Twenty-five years ago, Rufus Harms was convicted of a murder he knows he committed. But when his memory is jogged by a letter from the army, he has a shocking realization: he's not guilty. From prison, Rufus secretly files an appeal with the Supreme Court, unaware that the real killers are on to him. But the long-time convict knows he's running out of time when the Supreme Court clerk, who is the first to see Rufus's appeal, and Harms's lawyer are murdered. Sprung from prison by his brother, Rufus must now elude capture long enough to expose a shocking cover-up and save his own life.Baldacci's most recent novel, The Winner (Warner, 12/97), has over 460,000 copies in print, and was on The New York Times bestseller list. Total Control (Warner, 1/97), Baldacci's second novel, sold nearly 300,000 hardcover copies. The paperback edition (12/97) has over 1.2 million copies in print. Absolute Power (1996) reached #2 on The New York Times bestseller list and netted over 230,000 hardcover copies. Absolute Power was also a major motion picture from Castle Rock Entertainment. A chapter from The Simple Truth will appear in the mass market edition of The Winner, which will be published in 12/98.Also available as a Time Warner AudioBook. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

David Baldacci is the author of fifteen previous consecutive New York Times bestsellers. With his books published in over 40 languages in more than 80 countries, and with nearly 70 million copies in print, he is one of the world�s favorite storytellers. David Baldacci is also the cofounder, along with his wife, of the Wish You Well Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting literacy efforts across America. Still a resident of his native Virginia, he invites you to visit him at www.DavidBaldacci.com, and his foundation at www.WishYouWellFoundation.org, and to look into its program to spread books across America at www.FeedingBodyandMind.com