David Baldacci Books in Order: Complete Reading Guide
Updated: 6 days ago
All David Baldacci books in publication order, including Amos Decker, Travis Devine, Walter Nash, Atlee Pine, Will Robie, John Puller, Camel Club, and more
David Baldacci has written dozens of bestselling thrillers, mysteries, historical novels, and books for younger readers since the publication of Absolute Power in 1996.
If you’re trying to figure out which David Baldacci book to read first, this guide includes his books in publication order, along with the series each title belongs to.
Baldacci writes several different recurring series, including Amos Decker, Travis Devine, Walter Nash, Atlee Pine, Aloysius Archer, Will Robie, John Puller, Sean King & Michelle Maxwell, the Camel Club, and Shaw. His official site currently organizes his work into those series as well as standalones, short works, and books for younger readers.
This guide is current as of September 2026.
David Baldacci Books in Publication Order
Year | Book | Series / Type |
1996 | Absolute Power | Standalone |
1997 | Total Control | Standalone |
1997 | The Winner | Standalone |
1998 | The Simple Truth | Standalone |
1999 | Saving Faith | Standalone |
2000 | Wish You Well | Standalone |
2001 | Last Man Standing | Standalone |
2002 | The Christmas Train | Standalone |
2003 | Split Second | Sean King & Michelle Maxwell #1 |
2004 | Hour Game | Sean King & Michelle Maxwell #2 |
2005 | The Camel Club | Camel Club #1 |
2006 | The Collectors | Camel Club #2 |
2007 | Simple Genius | Sean King & Michelle Maxwell #3 |
2007 | Stone Cold | Camel Club #3 |
2008 | The Whole Truth | Shaw #1 |
2008 | Divine Justice | Camel Club #4 |
2009 | First Family | Sean King & Michelle Maxwell #4 |
2009 | True Blue | Standalone |
2010 | Deliver Us from Evil | Shaw #2 |
2010 | Hell’s Corner | Camel Club #5 |
2011 | The Sixth Man | Sean King & Michelle Maxwell #5 |
2011 | One Summer | Standalone |
2011 | Zero Day | John Puller #1 |
2012 | The Innocent | Will Robie #1 |
2012 | The Forgotten | John Puller #2 |
2013 | The Hit | Will Robie #2 |
2013 | King and Maxwell | Sean King & Michelle Maxwell #6 |
2014 | The Target | Will Robie #3 |
2014 | The Escape | John Puller #3 |
2015 | Memory Man | Amos Decker #1 |
2015 | The Guilty | Will Robie #4 |
2016 | The Last Mile | Amos Decker #2 |
2016 | No Man’s Land | John Puller #4 |
2017 | The Fix | Amos Decker #3 |
2017 | End Game | Will Robie #5 |
2018 | The Fallen | Amos Decker #4 |
2018 | Long Road to Mercy | Atlee Pine #1 |
2019 | Redemption | Amos Decker #5 |
2019 | One Good Deed | Aloysius Archer #1 |
2019 | A Minute to Midnight | Atlee Pine #2 |
2020 | Walk the Wire | Amos Decker #6 |
2020 | Daylight | Atlee Pine #3 |
2021 | A Gambling Man | Aloysius Archer #2 |
2021 | Mercy | Atlee Pine #4 |
2022 | Dream Town | Aloysius Archer #3 |
2022 | The 6:20 Man | Travis Devine #1 |
2022 | Long Shadows | Amos Decker #7 |
2023 | Simply Lies | Standalone |
2023 | The Edge | Travis Devine #2 |
2024 | A Calamity of Souls | Standalone |
2024 | To Die For | Travis Devine #3 |
2025 | Strangers in Time | Standalone |
2025 | Nash Falls | Walter Nash #1 |
2026 | Hope Rises | Walter Nash #2 |
2026 | All In | Travis Devine #4 |
The newer entries are confirmed by Grand Central Publishing. A Calamity of Souls was released in April 2024, To Die For in November 2024, Strangers in Time in April 2025, and Nash Falls in November 2025.
For 2026, Hope Rises was released April 14 as the sequel to Nash Falls, while All In is scheduled for November 10 and continues the Travis Devine / 6:20 Man series.
David Baldacci Series in Reading Order
If you prefer to read Baldacci by character or series instead of publication date, here is the easier reading order.
Amos Decker / Memory Man Series
Memory Man — 2015
The Last Mile — 2016
The Fix — 2017
The Fallen — 2018
Redemption — 2019
Walk the Wire — 2020
Long Shadows — 2022
Baldacci’s official site identifies Long Shadows as part of the Memory Man series.
