THE SIMPLE TRUTH
by David Baldacci
Borrowing from recently revealed instances in America's past of unsuspecting federal prisoners and military personnel being used as guinea pigs for tests with unknown consequences, Mr. Baldacci has skillfully crafted an intense stroy.
You find yourself reading later into the night than planned because you can't wait to see what happens.
Don't, however, expect the book to be an expose' into the inner workings of the Supreme Court as some have indicated. Unless you consider disclosure of personality conflicts between the Justices and the fact that law clerks have extraordinary influence on the Justices to be startling new information, this book is no expose'.
As for a work of fiction, no thesis, with universal appeal, is evident. I could see no attempt by the author to use his characters and story line to guide me to some eye-opening conclusion. I had to struggle to accept his characters as believable.
For example, Michael Fiske, portrayed as the world's most qualified and astute law clerk, is dumb enough to steal a case file and clumsily stumble into a federal penitentiary with no insight or preparation for the impending disaster.
The book is a very good and is an easy to read thriller. If that is worth $25.00 to you, go ahead and buy the book.
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