THE TARGET: DAVID BALDACCI

No. 1 UK and International Bestseller David Baldacci: writer, talker and all round charming man

With 28 bestselling novels to his name, David Baldacci has established himself as a huge best-selling thriller writer. Since bursting onto the literary scene with the publication of his first novel, Absolute Power, in 1996 which was made into a film directed by and starring Clint Eastwood, his novels have been translated into more than 45 languages and sold in more than 80 countries.

Born and bred in Virginia, the author has received numerous accolades for his writing; most recently, he was inducted into the International Crime Writing Hall of Fame and received the Barnes & Noble Writers for Writers Award.

But what qualities helped him to become the writer he is today? (Clue: he talks…a lot) Which writers does he most admire? Why does he worry about literacy rates? And why does he have an identity problem in Italy?

Find out by watching the video with David Baldacci to mark the publication of his latest thriller The Target.

The mission is to enter one of the most dangerous countries in the world. The target is one of the toughest to reach. The result could be momentous – or it could be Armageddon.There is no margin for error. US government operatives Will Robie and Jessica Reel have to prove they are still the best team there is. But are they invincible when pitted against an agent whose training has been under conditions where most would perish? An old man is dying in an Alabama prison hospital, it seems there is one more evil game he has still to play. And it’s a game which comes close to home for Reel and Robie. But this time the stakes might be way too high.