I'd read a lot of thrillers about politicians and presidents, but never one where you flip the stereotypes and make good people bad and bad people good.

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.