation firm. When she is tricked into investigating a mysterious mansion and discovers a d...
The Edge
In this high-stakes thriller, Travis Devine, a former Army Ranger turned financial investigator, is called to a remote coastal town in Maine to look into the mysterious death of a CIA operative. As De...
The Whole Truth
A global thriller that follows intelligence operative Shaw and journalist Katie James as they uncover a conspiracy orchestrated by a private defense contractor to manipulate world events through disin...
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The Case That Should Have Been Simple
When Amos Decker and Alex Jamison arrive in Florida, the air is heavy with heat and the scent of salt. Yet the stillness of the tropical town contrasts violently with the crime that awaits them: Judge Julia Cummins, respected and feared for her integrity, has been found murdered in her home, along w...
From Long Shadows
The Weight of Memory
It is impossible to understand Amos Decker without confronting the twin edges of his extraordinary mind. His total recall—both gift and curse—renders every life he touches a permanent imprint. In *Long Shadows*, I wanted this struggle to come into focus more acutely than ever before. As the investig...
From Long Shadows
The Call That Changes Everything
When Mickey Gibson first picks up the phone, she is not expecting her life to split in two. The voice identifies itself as Arlene Robinson, supposedly a colleague from ProEye—the firm for which Mickey conducts remote investigations into financial crimes. The task appears routine: locate a mansion ti...
From Simply Lies
Web of Deception
The FBI’s involvement does not solve the puzzle; it thickens it. When an agent tells Mickey she may have been set up, she understands immediately that truth will be slippery. Arlene Robinson never worked for ProEye. There is no record of a legitimate assignment. Someone wanted Mickey at that mansion...
From Simply Lies
Arrival in Maine: The Call of Duty and Isolation
The beginning of *The Edge* places Devine in transition—from the financial maze of Manhattan to the windswept isolation of coastal Maine. He has been summoned by the U.S. government to investigate the suspicious death of Jenny Silkwell, a CIA operative whose body was found near her family home. The ...
From The Edge
Tracing Shadows: Jenny Silkwell’s Final Days
Devine starts to reconstruct Jenny’s life step by step, relying on fragments—her phone records, encrypted files, notes she left behind. Through these, he learns that she was involved in a covert operation that ran outside sanctioned CIA channels. The nature of the data she accessed and the communica...
From The Edge
About David Baldacci
David Baldacci is an American novelist best known for his suspense and legal thrillers. Since his debut with 'Absolute Power' in 1996, his works have been translated into dozens of languages and sold worldwide. He is also a philanthropist, supporting literacy programs through the Wish You Well Found...
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David Baldacci is an American novelist best known for his suspense and legal thrillers. Since his debut with 'Absolute Power' in 1996, his works have been translated into dozens of languages and sold worldwide. He is also a philanthropist, supporting literacy programs through the Wish You Well Found...
David Baldacci is an American novelist best known for his suspense and legal thrillers. Since his debut with 'Absolute Power' in 1996, his works have been translated into dozens of languages and sold worldwide. He is also a philanthropist, supporting literacy programs through the Wish You Well Foundation.
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David Baldacci is an American novelist best known for his suspense and legal thrillers. Since his debut with 'Absolute Power' in 1996, his works have been translated into dozens of languages and sold worldwide.
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