‘Baldacci is the master’ – Jeffrey ArcherThe Simple Truth is a tense courtroom drama with a fast-paced plot from bestselling author, David Baldacci. The fourth novel published by Baldacci, it cemented him as a worldwide bestselling author of pulse-pounding fiction.With an exclusive new introduction from the author.FALSELY ACCUSED. OUT FOR JUSTICE.As a young conscripted soldier, Rufus Harms was jailed for the brutal killing of a schoolgirl. But after twenty-five hard years of incarceration, a stray letter from the US army reveals new facts about the night of the murder – and an evil secret kept by some of Washington’s most powerful men. Fearful for his life, Harms seizes his one chance to escape, and 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 it comes to protecting the truth . . .KILLER TWISTS. HEROES TO BELIEVE IN. TRUST BALDACCI.‘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