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. Memory Man will stay with you long after the turn of the final page.ĭavid Baldacci has been writing since childhood, when his mother gave him a lined notebook in which to write down his stories. And he may have to make the ultimate sacrifice. He must endure the memories he would much rather forget.
To uncover the stunning truth, he must use his remarkable gifts and confront the burdens that go along with them. Decker also seizes his chance to learn what really happened to his family that night. At the same time a horrific event nearly brings Burlington to its knees, and Decker is called back in to help with this investigation. He leaves the police force, loses his home, and winds up on the street, taking piecemeal jobs as a private investigator when he can.īut over a year later, a man turns himself in to the police and confesses to the murders. His family destroyed, their killer's identity as mysterious as the motive behind the crime, and unable to forget a single detail from that horrible night, Decker finds his world collapsing around him. Now a police detective, Decker returned from a stakeout one evening and entered a nightmare-his wife, young daughter, and brother-in-law had been murdered. The second time was at home nearly two decades later. On his very first play, a violent helmet-to-helmet collision knocked him off the field for good, and left him with an improbable side effect-he can never forget anything. But his career ended before it had a chance to begin. A big, towering athlete, he was the only person from his hometown of Burlington ever to go pro. Amos Decker's life changed forever-twice.
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