Yet I always believed there was something of great importance that had simply not come back to me. When it finally disappeared, my befuddlement cleared as well. It enveloped my mind, pushing out all other thoughts, all memories. It was in a mist like a cloud on the ground. Established by David and his wife, Michelle, the Wish You Well Foundation supports family and adult literacy programs in the United States.Ī lifelong Virginian, David is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Virginia School of Law.After the sound came the vision: the blue, the color blue. In addition to being a prolific writer, David is a devoted philanthropist, and his greatest efforts are dedicated to his family’s Wish You Well Foundation®. David has also published seven novels for younger readers. His books are published in over 45 languages and in more than 80 countries, with 150 million copies sold worldwide. In total, David has published 46 novels for adults all have been national and international bestsellers, and several have been adapted for film and television. (Much later, when David thanked her for being the spark that ignited his writing career, she revealed that she’d given him the notebook to keep him quiet, 'because every mom needs a break now and then.”)ĭavid published his first novel, Absolute Power, in 1996 the feature film adaptation followed, with Clint Eastwood as its director and star. With THE FINISHER, master storyteller David Baldacci conjures a thrilling, imaginative world where things are as wrong as wrong can be - and introduces us to an unforgettable heroine who must think fast, look close, and defy all odds in her fight to do what's right.ĭavid Baldacci has been writing since childhood, when his mother gave him a lined notebook in which to write down his stories. Vega is determined to uncover the truth - but the closer she gets, the more she risks her life. It is a place built on lies, where influential people are willing to kill to keep their secrets. But just as deadly are the threats that exist within the walls of Wormwood. The Quag is a dark forest filled with terrifying beasts and bloodthirsty Outliers.

And he's left behind a very dangerous trail of clues that only she can decode. Vega knows Quentin didn't just leave - he was chased. At least not until Quentin Herms vanishes into the unknown.

But this isn't unusual - nobody has ever left the village of Wormwood. Vega Jane has never left the village of Wormwood. Why would Quentin Herms flee into the Quag? There was nothing in the Quag except certain death. Read a SNEAK PEEK of the first two chapters of #1 international bestselling author David Baldacci’s new fantasy for a younger audience! THE FINISHER releases on March 4, 2014.

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