In addition to being a prolific writer, David is a devoted philanthropist, and his greatest efforts are dedicated to his family’s Wish You Well Foundation®. David has also published seven novels for younger readers. His books are published in over 45 languages and in more than 80 countries, with 150 million copies sold worldwide. In total, David has published 46 novels for adults all have been national and international bestsellers, and several have been adapted for film and television. (Much later, when David thanked her for being the spark that ignited his writing career, she revealed that she’d given him the notebook to keep him quiet, 'because every mom needs a break now and then.”)ĭavid published his first novel, Absolute Power, in 1996 the feature film adaptation followed, with Clint Eastwood as its director and star. and perhaps his own.ĭavid Baldacci has been writing since childhood, when his mother gave him a lined notebook in which to write down his stories.

Now, Robie may have to step out of the shadows in order to save this girl's life.

He needs to help her.Įven worse, the more Robie learns about the girl, the more he's convinced she is at the center of a vast cover-up, one that may explain her parents' deaths and stretch to unimaginable levels of power. Against all of his professional habits, Robie rescues her and finds he can't walk away. But she isn't an ordinary runaway - her parents were murdered, and her own life is in danger. Now, Robie becomes a target himself and must escape from his own people.įleeing the scene, Robie crosses paths with a wayward teenage girl, a fourteen-year-old runaway from a foster home. But something about this mission doesn't seem right to Robie, and he does the unthinkable.

Robie is dispatched to eliminate a target unusually close to home in Washington, D.C.

But Will Robie may have just made the first - and last - mistake of his career. government calls on Will Robie, a stone cold hitman who never questions orders and always nails his target. America has enemies - ruthless people that the police, the FBI, even the military can't stop.

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