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Loading... Simple Truth (original 1998; edition 1998)by BaldacciDavidN1998 (Author)
Work InformationThe Simple Truth by David Baldacci (1998)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Another wow! ( ) FROM AMAZON: 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. 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 25 years before. 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 has sent an incriminating letter and appeal to the Supreme Court. He received a letter from Army which exonerates him from the crime he has been imprisoned for for the past 25 years. However, there are some extremely dangerous people who don’t want that truth to come out and will stop at nothing for it to remain hidden. When John Fisk, policeman turned defense attorney, learns that his brother has been murdered, he comes to Washington,D.C. to find his killers.
David Baldacci is a superb storyteller, and even better writer...His genius is to keep readers guessing and reading while he's tossing out twists like so much confetti...He compels you to read, and read, and read. You won't argue. David Baldacci is in total control, every second, every page. He's done it again!...David Baldacci has become a key player in the action-suspense genre...Baldaccii...excels at creating suspense. Gripping...The pace never yields...You'll love this book, that's the simple truth. 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. Belongs to Publisher Series
Fiction.
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Thriller.
HTML: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 murderedâ??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 agoâ??and whyâ??has escaped from prison and is running for his life. No library descriptions found. |
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