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

Superior performance. Hopefully, a new standard.

Would you consider the audio edition of The Innocent: A Novel to be better than the print version?

Haven't read the book, but do like all Baldacci novels I have read.

What other book might you compare The Innocent: A Novel to and why?

All the Camel Club series for mystery and intrigue with an unexpected twist in the plot.

What about Ron McLarty and Orlagh Cassidy ’s performance did you like?

Good characterizations and great to have a woman doing women's roles and a man doing men's roles.

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

Absolutely

Any additional comments?

Added sound effects a big plus. Superior listen. Hopefully highly supported and possibly leading to full audio acting with multiple narrators and fuller sound effects.

Loved it!

If you could sum up The Innocent: A Novel in three words, what would they be?

This is my first book from David Baldacci. Once I got started I couldn't put it down. I am now a huge fan!!!

Excellent

Might have to listen again. Fine work on narration and story combined. Feels like a summer read. Enjoy.

Really enjoyed it!

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

Up there...liked the main character and the young girl. I would highly recommend this book.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Like the young girl

Any additional comments?

Buy it you will enjoy it.

Excellent listening !! I recommended

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes it was very good and suspenseful , I did recommend this one to friends , they loved it

Who was your favorite character and why?

Robbie , he is also a smart and tough guy

Have you listened to any of Ron McLarty and Orlagh Cassidy ’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Yes and they are good together

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

A suspense that will keep u wondering!!

Any additional comments?

I didn't care much for the little girl in the book , at 14 she seemed a bit to cocky and knowledgable at that age

loved it

loved it. Baldacci gives me another hit. I couldn't put it away although I was sure I knew the who.

Very good book

What did you like best about this story?

Change of pace from some of his previous books. I always like his characters, but was really charmed by these.

Any additional comments?

I've listened to it twice already.

Chalk Another One Up For DB!!!

What did you love best about The Innocent: A Novel?

As always Baldacci starts off with bang and then simply over deliver. Well I guess your can't really over deliver. I loved the weaving together of the two different tales. What an artist Baldacci is! I love the tough street kid who just wants to be normal and the even tougher assassin who seems to wish he could go back and just be normal and their inevitable bonding!

Who was your favorite character and why?

It has to be the assassin with a heart. What a wonderfully well written character!

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

I'm a huge David Baldacci fan so I've listen to Ron and Oriagh many times. The timbre of Ron's voice was perfect for the Camel Club series but seem a bit old for some of Baldacci's other books. However, he captures the flavor of this books spot on! I do enjoy Oriagh Cassidy too, however some times her character voices run together. I always hope that there are only about three female voices she has to do so that I won't get confused who is talking.

I would love to hear Scott Brick and Jennifer Ikeda read a David Baldacci book!!!!

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

David Baldacci's books are always pager turning, on the edge of your seat, nail bitter but no extreme emotion like laughing or crying.

Time well spent

The Story was good. The characters were well built. Performances were great. The music was unnecessary and a little distracting. I would recommend

hmmmm..

was well read and acted out. the story was entertaining and kept me peaked until the plot twist. was very far fetched and needed a lot of discussion after the fact to explain it all. will read the next one...