In the adaptation, Clint Eastwood plays jewel thief Luther Whitney with Gene Hackman as Alan Richmond, the President of the United States. The man in this instance turns out to be the President of the United States with the Secret Service trying to pin the homicide on Luther. As the lovemaking between the man and woman turns violent, Whitney unintentionally is the sole witness to murder. One night Whitney is witness to an unexpected tryst in the bedroom, trapped in the closet and unable to leave without revealing himself and possibly getting injured. Baldacci explains that Whitney doesn’t carry a weapon, but rather prefers to rely on his skills to do the job. It begins with Luther Whitney breaking into a home, something he does often and for a living. David Baldacci’s first novel Absolute Power was a bestseller in 1996 that in 1997 was made into a movie directed by and starring Clint Eastwood. Baldacci is also a National Ambassador for the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation. He also works with multiple charities including the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy and the American Cancer Society. He also supports and runs a family charity, the Wish You Well Foundation, supporting adult literacy by helping support programs that promote literacy and education.

Today he lives in North Virginia with his wife and their two children and two dogs. He sat down and wrote his first novel Absolute Power, which was published in 1996. It was then that he decided to try his hand at novels. While living in Alexandria, Baldacci continued to write, penning short stories and screenplays, without much success. He then went to Washington, D.C., where he practiced trial and corporate law for nine years. He then graduated from the University of Virginia with a law degree. He later attended college at Virginia Commonwealth University where he received a Bachelor of Arts in political science. He would write stories as a child but later went into law, graduating from Henrico High School. David Baldacci was born and grew up in Richmond, Virginia in 1960. He is also a contributing editor for Parade Magazine. In addition to being a bestseller, Baldacci entered into the International Crime Writing Hall of Fame in 2011. Baldacci’s novels deal with scandals and compromising situations, cover ups and pursuits, romance and the search for the truth. His books have been translated into over forty-five languages and his books are sold worldwide in eighty-eight countries. He has sold over a 100 million copies worldwide in print of his novels and over 3 million ebooks. David Baldacci is a #1 New York Times Bestselling Author and popular writer of twenty-six novels as well as three children’s books.

First Family by David Baldacci