Twenty-five years ago, Rufus Harms was convicted of a murder he knows he committed. But when his memory is jogged by a letter from the army, he has a shocking realization: he's not guilty. From prison, Rufus secretly files an appeal with the Supreme Court, unaware that they real killers are on to him. But the long-time convict knows he's running out of time when the Supreme Court clerk, who is the first to see Rufus' appeal, & Harms' lawyer are murdered. Sprung from prison by his brother, Rufus must now elude capture long enough to expose a shocking cover-up & save his own life.
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Rufus Harms is rotting in a Virginia military prison. As readers learn in the terse opening of The Simple Truth, he was convicted 25 years ago of the brutal killing of a young girl. Readers also learn that Rufus did not commit the crime; out of a haze of memories and with fragments of evidence, he has reconstructed the truth about the horrid event that ruined his life. He knows his discovery could cost him his life, so he breaks from prison after sending an appeal to the Supreme Court that details a massive conspiracy tied into the foundations of Washington.
The complex drama of Rufus Harms is only one of the interwoven threads in this massive, violent legal thriller that also draws from the vocabulary of hard-boiled crime fiction. Baldacci offers glimpses into the arcane politics of the high court, where Justice Elizabeth Knight wages war with the manipulative Chief Justice Harold Ramsay. And while Harms struggles to keep out of harm's way and the justices duke it out, Supreme Court law clerk Sara Evans toils with ex-cop John Fiske to discover the import of Harms's appeal (and, simultaneously, to uncover the murderer of Mike Fiske, John's law clerk-brother and the original holder of the appeal). Their interest in the document apparently draws the attention of the same deadly conspirators who manipulated Harms over two decades earlier. While the armed mayhem sometimes rises to the point of excess, Baldacci's novel continues to offer new surprises until the final pages. --Patrick O'Kelley
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Will Baldacci's most recent title be another Winner, like his recent New York Times best seller? Here, a man convicted of a murder he's convinced he committed suddenly realizes that he's been framed and launches an appeal that leads to more murder.
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By A. Parker
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Baldacci has created a great plot about a death row inmate who is actually innocent who escapes from jail and is aided by a Supreme Court clerk and her dead boyfriend's brother. All of the main characters are interesting and have great depth.
Yet the background characters are confusing and the action scenes are boring. Baldacci was unable to combine the characters and plot into a good story.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Brendan
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This book is typical popular fiction. It is exciting and suspenseful. Baldacci keeps you turning the pages, and the setting of the Supreme Court is intriguing. While the author keeps you interested, in the end, you might feel it lacks a certain something. The conspiracy theory aspect is not really used in a new or creative way. The charcters are fun to follow, but also predictable and seem to lack depth and development.
If you are looking for a deep read - this isn't it. But if you enjoy Baldacci or popular fiction, then this book has what you are looking for. This isn't Baldacci's best, but it is worth reading.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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This is my third Baldacci book and none have been as good as I'd hope. The Simple Truth is like no other book I've read. The plot kept my interest all the way to the end, and all of the characters were well defined with distict personalities. Yet this novel had many deficiencies. Baldacci failed to combine the plot and characters into an exciting story.
Rufus Harms files an appeal with the Supreme Court stating his innocence. Brother of slain court clerk John Fiske and clerk Sara Evans race to find out what really happened to Harms while being pursued by several people, some friend, some foe.
The action scenes were horribly done, I often skipped over them. During the final shootout, characters appeared out of nowhere just to advance the plot. The flow of the story was non existant. Baldacci did a horrible job of putting a time frame into the story. I just finished reading and I have no idea of the action in the book lasted two days or two weeks. It seems like the events just ran together with no time of day ever given as reference.
All of Baldacci's books sound good based on the plot, but The Simple Truth fails to deliver an exciting story.
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A fine story.
Baldacci has an ability to draw the reader into his storys right from the beginning and carry them along until the end. Read more
Published 23 months ago by J Roche
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Painful to read
I have enjoyed Baldacci's work before but this book was simply awful. I couldn't believe any of the characters and the storyline was terrible. Read more
Published on Jun 11 2004 by William McCurdy
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Entertaining and suspenseful Grishamesque legal thriller!
"Truth" was our first novel by Baldacci, and a pleasant surprise indeed. From first learning that a long-imprisoned military convict is probably innocent of a young... Read more
Published on Mar 15 2004 by Gerald M. Bull
3.0 out of 5 stars
Entertaining and a quick read
In Simple Truth, Baldacci gives us another of his action-oriented mysteries in which innocent people are unknowingly caught up in events over which they have no control. Read more
Published on Nov 15 2003 by hrladyship
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thought provoking
I have read several of his books and have not been disappointed in any of them yet and this is no exception. Read more
Published on Sep 23 2003 by "truthandjustice"
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Pretty bad
"The Simple Truth" has a lot of Baldacci's trademark derring-do and excitement. Alas, what it lacks is a believable plot and three-dimensional characters. Read more
Published on May 2 2003 by Grey W. Satterfield Jr.
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A Wonderful Thriller
An appeal received by the Supreme Court from Rufus Harms, a convicted murderer from 25 years in a military prison revealing names cause an unchain reaction from those people who... Read more
Published on April 3 2003 by Oscar L. Vazquez
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Food for your mind
"The Simple Truth" is the second book I read of David Baldacci's. Previously I'd read "The Winner" and recently I've finished "Saving Faith". Read more
Published on Mar 2 2003 by MUSIC LOVER
1.0 out of 5 stars
Scooby Doo Mystery
While I found the setting in the Supreme Court fascinating along with the technical explanations of how appeals are reviewed, the story is hinged upon implausible memory recovery... Read more
Published on Jan 1 2003 by Jim Heale
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Baldacci's Best
In this Book, Baldacci dives into the workings of the Supreme Court. The book deals with an appeal sent to the Supreme Court by a prisoner named Rufus. Read more
Published on Oct 8 2002 by Alex Thanos
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