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Violence
A lot
Moderate-to-strong violence — a government conspiracy; confrontations; a prisoner's dangerous evidence
Language
Some
Moderate profanity
Sexual Content
Barely any
Mild — some adult situations
Substance Use
None
No meaningful substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
The government secret — what Harms found; the Supreme Court's involvement; two men trying to survive long enough to expose it
What this book is about
Rufus Harms is a Vietnam veteran imprisoned for murder — a crime he may not have committed. While imprisoned, he stumbles on evidence of a government conspiracy that leads to the Supreme Court. The Simple Truth is a David Baldacci thriller — the Supreme Court setting and the veteran's story give it an unusual moral weight.
Notes for sensitive readers
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A Vietnam veteran in prison for a crime he may not have committed
A government conspiracy reaching to the Supreme Court
David Baldacci standalone
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