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David Baldacci books in order: the complete list

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From high-stakes international espionage rings to offbeat detectives tackling complex cases, David Baldacci is a crime thriller-writing legend.Starting his career as an attorney before turning to novel writing, Baldacci has since penned over 50 books. The combination of tense drama and heartwarming interpersonal dynamics makes his novels required reading for any thriller fans. Fortunately, Baldacci writes many of his stories as series, meaning you have whole sagas full of returning heroes and storylines to explore. Here’s how to explore all of David Baldacci’s books in order, including his series and standalone novels, so that you never miss a beat. thumbnail audiobook 380x363 first family@2x

King and Maxwell books in publication order

Michelle Maxwell’s career is cut short when a presidential candidate is abducted while under her protection. The circumstances are curiously similar to those that led to Sean King losing his job eight years earlier. In the King and Maxwell series, the two disgraced agents join forces to get to the bottom of their individual fiascos. Then, there’s no turning back. The casework keeps coming, and the duo tackles everything from Washington political drama to burglary, espionage, and murder.
  1. Split Second (2003)
  2. Hour Game (2004)
  3. Simple Genius (2007)
  4. First Family (2009)
  5. The Sixth Man (2011)
  6. King and Maxwell (2013)
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Camel Club books in publication order

The Camel Club series is one of the best, according to hard-core fans of writer David Baldacci. The eponymous club is made up of a compelling cast of recurring characters, including a shady former CIA assassin, a West Point graduate war veteran who’s also a former addict, a paranoid tech whiz with OCD, and a brainy librarian. What starts as a meeting about political conspiracy theories turns into a high-stakes scheme, where nuclear war could be on the line.
  1. The Camel Club (2005)
  2. The Collectors (2006)
  3. Stone Cold (2007)
  4. Divine Justice (2008)
  5. Hell's Corner (2010)
  6. Bullseye (2014)
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Freddy and the French Fries books in publication order

This book series by David Baldacci showcases the author’s lighter side. You won’t find any CIA agents or multinational spy webs in this duo of quirky children’s novels. The first book, Fries Alive! follows eccentric child inventor Freddy Funkhouser, who saves his family business with life-sized talking mechanical French fries. Dive into this two-book series of feel-good tales about overcoming obstacles, suspending disbelief, dealing with bullies, and being one’s weirdest self.
  1. Fries Alive (2005)
  2. The Mystery of Silas Finklebean (2006)
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Shaw and Katie James books in publication order

This two-part series by author David Baldacci follows a mysterious intelligence agent known only as Shaw and plucky journalist Katie James. Shaw reluctantly works for a secretive multinational intelligence agency. Katie is looking for the story that’ll finally be her big break. When the two collide, it raises challenging ethical questions — and great repartee.
  1. The Whole Truth (2008)
  2. Deliver Us From Evil (2010)
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John Puller books in publication order

Former Army Ranger John Puller is back from six tours of duty in Afghanistan, working as a Chief Warrant Officer and investigating crimes involving U.S. soldiers. When Puller gets called in to help with a rural murder case, he puts his unique sleuthing talents to work, earning legendary status. And this is just the beginning. Throughout the series, the crimes Puller investigates get closer and closer to home: an aunt’s accidental death, his brother’s treason case, and his mother’s disappearance.
  1. Zero Day (2011)
  2. The Forgotten (2012)
  3. The Escape (2014)
  4. No Man's Land (2016)
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Will Robie books in publication order

The rapidly escalating tension of the Will Robie series means you’ll definitely want to read these David Baldacci books in order. Will is a professional hitman who never questions orders and never misses a target. That is, until repeated moral dilemmas force him to think about his loyalty. As the series progresses, Will delves deeper into the context and morality behind each hit.
  1. The Innocent (2012)
  2. The Hit (2013)
  3. Bullseye (2014)
  4. The Target (2014)
  5. The Guilty (2015)
  6. End Game (2017)
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Amos Decker books in publication order

Professional football player Amos Decker suffers a terrible sporting accident that takes him out of the game. But he’s also left with the strange gift of a picture-perfect memory, leading to a new career as a police detective. When a killer murders his wife, daughter, and brother-in-law, Amos has a fire in his belly — one that launches him into a career with the FBI, where he becomes a force of justice to reckon with.
  1. Memory Man (2015)
  2. The Last Mile (2016)
  3. The Fix (2017)
  4. The Fallen (2018)
  5. Redemption (2019)
  6. Walk the Wire (2020)
  7. Long Shadows (2022)
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Atlee Pine books in publication order

When FBI agent Altee Pine is assigned to a posting in the middle of nowhere, she thinks it’ll be boring. But it turns out the wilds of the southwestern U.S. are anything but. After all, her territory is essentially the Grand Canyon — a region where people hide secrets they think no one will ever discover. The series eventually takes Altee out of the canyon to a series of deeply intimate and far-reaching cases that no Baldacci fan can miss.
  1. Long Road to Mercy (2018)
  2. A Minute to Midnight (2019)
  3. Daylight (2020)
  4. Mercy (2021)
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Vega Jane books in publication order

David Baldacci deviates from his normal political suspense and rogue agent tropes in this YA fantasy series. As with any great magical saga, this series features a heavy good-versus-evil dynamic, with a dark force always lurking on the brink.Vega was always told that the forest outside of her hometown of Wormwood is a death trap. But after she sees someone run into the trees, she uncovers a dark conspiracy that’s taken over the town. Over the course of the books, determined heroine Vega Jane takes on a variety of quests — first, into the forbidden woods, and later, into her own past and mystical gifts.
  1. The Finisher (2014)
  2. The Keeper (2015)
  3. The Width of the World (2017)
  4. The Stars Below (2019)
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Aloysius Archer books in publication order

Baldacci rewinds to the 1940s and 1950s in this historical fiction thriller series. After serving a prison sentence for being tricked into a crime, World War II veteran Aloysius Archer is out on parole. He heads straight to Poca City, yearning to become a private investigator. You can expect all the deliciously familiar ’40s and ’50s motifs in this series, from the Golden Age of Hollywood and film noir tropes to classic cars and run-ins with the mob.
  1. One Good Deed (2019)
  2. A Gambling Man (2021)
  3. Dream Town (2022)
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The 6:20 Man books in publication order

The 6:20 Man series follows Travis Devine, a low-level Wall Street financial analyst with a military background. As he butts heads with the Manhattan elite (and their salacious backgrounds), he finds himself less and less capable of outrunning his own secrets. It isn’t long before he’s pulled into CIA operations, local investigations, financial crime-fighting, and counter-conspiracy work.
  1. The 6:20 Man (2022)
  2. The Edge (2023)
  3. To Die For (2024)

Standalone books by David Baldacci in order

In addition to his series full of established fan-favorite characters, David Baldacci has also written several standalone books. They focus on everything from identity dramas to provocative murder mysteries to a dash of Christmas hope. Here’s the list of one-off books by David Baldacci in order, so you can find your next favorite.
  1. Absolute Power (1995)
  2. Total Control (1996)
  3. The Winner (1997)
  4. The Simple Truth (1998)
  5. Saving Faith (1999)
  6. Wish You Well (2000)
  7. Last Man Standing (2001)
  8. The Christmas Train (2002)
  9. True Blue (2009)
  10. One Summer (2011)
  11. Simply Lies (2023)
  12. A Calamity of Souls (2024)
  13. Strangers in Time (2025)

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