
They both had a similar sense of humor, and both of their parents were very hard-working. At the date, David and Michelle found out that they had much in common. The day of the date, he brought in 10 different neckties to work and asked one of his female coworkers to pick out which one looked best. One day, Baldacci finally had the courage to ask her out on a date. She even insulted him on several occasions, which caused Baldacci to try even harder. She had been surrounded by lawyers for her entire life, so she found nothing different or special about Baldacci. However, Michelle showed no interest in him. They met at a vegetarian barbecue, though neither of them was vegetarian. ()ĭavid first met Michelle Collin, his future wife, in 1988.

He later received a degree in law from the University Of Virginia School Of Law, which led him to go practice law in Washington D.C. When he grew up, he attended Virginia Commonwealth University, where he received his Bachelor’s degree in political science.

He often wrote short stories in his spare time. One day his mother gave him a notebook, in which he wrote down all sorts of ideas for stories and novels. David Baldacci’s career as an author has been successful, and his work allows people around the world to step into the life of a secret agent.ĭavid Baldacci was born on August 5th, 1960 in Richmond, Virginia.

The genre of novels Baldacci writes includes children’s and young adult’s fiction, but he specializes in writing novels having to do with secret agents and the FBI/CIA, also known as crime and thriller novels. Out of the 27 novels David Baldacci has written so far, all of them have been national and international bestsellers.
