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The Simple Truth
- Narrated by: Jonathan Marosz
- Length: 13 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Thriller & Suspense
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Summary
The Simple Truth is a tense courtroom drama with a fast-paced plot from best-selling author David Baldacci.
As a young conscripted soldier, Rufus Harms was jailed for the brutal killing of a schoolgirl. Yet after 25 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 appeal have been hunted down and eliminated.
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- Smallbo
- 18-07-17
Lots of twists and turns
I enjoyed this book and the narrator definitely added to that.
It has stood the test of time fairly well
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- Cynthia
- 06-09-20
Simply genius
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- Martin
- 16-05-19
Book number 21, love David Baldacci..
First audible book experience. Great Narration. loved the experience. Still prefer the auld paperback. Thanks.
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- MCTUCKETER
- 24-03-22
Brilliant
Had everything I enjoy in a crime thriller, the characters had depth, the plot intriguing to the end.
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- Amazon Customer
- 10-02-22
A brilliant story
I felt that the book started more slowly than the usual Baldacci but it then took off and never eased up. The intricacy of the many threads interwoven in story were actually very subtly prepared by the clever opening chapters. Whenever you felt smugly that you had worked it all out, you would proven totally wrong every time as the plot shot off in another direction. A brilliant story that was so good to listen to because it is also brilliantly read. Thank you.
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- Mae Pearl Tan
- 07-10-20
Always enjoy Baldacci
Another Baldacci book I've enjoyed listening to. The reader is also very good with the voices, accents and speech nuances.
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- Anonymous User
- 21-04-20
One of the best from Baldacci
An excellent and intriguing story with deep and interesting characters. I highly recommend this book!
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- Erla Thorolfsdottir
- 19-11-19
A good book.
I am a fan of David Baldacci.
Of all the books I have listened to, this one was the least of them.
I liked the story though, but the reader was a bit dry.
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- Andrea Edan
- 07-10-19
Baddies are very bad and goodies believe in God
This book is for people who like a clear difference between the baddies and the goodies. It is made clear from the start which is which so there are very few surprises except towards the end when the author may have thought that it was a good idea to turn one of the baddies into a goody. It also became clear that to be good, it is important to believe in God and know your bible well. A small bit of sex was added to spice things up but it was, generally pretty predictable. If you like your stories without too many surprises, this one is for you. The narration was OK but sometimes moved from one character to another without pause so took a few seconds to realise that the scene had changed. Unchallenging but possibly OK for a long flight or holiday read.
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- barry holloway
- 21-05-18
Fantastic
Another fantastic Baldacci novel with all the twists and turns you expect from this superb author.
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- Mark
- 09-02-19
Where's Myron?
Where's Myron? lol Narrator Jonathan Marosz immediately had me thinking Myron Bolitar would appear at any moment! Of course the book developed into the kind of high quality read we all expect from David Baldacci. With credible characters and enough twists and turns to keep me reassessing situations and characters while trying to solve the original crime and those that followed it. For quality and entertainment this one goes into the top tier of my library.
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- Penny Lambert
- 12-08-18
Dyslexia, the Simple Truth
The Simple Truth was an OK book. Not in David Baldacci’s Best Book file, but OK.
The reason given for a not so guilty guy being in prison is not correct. Not according to my sources. My brother suffers from Dyslexia. People who experience Dyslexia would not behave in an uncooperative manner or not follow orders simply because they have Dyslexia.
I believe David Baldacci got it wrong & meant something completely different. Maybe a behavioural Disorder. Not Dyslexia.
Dyslexia is a disorder that involves experiencing difficulty with the written word. That is, difficulty in reading, learning to read, interpreting words, letters & other symbols but doesn’t affect general intelligence or behaviour. People who have Dyslexia do not see a page of text like the rest of us. All the words merge together & move either in a sideway or downward direction. The concentration required to first, still the text & then to isolate each word before being able to read is extraordinary. Extraordinary is also their ability to actually learn how to read in the first place under such difficult circumstances.