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Violence
A lot
Moderate-to-strong violence — assassination operations; confrontations; the threat against the girl
Language
Some
Moderate profanity
Sexual Content
Barely any
Mild — some adult situations
Substance Use
None
No meaningful substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
Robie's refusal — the hit he won't take; the girl he protects instead; the government apparatus now hunting both of them
What this book is about
Will Robie is among the most skilled and lethal government operatives working — a man who kills when ordered, without hesitation. On a routine mission in Washington D.C., he cannot bring himself to execute the target — a mother and her child. He instead finds himself protecting a teenage girl who has witnessed something she should not have. The Innocent is the first Will Robie novel by David Baldacci.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
A government assassin who refuses a hit
Violence — assassination methodology described
A teenage witness in danger
First in the Will Robie series
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