Editing David Baldacci (section)

==Works==
Baldacci's first novel, ''[[Absolute Power (novel)|Absolute Power]]'', tells the story of a fictional American president and his [[United States Secret Service|Secret Service]] agents who are willing to commit murder in order to cover up the accidental death of a woman with whom the President was having an affair. It was adapted as a film, ''[[Absolute Power (film)|Absolute Power]]'' (1997), starring [[Clint Eastwood]] and [[Gene Hackman]].

Baldacci wrote the screenplay for the film adaptation of his novel ''[[Wish You Well (novel)|Wish You Well]]''; the movie was shot on location in southwest Virginia with Academy Award winner [[Ellen Burstyn]], [[Josh Lucas]], and [[Mackenzie Foy]] in the lead roles.

Baldacci was a consulting producer on ''[[King & Maxwell]]'', a TNT television series based on his characters Sean King and Michelle Maxwell. [[Jon Tenney]] and [[Rebecca Romijn]] starred.

''[[The Christmas Train]]'', Baldacci's eighth novel, was [[The Christmas Train (film)|adapted]] in 2017 by Hallmark Channel as a [[Hallmark Hall of Fame]] feature presentation. The TV movie starred [[Dermot Mulroney]], [[Kimberly Williams-Paisley]], [[Danny Glover]] and [[Joan Cusack]] and was directed by [[Ron Oliver]].

Baldacci's novel ''One Summer'' was adapted in 2021 for [[Hallmark Movies & Mysteries]] and starred [[Samuel Page|Sam Page]], [[Sarah Drew]] and [[Amanda Schull]].

Baldacci's novels have been published in over 45 languages and in more than 80 countries, with over 130 million worldwide sales as of 2018.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2013/02/27/david-baldacci-39-clues-smithsonian/1920513/ |title=David Baldacci clues kids in to Smithsonian's treasures |work=[[USA Today]] |date= February 27, 2013|publisher=[[Gannett Company|Gannett]] |location=[[McLean, VA]] |issn=0734-7456 |access-date=17 May 2013 |first1=Carol |last1=Memmott}}</ref>