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by David Baldacci (Author), Ron McLarty (Narrator), Orlagh Cassidy (Narrator)

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Listening Length: 11 hours and 45 minutes
Program Type: Audiobook
Version: Unabridged
Publisher: Pan Macmillan Publishers Ltd
Audible.co.uk Release Date: 11 April 2013
Language: English
ASIN: B00CB92VA0

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The trap is set. Failure is not an option.

When government hit man Will Robie is given his next target he knows he's about to embark on his toughest mission yet. He is tasked with killing one of their own, following evidence to suggest that fellow assassin Jessica Reel has been turned. She's leaving a trail of death in her wake, including her handler.

The trap is set. To send a killer to catch a killer. But what happens when you can't trust those who have access to the nation's most secret intelligence?

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4.0 out of 5 stars An Accomplished Writer 16 April 2013

By C. E. Utley TOP 1000 REVIEWER

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Will Robie and "Super Agent" Vance return (we first met them in The Innocent). The theme is a familiar one for devotees of Baldacci. The government of the USA is continuing its relentless campaign of killing off everyone with whom it disagrees. But it may not be that all its targets for murder are actually evil. And, of course, there is suspicion of there being some bad apples right at the top of the barrel.

Robie is told to hunt down and kill a CIA agent called Jessica Reel. She, like him, has spent her professional career killing people who have fallen out of favour with the government. But now she seems to have turned. She has embarked on her own, independent, killing campaign. And the victims are federal employees. Once again (it happens in almost all Baldacci books) the government has decided that Jessica must be killed, that she should not be allowed to stand trial. Robie is given the job.

But is Reel really a traitor? Could it be that the real traitors are right at the top of the federal security agencies? Is something horribly sinister going on? I shan't answer those questions. You must read the book yourselves. And I reckon you will enjoy it.

Of course, it is all dreadful nonsense. The story is grossly unbelievable. But that doesn't matter. Baldacci writes escapist stories. When we embark on reading them we happily accept that we are going to be required to believe extreme fantasy. At least I hope it is fantasy, for Mr Baldacci's sake. If the federal government of the USA really behaves in the way he portrays he is likely to be gunned down by a CIA agent himself (for revealing what they get up to).

This is splendid page-turning stuff. There are one or two holes in the story, but they can be easily overlooked. Read more ›

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2.0 out of 5 stars A thriller that doesn't thrill 22 Jun 2013

By Julia Flyte TOP 50 REVIEWER

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Will Robie is a Government assassin who made his first appearance in The Innocent. In this instalment he is assigned the task of tracking down a rogue agent who is systematically killing off members of the CIA. Robie trained with Jessica Reel and has always respected her. He wants to understand what has led her to turn on her handlers, but at the same time he is aware that he is in danger as is anyone close to him.

This is typical of many of Baldacci's recent books in that the action moves at a good pace but the suspense factor is low and the credibility factor is zero. I just don't buy Robie as a top assassin - he is far too impetuous, emotional and sloppy. I was hoping that we would be spared Julie the homework obsessed 14 year old and FBI agent/potential love interest Vance who made an appearance first time round, but no, here they are again. Why do we have to keep being reminded what a good guy Robie is underneath? A far more credible assassin for me is Victor, the hero of the series by Tom Wood (start with The Hunter (Victor the Assassin)) - he is a genuine professional with an icy exterior. Not Robie. As for the plot - well it unfolds much as you expect it will and has all those trademark Baldacci touches like an obsession with descriptions of people driving in cars, wooden dialogue and statements like "He operated in the world of government power, and it was as dirty as the grimiest alley in the city".

What it adds up to is a thriller that doesn't thrill. I was bored reading it. Yes, there's action and yes I suppose technically there are twists and turns, but if you don't see them coming from a mile away I'd be surprised.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A Thrilling Contest 28 May 2013

By ACB (swansea) TOP 50 REVIEWER

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Now 40+ years old, powerfully built Will Robie is still working for a U.S. Government agency as a ruthless hit-killer given assignments by his superiors to eliminate any person or persons who are obstructive or nuisance-value to the U.S.A. He obediently accepts his missions but still performs as his own man with his own ways to achieve his tasks successfully with scant regard for authority.

His target this time is unexpected. A CIA agent, Jessica Reel, a counterpart of Robie, just as cold-blooded an assassin as he is and equally lethal in method and execution. She is also, like Robie, complex and difficult to fathom out. The Government claim she is now acting as a free agent whose victims are working within their security service. Whatever has triggered her defection as a traitor is not obvious but is irrelevant to the hierarchy. Robie is under orders not just to stop her but to kill her, presumably to prevent her apprehension when harmful intelligence to US authorities may be revealed. It stinks of subterfuge from those in power.

Robie realises this is not just a cat and mouse chase as his quarry is just as relentless and cunning as her pursuer. After Jessica kills her handler, Robie's trail leads to a succession of life-threatening obstacles in his pathway. He can trust nobody. He is double-crossed. He faces acts of conspiracy. He also faces himself. Kill or be killed is not an option for Robie. He reflects at times on his role as a merciless assassin mixed with wonderings of his humanity. In 'The Innocent', we saw Robie sparing life much to the disgust of his handler who took matters into his own hands. Robie gives glimmers of this inner conflict. It doesn't last long and the pace of the action continues to build momentum. Read more ›

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