David Baldacci was born in Richmond, Virginia, in 1960. After high school he attended Virginia Commonwealth University, where he received his Bachelor of Art in political science. Immediately afterwards he began law school at the University of Virginia. While he was attending law school, he began to write short stories and screenplays, but did not finish anything for the first five years. After five years of rejections and nine years as a trial and corporate lawyer, …showed first 75 words of 424 total…

…showed last 75 words of 424 total…Absolute Power is not only a powerful suspense thriller, but has also made the transition to an intense and surprising feature film. Typically when novels make the transition into a movie, the plots are drastically different. This is not the case with Absolute Power. Surprisingly the plot of the movie is nearly a reflection to the plot of the novel. In my opinion, both the film and the novel are entertaining and intense. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**