How did the “Simple Truth” by David Baldacci discuss how the Supreme Court handles things?
“Simple Truth” by David Baldacci is a good murder mystery that shows Baldacci is in perfect form. The mystery includes political members, the military and Supreme Court justices. Rufus Harms has been incarcerated for 25 years for a crime he did not do. He was in the Army during the Viet Nam war and could not follow orders and ended up in the stockade. That was the beginning of his trouble. Through the years and many appeals later, Rufus got an appeal out of Fort Jackson prison to the Supreme Court, the highest court available. The head man of the prison, Rayfield, intercepted the appeal and could not let the simple truth out. Conversing with his cohorts, Rayfield took matters in his hands which led to the murder of Mike Fisk, a lawyer in the Supreme Court. John Fisk, his brother and Chandler, homicide detective on the Washington DC police started a lengthily investigation. Harms escaped from Fort Jackson and helped Fisk uncover a scandal of the Army experimenting with LSD and PCP on unyielding soldiers. Rufus Harms was one! Baldacci goes into depth of how the Supreme Court handles things, how powerful the political people are and the simple love affair that takes place. This is a suspenseful thriller that keeps one guessing, but the story that comes together is like a puzzle. Rufus Harms was a victim but got justice in the end.
Book Club – David Baldacci, The Whole Truth
