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If you loved Simply Lies by David Baldacci, these books share similar qualities — same genre, comparable themes, and the kind of reader ratings that signal something special. Whether you read on Kindle, in print, or on audio, these recommendations deliver the same kind of experience.

10 books for fans of Simply Lies

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    The Last Mile

    Amos Decker • Book 2

    by David Baldacci

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    Melvin Mars faces execution for killing his parents until a deathbed confession throws everything into question, attracting FBI detective Amos Decker's attention. Baldacci explores how two men's parallel tragedies might be connected by something larger.

    4.24 Goodreads (105.8K ratings)
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    The Guilty

    Will Robie • Book 4

    by David Baldacci

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    After a failed overseas mission, Robie must return to the Gulf Coast hometown he fled, where his father faces murder charges in Baldacci's most personal thriller.

    4.22 Goodreads (64.2K ratings)
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    The Innocent

    Will Robie • Book 1

    by David Baldacci

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    Will Robie never misses his target until a botched assassination forces him to question everything—Baldacci launches his hitman series with a taut thriller about a killer who discovers he might be on the wrong side.

    4.19 Goodreads (122.3K ratings)
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    The Hit

    Will Robie • Book 2

    by David Baldacci

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    America's top government assassin must hunt down Jessica Reel, a fellow hitman who's turned on their agency—but her targets suggest a deeper conspiracy.

    4.18 Goodreads (79.7K ratings)
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    The Target

    Will Robie • Book 3

    by David Baldacci

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    Baldacci cranks the political stakes to maximum as the President weighs a mission that could either eliminate a global threat or end his presidency through impeachment.

    4.18 Goodreads (66.0K ratings)
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    The Forgotten

    John Puller • Book 2

    by David Baldacci

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    Baldacci sends his military investigator to sunny Florida where his aunt's death exposes corruption beneath Paradise's perfect facade.

    4.16 Goodreads (70.2K ratings)
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    Memory Man

    Amos Decker • Book 1

    by David Baldacci

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    Amos Decker's hyperthymesia curse means he remembers everything, especially finding his wife and daughter's bodies—until someone confesses to their murder.

    4.13 Goodreads (160.2K ratings)
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    The Simple Truth

    by David Baldacci

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    After twenty-five years in prison, Rufus Harms recovers suppressed memories proving his innocence, but his covert appeal to the Supreme Court triggers a deadly conspiracy to silence him forever.

    4.11 Goodreads (42.4K ratings)
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    The Whole Truth

    A. Shaw • Book 1

    by David Baldacci

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    With peace threatening his arms dealing empire, Nicolas Creel hires propaganda experts to create fake international crises that will bloom into real, profitable conflicts.

    4.09 Goodreads (43.4K ratings)
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    Split Second

    Sean King & Michelle Maxwell • Book 1

    by David Baldacci

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    Sean King's split-second distraction cost a presidential candidate his life, ending King's Secret Service career. When history repeats with another agent, King must uncover the connection to clear both their names.

    4.05 Goodreads (83.5K ratings)