COURTESY: DAVIDBADACCI.COM
Best-selling novelist David Baldacci will be at Oxford’s Square Books Wednesday night at 5 p.m. to promote his 30th novel, “Memory Man.”
David Baldacci is the author of 29 novels, all of which are ranked as national and international bestsellers. He is also the co-founder of the Wish You Well Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting literacy across America.
“Memory Man” tells the story of Amos Decker, an ex-pro football player who is injured during a game in a violent helmet-to-helmet collision. Besides ending his career, the accident has left him with the mysterious inability to forget anything. Two decades later, Decker, now a police detective, is blindsided with the death of his wife, young daughter and brother in-law. He leaves the police force, and his life soon begins to crumble around him. Years later, when a man turns himself in to the police and confesses his family’s murder, Decker is given the opportunity to use his ability to get to the bottom of the events behind the crimes.
“He is definitely a big deal. I have read at least 8 of his books. I just recently came across his novels,” Catherine Stewart, a regular at Square Books said. “They are great; really suspenseful and they definitely keep you wanting more. I love them.”
Baldacci’s first novel, “Absolute,” was published in 1996 and quickly recognized as a bestseller before it was adapted as a major motion picture featuring Clint Eastwood as both an actor and the director. Baldacci’s works have over 110 million copies in print in more than 80 countries and have been translated into over 45 languages.
“Baldacci is a big deal and we are very happy that he could come and visit Square Books for the first time,” said Cody Morrison, one of the buyers for Square Books’ in-house selection. “He is at the top of his game, like other authors such as Greg Iles and Stewart Woods, who have done amazing things in the crime and mystery genres. We are very happy to welcome him Wednesday.”
Morrison said Baldacci sells well in the store and has a loyal following in Oxford.
“Memory Man,” will to be released April 21, will be the first of a series. His Square Books tour comes just in time for eager crime novel junkies with the hopes of getting signed copies and a chance to discuss the art of the creative trade.
“I just can’t wait,” said Stewart. “I have met a good amount of writers here at Square Books and I have liked talking to most of all of them. I have really learned some great things and tips of the trade. Baldacci would definitely add to those conversations, which I really enjoy as a somewhat aspiring writer myself.”
