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The Simple Truth

By David Baldacci
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The Simple Truth is a tense courtroom drama with a fast-paced plot from bestselling author, David Baldacci. It was the fourth novel published by Baldacci, cementing him as a worldwide bestselling author of pulse-pounding fiction. With an exclusive new introduction from the author. Baldacci is the... Read More
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A heart-stopping story of an evil conspiracy at the heart of the American legal system . . . The Simple Truth is the internationally bestselling fourth novel from David Baldacci.

A heart-stopping story of an evil conspiracy at the heart of the American legal system . . . The Simple Truth was the fourth novel from David Baldacci, becoming an international bestseller.

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The Simple Truth is a tense courtroom drama with a fast-paced plot from bestselling author, David Baldacci. It was the fourth novel published by Baldacci, cementing him as a worldwide bestselling author of pulse-pounding fiction.

With an exclusive new introduction from the author.

Baldacci is the master - Jeffrey Archer

FALSELY ACCUSED. OUT FOR JUSTICE.

As a young conscripted soldier, Rufus Harms was jailed for the brutal killing of a schoolgirl. Yet, after twenty-five hard years of incarceration, a stray letter from the US army reveals new facts about the night of the murder - and the evil secret shared by some of Washington's most powerful men. Fearful for his life, Harms seizes his one chance to escape. But within hours the only people who knew about the letter have been hunted down and eliminated.

As the unknown assassins close in on Harms, ex-cop turned criminal attorney John Fiske is drawn into the web. His younger brother is already a victim, the woman he loves is under threat. For the truth and the chance of a future, he will never give up the fight. But for both men time is already running out. Their enemy is buried deep within the system and completely ruthless when protecting the truth...

KILLER TWISTS. HEROES TO BELIEVE IN. TRUST BALDACCI.

Baldacci is the master - Jeffrey Archer

An instant classic - Alex Michaelides

A tour de force - S.A. Cosby

One of the all-time best thriller authors - Lisa Gardner

Baldacci delivers, every time! - Lisa Scottoline

One of the world's thriller masters - Daily Mail

A master storyteller - Associated Press

Baldacci cuts everyone's grass - Grisham's, Ludlum's, even Patricia Cornwell's - and more than gets away with it - People

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ISBN: 9781035085958

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 31 December 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Macmillan

Audience: General / adult

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Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 656

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About the Author

David Baldacci is an award-winning global no.1 bestselling author, and one of the world's favourite thriller writers. A former trial lawyer with a keen interest in world politics, he has specialist knowledge of the US political system and intelligence services. His first book, Absolute Power, became an instant international hit, with the movie starring Clint Eastwood a major box office success. He has since written more than fifty novels featuring a variety of characters including Walter Nash, Travis Devine, Amos Decker and Aloysius Archer. David is also the co-founder, along with his wife, of the Wish You Well Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting literacy efforts across the US.

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