As a lawyer, as a private citizen, you see a lot of injustice. You see a lot of people who should have been punished and are not, and people who were punished wrongfully are not vindicated. Fiction is sort of a way to set the record straight, and let people at least believe that justice can be achieved and the right outcomes can occur.

David Baldacci serves as a national ambassador for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and participates in numerous charities as well as founding his own foundation for literacy Wish You Well Foundation. When it was publiDavid Baldaccid in 1996 it was an international best seller. The Christmas Train (Warner Books 2002) shows how we do get second chances to fulfill our dreams during the season of miracles and instantly became a bestseller.

David Baldacci (born August 5 1960) is a bestselling American novelist.