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David Baldacci Books in Order

David Baldacci has written 71 books, published between 1996 and 2026. The first book is Absolute Power (1996) and the newest is All In (2026). One more title is announced: Boom Town (2027). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
71 + 1 announced
Published
1996–2026
Confirmed
68 of 72 titles
Pages on record
22,658 in 47 of 72 books
Reading time
378–566 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 22,658 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 47 of 72 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of David Baldacci, author

David Baldacci is an American novelist, born on 5 August 1960, who trained as an attorney and writes mostly suspense fiction and legal thrillers. The catalogue lists 72 Baldacci books, starting with Absolute Power (1996); All In appeared in 2026 and Boom Town is scheduled for 2027. Recurring leads include Amos Decker, Will Robie, John Puller, Atlee Pine and Aloysius Archer, alongside the Camel Club and the Sean King & Michelle Maxwell books. Baldacci novels have been published in more than 80 countries and 45 languages, with worldwide sales above 130 million copies.

The Amos Decker series by David Baldacci follows Decker, a former NFL player left with an extraordinary memory after a head injury. He investigates murders using that memory, which surfaces crucial clues while also confronting him with his own past. The series combines police procedural and psychological thriller elements and includes detailed crime scenes.

How many David Baldacci books are there?

David Baldacci has 71 published books, released between 1996 and 2026. They include 12 series and 4 titles listed outside any series. One more, Boom Town (2027), is announced.

David Baldacci Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 72 David Baldacci books in the order they were released, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Absolute Power by David Baldacci, book 1 of the David Baldacci Standalone Novels series (1996)
  2. Cover of Total Control by David Baldacci, book 2 of the David Baldacci Standalone Novels series (1997)
  3. Cover of The Winner by David Baldacci, book 3 of the David Baldacci Standalone Novels series (1997)
  4. Cover of The Simple Truth by David Baldacci, book 4 of the David Baldacci Standalone Novels series (1998)
  5. Cover of Saving Faith by David Baldacci, book 5 of the David Baldacci Standalone Novels series (1999)
  6. Cover of Wish You Well by David Baldacci, book 6 of the David Baldacci Standalone Novels series (2000)
  7. Cover of Last Man Standing by David Baldacci, book 7 of the David Baldacci Standalone Novels series (2001)
  8. Cover of The Christmas Train by David Baldacci, book 8 of the David Baldacci Standalone Novels series (2002)
  9. Cover of Split Second by David Baldacci, book 1 of the Sean King & Michelle Maxwell series (2003)
  10. Cover of Hour Game by David Baldacci, book 2 of the Sean King & Michelle Maxwell series (2004)
  11. Cover of Fries Alive! by David Baldacci, book 1 of the Freddy and the French Fries series (2005)
  12. Cover of The Camel Club by David Baldacci, book 1 of the Camel Club series (2005)
  13. Cover of The Collectors by David Baldacci, book 2 of the Camel Club series (2006)
  14. Cover of The Mystery Of Silas Finklebean by David Baldacci, book 2 of the Freddy and the French Fries series (2006)
  15. Cover of Simple Genius by David Baldacci, book 3 of the Sean King & Michelle Maxwell series (2007)
  16. Cover of Stone Cold by David Baldacci, book 3 of the Camel Club series (2007)
  17. Cover of Divine Justice by David Baldacci, book 4 of the Camel Club series (2008)
  18. Cover of First Family by David Baldacci, book 4 of the Sean King & Michelle Maxwell series (2009)
  19. Cover of True Blue by David Baldacci, book 9 of the David Baldacci Standalone Novels series (2009)
  20. Cover of Deliver Us From Evil by David Baldacci, book 2 of the Shaw series (2010)
  21. Cover of Hell's Corner by David Baldacci, book 5 of the Camel Club series (2010)
  22. Cover of Zero Day by David Baldacci, book 1 of the John Puller series (2011)
  23. Cover of The Sixth Man by David Baldacci, book 5 of the Sean King & Michelle Maxwell series (2011)
  24. Cover of One Summer by David Baldacci, book 10 of the David Baldacci Standalone Novels series (2011)
  1. 1
    Absolute PowerDavid Baldacci Standalone Novels #11996 · 560 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1996560
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  2. 2
    Total ControlDavid Baldacci Standalone Novels #21997 · confirmed 4/4
    1997–
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  3. 3
    The WinnerDavid Baldacci Standalone Novels #31997 · 513 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1997513
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  4. 4
    The Simple TruthDavid Baldacci Standalone Novels #41998 · confirmed 4/4
    1998–
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  5. 5
    Saving FaithDavid Baldacci Standalone Novels #51999 · 495 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1999495
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  6. 6
    The Origins of Wish You WellDavid Baldacci Non-Fiction #12000 · confirmed 3/4
    2000–
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  7. 7
    Wish You WellDavid Baldacci Standalone Novels #62000 · 432 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2000432
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  8. 8
    Last Man StandingDavid Baldacci Standalone Novels #72001 · 640 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2001640
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  9. 9
    The Christmas TrainDavid Baldacci Standalone Novels #82002 · 296 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2002296
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  10. 10
    Split SecondSean King & Michelle Maxwell #12003 · 516 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2003516
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  11. 11
    Hour GameSean King & Michelle Maxwell #22004 · 512 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2004512
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  12. 12
    Fries Alive!Freddy and the French Fries #12005 · 164 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005164
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  13. 13
    The Camel ClubCamel Club #12005 · 606 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2005606
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  14. 14
    The CollectorsCamel Club #22006 · 525 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2006525
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  15. 15
    The Mystery Of Silas FinklebeanFreddy and the French Fries #22006 · confirmed 3/4
    2006–
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  16. 16
    Simple GeniusSean King & Michelle Maxwell #32007 · 448 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2007448
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  17. 17
    Stone ColdCamel Club #32007 · 514 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2007514
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  18. 18
    The Whole TruthShaw #12008 · 544 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2008544
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  19. 19
    Divine JusticeCamel Club #42008 · confirmed 4/4
    2008–
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  20. 20
    First FamilySean King & Michelle Maxwell #42009 · 480 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2009480
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  21. 21
    True BlueDavid Baldacci Standalone Novels #92009 · 456 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2009456
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  22. 22
    No Time LeftDavid Baldacci Short Stories/Novellas #12010 · confirmed 3/4
    2010–
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  23. 23
    Deliver Us From EvilShaw #22010 · confirmed 4/4
    2010–
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  24. 24
    Hell's CornerCamel Club #52010 · 631 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2010631
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  25. 25
    Zero DayJohn Puller #12011 · 574 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2011574
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  26. 26
    The Sixth ManSean King & Michelle Maxwell #52011 · 416 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2011416
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  27. 27
    One SummerDavid Baldacci Standalone Novels #102011 · 337 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2011337
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  28. 28
    The InnocentWill Robie #12012 · 592 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2012592
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  29. 29
    The ForgottenJohn Puller #22012 · 640 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2012640
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  30. 30
    The Dead of Night39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers #32012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
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David Baldacci series and characters in order

Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.

David Baldacci books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.

David Baldacci Standalone Novels

13 books

13 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Sean King & Michelle Maxwell in order

6 books
  1. 1. Split Second
  2. 2. Hour Game
  3. 3. Simple Genius
  4. 4. First Family
  5. 5. The Sixth Man
  6. 6. King and Maxwell

Will Robie books in order

5 books by David Baldacci
  1. 1. The Innocent
  2. 2. The Hit
  3. 4. The Target
  4. 5. The Guilty
  5. 6. End Game

Freddy and the French Fries in order

2 books
  1. 1. Fries Alive!
  2. 2. The Mystery Of Silas Finklebean

David Baldacci Short Stories/Novellas

2 books

2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers in order

2 books
  1. 3. The Dead of Night
  2. 6. Day of Doom

David Baldacci Non-Fiction

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Standalone books

4 books

4 David Baldacci titles here are not listed as part of any series.

David Baldacci Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the David Baldacci books run from Absolute Power (1996) to All In (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for David Baldacci in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read David Baldacci books in order?

You only need to read David Baldacci books in order within each series: the books listed here span 12 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with David Baldacci

Start with the first book of the David Baldacci series you want to read: Camel Club starts with The Camel Club (2005), Amos Decker starts with Memory Man (2015) and Atlee Pine starts with Long Road to Mercy (2018). The earliest catalogued title overall is Absolute Power (1996).

What is the first David Baldacci book?

Absolute Power (1996) is the first David Baldacci book, and the numbered table above starts with it.

What is the newest David Baldacci book?

All In (2026) is the newest David Baldacci book released so far.

Is there a new David Baldacci book coming?

Yes. Boom Town (2027) is the next David Baldacci book announced in the catalogue. A publication year announced this far ahead moves, so it is worth rechecking: every announced title dated after 2026 sits on the upcoming book releases page.

Awards David Baldacci has won

Wikidata records 2 awards for David Baldacci. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Best Crime Novel in Swedish Translation2024Won
  • Nero Award2020Won

Printable David Baldacci Books in Order Checklist

A printable checklist of all 72 books in publication order is on the David Baldacci reading checklist, with a tick box beside each title.

David Baldacci at a glance

Still publishing
David Baldacci is still publishing. Boom Town is announced for 2027.
Release pace
David Baldacci books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
22,658 pages across the 47 of 72 books with a recorded length, a median of 464 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most David Baldacci books, 30 of 72, were published in the 2010s.
Corroboration
57 of the 72 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 68 in at least three.

What the David Baldacci books are about

55 of the 72 David Baldacci books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: thrillers is tagged on 15 of 55. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

Other Action / Thriller authors

Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.