Travis Devine / The 6:20 Man Series
The 6:20 Man — 2022
The Edge — 2023
To Die For — 2024
All In — 2026
All In takes Travis Devine outside the United States and into a new international conspiracy involving money and power. It is scheduled for November 10, 2026.
Walter Nash Series
Nash Falls — 2025
Hope Rises — 2026
Nash Falls introduced Walter Nash in November 2025, while Hope Rises continues his story in 2026.
Atlee Pine Series
Long Road to Mercy — 2018
A Minute to Midnight — 2019
Daylight — 2020
Mercy — 2021
Aloysius Archer Series
One Good Deed — 2019
A Gambling Man — 2021
Dream Town — 2022
This is one correction I would definitely make from the old post: One Good Deed is not a standalone. It is the first Aloysius Archer novel.
Will Robie Series
The Innocent — 2012
The Hit — 2013
The Target — 2014
The Guilty — 2015
End Game — 2017
Baldacci’s official site lists these as the Will Robie series.
John Puller Series
Zero Day — 2011
The Forgotten — 2012
The Escape — 2014
No Man’s Land — 2016
The official series page confirms those four John Puller novels.
Sean King & Michelle Maxwell Series
Split Second — 2003
Hour Game — 2004
Simple Genius — 2007
First Family — 2009
The Sixth Man — 2011
King and Maxwell — 2013
Baldacci’s official site groups these books together as the King & Maxwell series.
Camel Club Series
The Camel Club — 2005
The Collectors — 2006
Stone Cold — 2007
Divine Justice — 2008
Hell’s Corner — 2010
Baldacci’s official site currently lists these titles under the Camel Club series.
Shaw Series
The Whole Truth — 2008
Deliver Us from Evil — 2010
David Baldacci Standalone Novels
These can generally be read independently of Baldacci’s recurring thriller series:
Absolute Power — 1996
Total Control — 1997
The Winner — 1997
The Simple Truth — 1998
Saving Faith — 1999
Wish You Well — 2000
Last Man Standing — 2001
The Christmas Train — 2002
True Blue — 2009
One Summer — 2011
Simply Lies — 2023
A Calamity of Souls — 2024
Strangers in Time — 2025
A Calamity of Souls is a courtroom drama set in Virginia in 1968, while Strangers in Time is a World War II novel set in 1940s London.
David Baldacci Books for Younger Readers
Baldacci has also written books outside his adult thriller catalog.
Freddy and the French Fries
Freddy and the French Fries: Fries Alive! — 2005
Freddy and the French Fries: The Mystery of Silas Finklebean — 2006
Vega Jane Series
The Finisher — 2014
The Keeper — 2015
The Width of the World — 2017
The Stars Below — 2019
The 39 Clues
Day of Doom — 2013
An official Baldacci bibliography also separates these books from his adult novels.
Short Stories, Novellas & Other Works
I would move items like Bullseye and No Time Left out of the main novel chronology and place them here instead.
That keeps the primary list much cleaner and avoids making readers think a novella or anthology is a full installment in one of the series.
You can also place collaborative anthologies such as FaceOff and No Rest for the Dead in a separate “Anthologies and Contributions” subsection rather than mixing them with Baldacci’s novels.
Which David Baldacci Book Should You Read First?
There is no single required starting point because most of Baldacci’s series are independent from one another.
For readers who want a modern thriller series, The 6:20 Man is the beginning of the Travis Devine books.
For mystery fans, Memory Man introduces Amos Decker.
For readers who enjoy government conspiracy thrillers, The Camel Club is the beginning of one of Baldacci’s longest-running series.
If you want one of his newer series, start with Nash Falls before reading Hope Rises.
And if you prefer a standalone novel, books such as Absolute Power, A Calamity of Souls, and Strangers in Time can be read without following another series first.
What Is David Baldacci’s Newest Book?
As of September 2026, the newest published David Baldacci novel is Hope Rises, released on April 14, 2026 by Grand Central Publishing. It is the second Walter Nash thriller and follows Nash Falls.
His next scheduled novel is All In, the fourth Travis Devine thriller, releasing November 10, 2026.
That section is especially valuable for this post because we can keep changing only those two paragraphs whenever he announces a new book.
About David Baldacci
David Baldacci is an American bestselling author known for thrillers, mysteries, crime novels, historical fiction, and suspense.
His debut novel, Absolute Power, was published in 1996 and was later adapted into the 1997 film directed by and starring Clint Eastwood.
Baldacci has since become one of the world’s most widely published thriller writers. His publisher says his books are available in more than 45 languages and over 80 countries, with more than 200 million copies sold worldwide.
Along with his wife, he also co-founded the Wish You Well Foundation, which supports literacy efforts across the United States.
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