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"The Simple Truth" was my second Baldacci book and I wasn't disappointed...

John Fiske is estranged from his brother Michael, who is a clerk for the Supreme Court. But when Michael is murdered, John decides to take a break from his defense attorney life and re-visit his cop days to help out in the investigation. The key piece of evidence is a missing appeal that Michael took from the mail room but never logged into the system. It was filed by one Rufus Harms, a black soldier who has been in prison for a quarter century for murdering a little girl. The appeal must contain something that others wish to have buried, because everyone who touches the appeal becomes a target... even John Fiske.

The story is structured in a way that you know the appeal must be personally damaging to many high-powered individuals, but you really don't know the what or why until close to the end. For a 500+ page novel, I was surprised Baldacci could keep the plot line moving enough to prevent me from putting the book down. A good read.

I like this author and this is really one of his best. Complex, good characters, good plot. Enjoyed from first to last.

Another excellent read by Baldacci. As far as I am concerned, this author is the king of suspense. "The simple truth" is a page turner that will give you short nights of sleep until you finish it. You better plan the read for a weekend if you value getting to work on time.

Great story! The first couple chapters were a little slow and confusing...but I hung in there and could hardly put it down. Definitely recommended.

Found it a bit harder to "get into" than most of Baldacci's other books, but it was worth reading.

Another Baldacci page-turner! Intrigue involving the Supreme Court, a cop-turned-lawyer and an inmate who has spent decades in military prison. The biggest problem with the book is that it cost me some sleep as I had a hard time putting it down.