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Mystery · 2013 · PG-13

The Hit

by David Baldacci

Another government assassin has gone rogue. Will Robie is sent to stop her — but she may be right.

For14+GenreMysteryLength416 pagesRead time~11.6 hoursCommunity ratings0

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Violence

A lot

Moderate-to-strong violence — a rogue assassin; Robie's pursuit; confrontations

Language

Some

Moderate profanity

Sexual Content

Barely any

Mild — some adult situations

Substance Use

None

No meaningful substance use

Emotional Intensity

Some

Jessica Reel — what she knows that got her labeled rogue; Robie's mission vs

What this book is about

Will Robie is assigned to hunt down Jessica Reel — another elite government operative who has killed two of her handlers and gone dark. But as Robie gets closer, the evidence suggests that Reel had reasons to go rogue that the government doesn't want examined. The Hit is the second Will Robie novel — the male/female operative dynamic is the series' defining tension.

Notes for sensitive readers

Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.

A rogue female assassin — her reasons are complicated

Violence — assassination operations

Second in the Will Robie series

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