The Target

By: David Baldacci

Narrated by: Ron McLarty, Orlagh Cassidy

Length: 12 hrs and 51 mins

Publisher's summary

The president knows it's a perilous, high-risk assignment. If he gives the order, he has the opportunity to take down a global menace, once and for all. If the mission fails, he would face certain impeachment, and the threats against the nation would multiply. So the president turns to the one team that can pull off the impossible: Will Robie and his partner, Jessica Reel.

Together, Robie and Reel's talents as assassins are unmatched. But there are some in power who don't trust the pair. They doubt their willingness to follow orders. And they will do anything to see that the two assassins succeed, but that they do not survive.

As they prepare for their mission, Reel faces a personal crisis that could well lead old enemies right to her doorstep, resurrecting the ghosts of her earlier life and bringing stark danger to all those close to her. And all the while, Robie and Reel are stalked by a new adversary: an unknown and unlikely assassin, a woman who has trained her entire life to kill, and who has her own list of targets - a list that includes Will Robie and Jessica Reel.

©2014 David Baldacci (P)2014 Hachette Audio

Critic reviews

"This book is a definite one-day, 'edge-of-your-chair' read, with an ending that is a complete surprise. One of the best Baldacci's since Absolute Power, this is one that will have all suspense readers enthralled." ( Suspense Magazineon The Innocent)

" The Innocent is Baldacci at his absolute best.... Baldacci provides the reader a non-stop pulse pounding ride that will keep you on the edge of your seat into the wee hours of the morning.... Five Stars." (Examiner.com)

"Another fast-paced page turner that will keep you glued to the couch...by an author who continues to standout in the increasingly crowded thriller field." (Examiner.com on The Forgotten)

Good story, so so performance

The story itself seemed plausible. A quick read and enjoyable. However, the actors voices didn’t really match up with my mental image of the heroes. The Roby character sounds as though he’s 75 years old. And, please, do away with the music and sound effects during the action scenes. Very distracting!

Refused to miss a sentence

Voices were great with accents, storyline was intriguing and sad part 2 was best story to me

Prone and supine ; magazine and clip

Love the books. Need a better proofreader. It just annoys me. I love the details.

Good plot

The narration was good, I like that a Male and female are used for the narration. Good book but ending left you wanting to know more

Definitely worth a listen!

After this adventure with Robbie and Reel, I want to listen to the rest of their story.

Very interesting and fast moving

Would you listen to The Target again? Why?

No. Not because I did not like it but because I do not like reruns.

Who was your favorite character and why?

The Korean girl

What does Ron McLarty and Orlagh Cassidy bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

The excitment

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes

stop all the sound effects.... just read!

Good book, just really tired of all the sound effects, just give me voices allow my imagination to add sound where it wants... very irritating & distracting...

Gripping

One of the best conceived and best written novels I've ever listened to! Must read

action packed and suspenseful

Great book! Got it for Road trip. We werent super happy with the ending but well worth listening to. Maybe the most suspenseful Robie and Reel novel yet, and the first one were 5 stars in our opinion.

Best Baldacci book yet!

I loved that there were multiple story lines within the same story that were all high energy and kept you on the edge of your seat.