“Jodi Picoult is under no circumstances afraid to take on hot topics” (PopSugar) and in this riveting book, a shocking murder in the heart of Amish nation shakes the city to its core and exams the core of the city attorney defending the little woman accused.

When the body of an infant is discovered within an Amish barn, residents of Lancaster County are horrified. The analysis takes a spectacular turn when the police allege that circumstantial evidence shows that eighteen-year-old Katie Fisher- about Simple Truth an unmarried Amish woman thought to be the newborn’s mother-took the child’s existence.

When Ellie Hathaway, a disillusioned big city attorney, arrives to guard Katie, their two civilizations collide as well as for the first time in her high-profile career, Ellie faces a justice system very different from her own. Desperate to connect with Katie and unravel a complicated murder case, Ellie must confront her personal fears and desires when a guy from her past unexpectedly reenters her lifestyle.

With “its magnificently painted backdrop and distinctive heroes” (Web publishers Weekly), Simple Truth is a moving and powerful book that clearly demonstrates that “Picoult is a rare writer who delivers reserve after book, a winning combination of the literary and the commercial” (Entertainment Weekly).