Which David Baldacci book to read first?

When you are waiting in a flight layover and you have hours to spend, and you are already bored of watching silly reels on the internet.

Also, if your brain is badly tired of watching planes take off and land then David Baldacci can come to the rescue.

David Baldacci's novels are airport thrillers, yes I believe that's a correctly coined adjective that rightly describes the gripping, interesting and intriguing novels written by this New York Times Bestselling author.

But only knowing that David Baldacci's books are gripping thrillers offering spine chilling entertainment is not enough as he has written 49 novels so far.

And if you have not read any of David Baldacci novels then the question comes to mind ‘Which David Baldacci book to read first?’ because the collection of 49 novels can seem overwhelming.

In this blog post by bx-zone, I will shed light on which of these David Baldacci novels can you read first.

Absolute Power

David Baldacci's debut novel ‘Absolute Power’ was published in 1996.

Whenever you're starting with a new author then often the first novel written by the author is the best place to start because as you progress with more of their novels you come to know how their writing has evolved, how the drama, suspense and mystery got better.

If I am getting successful in convincing you to pick up this book then you must know that Absolute Power is rated 4.2 / 5 on Goodreads and 4.4 / 5 on Amazon.

88% of the Google users also liked the book.

Here's a glimpse of the story of Absolute Power

Luther Whitney, a cat burglar breaks into a billionaire’s house with a clear intention of stealing.

But he witnesses the billionaire’s wife engaged in sexual intercourse with someone but that someone is not any Tom, Dick and Harry, he is the president of the United States of America.

As their lovemaking turns violent, the secret service agents storm in and kill the wife. Whitney witnesses this whole incident from a one way mirror that is actually the door of a secret closet, the closet from which the billionaire watches his wife having sex with other men.

Whitney escapes the house but not before the secret service agents learn about his presence.

Whitney is now on a run and the highest office of America is desperate to put the blame on him for the murder of the billionaire’s wife.

Absolute Power's story is full of twists and turns with elements of corruption and immoral use of Power that will make you turn its pages without putting it down.

Complex characters, suspenseful plot and most importantly the starting point of the story makes it worth reading and a good option to be the first novel of David Baldacci you can read.

I have given you one of the David Baldacci books that you can read first now it's time to move to the second option.

Memory Man

Memory man is considered to be one of the best novels written by David Baldacci because of its thrilling story line.

You can close your eyes and pick this book to read and it is the best David Baldacci book to start with.

There is a lot of evidence supporting my claim.

Memory Man has a rating of 4.11 / 5 on goodreads with 144,305 ratings and 4.2 / 5 on Amazon.

Also, Memory Man is the highest rated David Baldacci book on goodreads.

TLBRANSON.COM also supports our view.

But you must be thinking what is so thrilling about the plot of Memory Man?

Here's a sneak peek into the story -

Amos Decker was a former professional footballer who suffered serious brain injuries during the game.

But this injury to the brain was a blessing in disguise as Decker got a stunning gift, a perfect memory.

After he quit football,he became a police officer and then later a detective but a big tragedy struck him in the form of the murder of his wife and only daughter along with his brother-in-law.

Dejected, he lost his will to live and subsequently he lost his job as a detective, his house and his self esteem.

Things took a turn when his partner informed him that the murderer of his family had themselves come out of the dark confessing to the crime.

But tragedy struck again when 13 teenagers were shot by a gunman in a local school, now local police wants Decker to assist them with his remarkable skill in pinning the killer down.

Decker has to retain and endure the memory which he wants to forget at every cost in order to catch the killer as it pans out that the shooting is linked to the murder of his family that happened eighteen months ago.

Memory Man's climax is top notch and you will enjoy this David Baldacci's novel the most if you read it slowly with patience.

So, now you have two David Baldacci books as answers to your question of which David Baldacci book to read first.

I would like to give you one more option to choose from, that's it, as I am not in favor of providing you 10 David Baldacci books out of 49 he has written for choosing your first read.

If I did so then it would be confusing and how will this blog post provide value to you.

Speaking of value, there is one David Baldacci series which I consider one of his best in providing entertainment value.

King and Maxwell series.

And when you start a novel series then nothing better than starting with the first book of that series, in King and Maxwell series the first book is

Split Second

Split Second has a goodreads rating of 4 / 5 with 76,421 ratings and 4.2 / 5 on Amazon.

Now, let's see what is in the plot of Split Second.

Michelle Maxwell is a secret service agent tasked with protecting a presidential candidate. For a split second, she lets the candidate go away from her eye and he is gone, disappeared into thin air, bringing disgrace to her.

Sean King, another secret service agent, knows how she feels as he went through the same ordeal eight years ago.

When he was in charge of protecting a man, he too let himself divert for a split second and the man was shot in front of his eyes.

Maxwell's and King's fates are intertwined as both became disgraced secret service agents in a similar manner but was it a mere coincidence or a part of big political conspiracy.

Will they both team up to uncover the lies and find out the assassin or the assassin will succeed in striking again?

Well you can find out by actually reading Split Second by David Baldacci.

Conclusion - Which David Baldacci book to read first?

I don’t believe in giving you 10 book choices when you are looking up on the internet for the answer of what David Baldacci book to read first.

To be honest I had only one David Baldacci book in my mind to give you (won't disclose which one was that) but I couldn't resist adding two more books to this list.

But still if you are confused about which of these 3 books to pick first then I would suggest you buy all 3 of them together and start reading them at the same time.

Means, 5 pages of Absolute Power in the morning, 5 pages of the Memory Man in the evening and 5 pages of Split Second in the night.

See which of these piques your interest and you can continue reading the same.

I hope I was able to help you with the first David Baldacci book that you should read.

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