21 Dec 2024

David Baldacci: Thrilling with thrillers

From Saturday Morning, 8:10 am on 21 December 2024

Photo: supplied/Pan Macmillan

One of the highest-selling authors in the world, David Baldacci's career spans international bestsellers, film adaptions featuring the likes of Clint Eastwood, and work published in more than 45 languages, 80 countries, selling over 150 million books worldwide. 

A former trial lawyer, renowned for his ability to weave intricate plots, David's passion for books and literacy has seen him named as a Literary Champion by the PEN/Faulkner Foundation. 

David is soon to visit New Zealand for a pop-up Auckland Writers Festival event in January. His latest is To Die For, a return for Travis Devine, the 6:20 Man, coming face to face with his nemesis. 

He explains how the thriller genre keeps on giving.