David Baldacci: On the Web

David’s novel Last Man Standing is recommended in a post titled “Fantasy and Thrillers: Parallel Worlds by Jeff Abbott” on BSCreview.

In thrillers such political gameplaying is oxygen to the blood: try David Baldacci (Last Man Standing) or Brad Meltzer (The Millionaires) for a modern taste, or Patricia Highsmith’s superb novels about con artist and murderer Tom Ripley for a master class in deception and mindgames.

David is featured in a profile titled “A Conspiracy Around Every Corner in Baldacci’s DC” on National Public Radio’s Morning Edition.

Washington is Baldacci’s hunting ground, and he’s mined the city’s secrets for 17 number-one best-selling crime novels. It is, after all, the only city in the world that can declare war and raise Americans’ taxes. It’s a place where the hot dog vendor on the corner could be an undercover agent.

The audiobook edition of David’s novel First Family is reviewed in a post on A Bookworm’s World.

I’ve been a fan of David Baldacci from the beginning and have read all of his novels. This was the first time I’ve listened to one. First Family did not disappoint!

David is mentioned in a review of Guardian of Lies by Steve Martini titled “Martini Carves Out New Territory in Nuke Terrorist Thriller” in the Connecticut Post.

[Martini writes:] “I’ve heard those stories from writers like David Baldacci, who wrote for 15 years before they were published. I never had a rejection letter — which was very nice.”

David’s participation in the 2009 National Book Festival is mentioned in an article titled “2009 US National Book Festival in DC” on Orato.

This year’s festival will include conversations and book-signings with over 60 critically acclaimed novelists, poets, and illustrators from various genres, including prose, poetry, and nonfiction. Authors John Grisham, Junot Diaz, Judy Blume, David Baldacci, John Irving, Julia Alvarez, Sue Monk Kidd, Nicholas Sparks, along with notable PBS presenters are among the few expected to make presentations.

The audiobook edition of David’s latest novel, First Family, is reviewed in a post on Road Trip America.

Baldacci has written another gripping, action-packed thriller with an intricate plot and fascinating characters. Sean King and Michelle Maxwell exhibit personal flaws along with their extreme bravery, resourcefulness, strength and intelligence.

David’s latest novel, First Family, is reviewed in a post on Teen Summer Reading at WCLS.

I seriously recommend all books by David Baldacci. He is an exceptional writer; I hope everyone who enjoys a good, long read can get their hands on one of his novels. You will not be disappointed!

David’s work is mentioned in a post titled “Summer Reading” on Maclone’s Musings from CapeNews.net.

If you haven’t read any of the [Brett Battles Jonathan] Quinn novels, and you dig suspense and intrigue, a la old school Tom Clancy and David Baldacci, then his stuff is right in your wheelhouse, just like it is mine.

The plots of David’s thrillers are used as an analogy for describing the latest successful attempts by the Government Accountability Office to smuggle bomb-making materials into federal agencies in an article titled “Security Breaches Reveal Danger to What America Holds Dear” in the Longmont [Colorado] Times-Call.

The news report read like a scene from a David Baldacci novel.

Baldacci has written several novels about Washington intrigue. In one of them, an undercover U.S. agent has the job of infiltrating government offices to check their security.

And he always manages to get through the security checkpoints and embarrass agencies with his reports of their deficiencies.

In real life, that same scenario played out with shocking results last week.

David’s participation at ThrillerFest 2009 is mentioned in a post titled “ThrillerFest ‘09 – Wow!” on gear-gear.com, the blog of authors Kathleen and Michael Gear.

Later, over a beer, the two of us reviewed what we’ve been doing with our bad guys over the last five of six books.  For instance, we instinctively understood what David Morrell, Sandra Brown, George Dawes Green, and David Baldacci were saying–it’s just that we hadn’t actually codified it.