The Innocent: A Novel

By: David Baldacci

Narrated by: Ron McLarty, Orlagh Cassidy

Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins

Publisher's summary

America has enemies - ruthless people that the police, the FBI, even the military can't stop. That's when the U.S. government calls on Will Robie, a stone-cold hitman who never questions orders and always nails his target.

But Will Robie may have just made the first - and last - mistake of his career....

It begins with a hit gone wrong. Robie is dispatched to eliminate a target unusually close to home in Washington, D.C. But something about this mission doesn't seem right to Robie, and he does the unthinkable: He refuses to kill. Now, Robie becomes a target himself and must escape from his own people.

Fleeing the scene, Robie crosses paths with a wayward teenage girl, a 14-year-old runaway from a foster home. But she isn't an ordinary runaway - her parents were murdered, and her own life is in danger. Against all of his professional habits, Robie rescues her and finds he can't walk away. He needs to help her.

Even worse, the more Robie learns about the girl, the more he's convinced she is at the center of a vast cover-up, one that may explain her parents' deaths and stretch to unimaginable levels of power. Now, Robie may have to step out of the shadows in order to save this girl's life... and perhaps his own.

©2012 Hachette Audio; 2012 David Baldacci

Roby rules

Great first book - looking forward to reading the rest of the Roby series - great character development.

The Innocent

Fast moving with twists and turns, Character development, storyline, and narration were great. Hard to put down.

Really enjoyable, unusual story

I liked the twists of this story. Also the interplay of the characters. I am looking forward to the series.

Suspenseful and Exciting

Really liked the voices and music during the story, kept me on my feet. I will look for other books with this main character.

will Robie

I couldn't stop listening once I started . Baldacci does it again
keep up the good work...

Another great read!

I love the narrator’s voice. I like that there isn’t vulgar language and the plot keeps me intrigued.

good character developement.

not totally original but good story line. there was too many sound effects at odd times.

If it isn't broke, don't fix it!

Where does The Innocent rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

4 out of 5

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

No way I figured it out ahead of the explanation.

What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?

I always like this reader. The sound effects were just distracting.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Finding out the father. Don't want to give anything away.

Any additional comments?

Please leave out the sounds effects in future books.

Not a fan of noise!

Leave out the sound effects, please! And Cassidy narrating as well...
Her voice sounded superimposed on the recording. Not good.

Good save for the music!

I HATED the add in of music during climatic parts of the book. At some points it was actually hard to hear the narrator! The story line was great, the narrator was good but the music added absolutely made the performance lack luster. That said, I will try more of his books and hope there's not music like that in future books.