The Simple Truth - David Baldacci

This is David Baldacci’s fourth novel and it has been selling just as well as the rest, following the success of the movie version of ‘Absolute Power’. His latest novel is set in America and deals with the American legal system. Rufus Harms is in a military prison for murder, having spent 25 years there. However, a letter is found one day that sheds new light on the case. It also contains some evil secrets about some of Washington’s most powerful men. However, Harms sees a chance to escape and takes it. Within hours, a Supreme Court clerk and two lawyers are dead, the only people that knew about the appeal that Harms was going ...