The Simple Truth

David Baldacci's novels have been called "sizzling" (USA Today) and "superior" (Houston Chronicle). Now Baldacci is back, with the story of a death row inmate, a Supreme Court clerk, and a crime that is costing people their lives...

TERRIFYING

Michael Fiske broke the law when he took Rufus Harms's prison letter from the Supreme Court. But he also sealed his own fate. Now Michael's brother, a cop turned attorney, is coming to Washington to find out why his brother was murdered -- and what it had to do with a crime that Rufus Harms committed twenty-five years before...

SIMPLY THE BEST

In his new novel of corruption, romance, family, and justice at the heart of the American republic, David Baldacci takes us on a journey of harrowing conspiracy -- and proves once again that in the realm of suspense, he is in a league of his own.

THE SIMPLE TRUTH

It's never what it seems...

Rufus Harms remembers the murder he committed 25 years ago. What he cannot remember are the events that led to his shocking crime, nor any reason why he would have killed a defenseless little girl. When a letter from the Army jogs his memory, it becomes clear to Rufus that he was not guilty. From his prison cell, Rufus files an appeal with the Supreme Court, unaware that the real killers are on to him. The long-time convict knows he's running out of time when the Supreme Court clerk, who is the first to see Rufus' appeal, is murdered. Now, sprung from prison by his brother and working with attorney John Fiske, who has his own score to settle, Rufus must elude capture long enough to expose a shocking cover-up -- before the deadly conspiracy strikes him down.