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The Innocent

By: David Baldacci
Narrated by: Ron McLarty,Orlagh Cassidy
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Summary

Will Robie is an assassin with a mission. But whose side is he on?

Back in DC after successful missions in Edinburgh and Tangier, assassin Will Robie sees his latest assignment, to eliminate a US government employee, go badly wrong. What had she done? Or what did she know? Robie is now a wanted man. But it seems that he’s not the only one on the run.

Young teenager Julie Getty is devastated by the inexplicable murder of her parents in their home. Who wanted them dead and why, is a mystery. But Julie is smart enough to believe that their killer will come after her. Robie and Julie meet when he saves her from an attempt on her life as they are trying to leave town. The police investigating the hit start to take an interest in Robie. He’s particularly attracting the interest of Special Agent Nicole Vance, who believes that the two cases are connected.

Robie finds himself in a dangerous position as he is tasked to investigate a crime at which he was present. Does he need to change sides to save lives - including his own?

©2012 Columbus Rose, Ltd (P)2012 Hachette US

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“This taut, action-packed adventure is Baldacci at his very best.” ( Daily Express)

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    3 out of 5 stars

An easy listen....

...apart from the annoying musak and awful sporadic sound effects. I read/listen to books to utilise my imagination I did not like the intrusive additional noise.

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    5 out of 5 stars

Thoroughly Enjoyable

Don't judge by other reviews!!!! I have thoroughly enjoyed this book from the beginning. Don't want to give anything away so I will just say it keeps you in suspence to the end and couldn't stop listening. It is the first time I have heard an audio book with sound effects, I must say they did make me jump a few times but it is not off putting but adds to the suspence. Go listen and enjoy........

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    1 out of 5 stars

I Can't Believe I Paid for This!!

Dire story, dire "he said, she said" production and OTT sound effects. In a word - avoid!!!! Would give it zero but the computer says no!!!!

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    1 out of 5 stars

Leave out the music!

This is a fairly mundane narrative.
The writing was quite flat, the characters undeveloped, the plot utterly implausible and unconvincing, and the surprise twists were telescoped from early in the book.

The worse part was the irritating music as the "scary" bits approached and at the end of chapters. If the writing and narration aren't enough, there is something wrong.

Only small plus is that I DID finish the book to see what happened.

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A good old fashioned thriller!

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Early on I thought "what is this?". Is this guy for real? Ron McLarty's deep serious tones illustrated the perfect all-american hit-man and there was fade-in/ fade-out music and sound effects happening. I was confused as hell!But I hung in there and dismissed my preconceptions about how an audiobook should be... and then it happened: I really got into it. Purchased book 2 before I even finished book 1 so that I wouldn't suffer withdrawel symptoms and loved the experience! This was what it was, Ron McLarty and Orlagh Cassidy, complete with sound effects, a great old-fashioned thriller story with well resourced bad guys and the infallible but very likeable good guys. The whole book was a great experience.Highly recommend it!

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    5 out of 5 stars

Great story, great audio.

I've not read any Baldacci before, so found this a real treat. the story is good with some real twists in the plot and some intriguing characters.
There is some production value to the audio with sound affects and music used sparingly, that I found a little amusing at first. But it's not long before you realise it adds tension and value to the story.
Ron's voice is great with good intonation and characterisation and Orlagh playing the female roles works well also.
A cracking production all round.

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    3 out of 5 stars

Not Baldacci's best but still a pretty good read

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

If they were a Baldacci fan. If not I don't think this would be the best book to introduce them to him. I'd suggest the King and Maxwell series or the John Puller series as a starting point.

Would you be willing to try another book from David Baldacci? Why or why not?

Absolutely. But maybe not based on this book.

Any additional comments?

I enjoyed this book but not as much as the others I've read by this author. I found it hard to warm to a "hero" who is an assassin, but warm to him I eventually did.
I just wish the publishers didn't insist on sound effects and music at crunch points in the story, they don't add anything and can be a little distracting. Surprisingly I know what gunfire or speeding cars sound like. Having said that I didn't find it as grating with this book as I have previously, maybe I've learned to tune it out!
I like the two narrators, they' ve narrated most of the Baldacci books I've listened to and it works really well not having a man doing a falsetto voice or a woman pretending to be a man.

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  • Overall
    2 out of 5 stars

Decent story but.......

I am a keen Baldacci reader but this was perhaps the weakest book I remember. The last couple I have read have been based in Army CID special agent John Pullar. His investigative expertise is great and I have become used to Ron McLardy playing the part with Orlagh Cassidy playing the supporting role. The main character in this book is Will Robie who is not an investigator but an assassin. After the assassin elements are over in the first half hour, Will Robie simply becomes John Pullar. He morph's from an assassin into an ace detective / investigator and I felt Baldacci had reverted to his comfort zone and of course what he is good at after starting down the road of an assassin. This is not helped by the same narrator playing both parts. After half an hour the story would as well have been a John Pullar story. That was disappointing. The storyline is fine and the book reasonably enjoyable but certainly not a favourite.

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  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars

A New Hero

An assassin refuses to complete a job when a child is put in danger. He finds himself on the run, no longer knowing if his handlers are on his side or not. On escaping, he encounters a 14yr old girl, also in trouble; and the two join forces.

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    4 out of 5 stars

exciting and fun

I loved it, could not put down, however the story is a bit far fetched comparing to other D.B. books. that's why the 4 stars. but it totally worth my time and money.

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