The Simple Truth, David Baldacci
The Simple Truth, David Baldacci
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The Simple Truth

Author: David Baldacci

Narrator: Jonathan Marosz

Unabridged: 13 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/04/2011


Synopsis

When cop-turned-attorney John Fiske comes to Washington to investigate his brother's murder, he unearths decades-old secrets and discovers the truth is anything but simple in this #1 New York Times bestselling thriller.

It's never what it seems...

Young attorney Michael Fiske broke the law when he took Rufus Harms's prison letter from the Supreme Court. But he also sealed his own fate. Suddenly everyone who has anything to do with Harms or his appeal mysteriously dies. Now Michael's brother John, a cop turned attorney, comes to Washington to find out why his brother was murdered--and what it had to do with a crime that Harms committed twenty-five years before. But the one man who can help John, the one man who knows what really happened more than two decades ago--and why--has escaped from prison and is running for his life.

About David Baldacci

Author, David Baldacci, was born in Richmond VA in 1960. He had had a different plan for his life than most authors. He received a law degree from the University of VA and practiced in law for many years in Washington, DC. He actively began writing stories as a child after his mother gave him a notebook. As he got older he wrote short stories and screenplays without reaching much success. He then turned to writing a novel where he spent three years writing Absolute Powers in 1996, which proved to be a bestseller. He has published 29 bestselling adult novels and 4 children's novels.

Baldacci and his wife live in Vienna, VA where they are the founders of "Wish You Well Foundation". (named after one of his novels, "Wish You Well" which was also a screenplay for the movie starring Ellen Burstyn.) The Foundation works to combat illiteracy in the United States. Baldacci has over 110 million copies of his book in print.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Suz on February 15, 2016

The first novel by this author they I've read, really enjoyed it. Felt very connected to Rufus and his plight. I will read more of this author for sure. This is a prolific author I really don't know much about. Maybe my friends will have to help me fill in the blanks!......more

Goodreads review by Paul on April 08, 2024

A finely crafted legal thriller! Rufus Harms, a giant of a black man, has served 25 years of a life sentence in a Virginia military prison for the brutal killing of a young white girl. When some obscure government correspondence results in his recovery of hazy, clouded memories, he realizes he did no......more

Goodreads review by Ken on September 17, 2021

This standalone mystery was my first introduction to Baldacci and on this evidence it was easy to see why his legal thrillers are so popular. The story concers black man Rufus Harms who's been serving 25 years for the murder of a young girl. His memory is hazy of that night until new evidence comes to......more

Goodreads review by Thomas on August 10, 2021

This book was one of Mr. Baldacci's finest. The main protagonists are Sara Evans, SCOTUS Clerk, and John Fiske, Attorney. The story is about secrets of the U.S. Army in the 1970's and its injections of troops with the experimental drug, LSD. The story centers around conspiracy, murder, intrigue and......more

Goodreads review by Linda on April 03, 2010

David B. has created a page turner in his novel SIMPLE TRUTH. A black man, Rufus, was attacked while in the Army and given a syringe of PCP. The attackers, we do not find out actually who they are until the last 20 pages, hope to kill him. Why? because he spends the Vietnam Era in the Army land side......more


Quotes

"A strong-boned thriller...captivating characters...vivid detailing of the Supreme Court behind closed doors--where the truth, apparently, is anything but simple."—Publishers Weekly

"Another wild Baldacci ride...fascinating...engrossing...more than just a fast-paced thriller...Baldacci is still one of the best thriller writers around, and that's the simple truth."—Richmond Times-Dispatch

"Top-notch...Baldacci writes thrillers that will keep you on the edge of your seat and guessing right up until the end...John Grisham has some serious competition."—Southern Pines Pilot (NC)

"Fascinating."—Cleveland Plain Dealer

"Baldacci excels at creating really good guys and putting them at risk."
Newsday

"A complex delight...leaves readers breathless...with entertaining and twisting plots."
Copley News Service