Editing David Baldacci (section)

{{Short description|American novelist (born 1960)}}

{{Infobox writer <!-- for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] -->
| name = David Baldacci
| image = David Baldacci - 2015 National Book Festival (6).jpg
| caption = Baldacci at the 2015 [[National Book Festival]]
| pseudonym = 
| birth_name = 
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1960|8|5}}
| birth_place = [[Richmond, Virginia]], U.S.
| occupation = Novelist
| education = [[Virginia Commonwealth University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[University of Virginia]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]])
| period = 1996–present
| genre = [[Thriller (genre)|Thriller]]s, [[children's literature]]
| movement =
| notableworks = ''[[Absolute Power (novel)|Absolute Power]]''
| spouse = {{marriage|Michelle Collin|May 5, 1990}}
| children = 2
| awards =   
| signature = David Baldacci signature.svg
| website = {{URL|www.davidbaldacci.com}}
| influenced =
}}

'''David Baldacci''' (born August 5, 1960) is an American [[novelist]]. An attorney by education, Baldacci writes mainly suspense novels and [[legal thriller]]s.<ref name="NPR09">{{Cite web |title=A Conspiracy Around Every Corner In Baldacci's D.C. |url=https://www.npr.org/2009/07/27/106921382/a-conspiracy-around-every-corner-in-baldaccis-d-c |first=Ari |last=Shapiro |date=27 July 2009 |access-date=28 May 2022 |website=www.npr.org |quote=Anyone who's been to an airport bookstore in the last 10 years has seen Baldacci. }}</ref> His novels are published in over 45 languages and published in over 80 countries, having sold over 130 million copies worldwide.