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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 pull the trigger. Now, Robie becomes a target himself and is on the run.
Fleeing the scene, Robie crosses paths with a fourteen-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 his professional training, Robie rescues her and finds he can't walk away. He needs to help her.
The more Robie learns about the girl, the more he's convinced she is at the center of a vast cover-up, one that involves 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.
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9781607885726
- File size: 352642 KB
- Duration: 12:14:40
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- English
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Reviews
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June 25, 2012
Narrators Ron McLarty and Orlagh Cassidy team up to bring Baldacci’s latest thriller to life in this enjoyable audio edition. Forty-year-old Will Robie is a top government assassin who for years has carried out his hits with a cool, do-the-job-don’t-think precision. But that all changes when Robie refuses to kill an assigned target. It’s a decision that puts him on the run and his life in danger. Meanwhile, Julie Getty, a 14-year-old girl who witnessed the murder of her parents, is also running for her life. These wildly different individuals must come together and determine who is out to kill them and why. Of the two readers, McLarty does most of the heavy lifting, providing narration and voicing all the male characters. His slightly gruff, world-weary delivery perfectly suits both Robie and the tone of the novel. Cassidy performs all female dialogue: her reading is clear, and she ably differentiates multiple characters with subtle but effective characterizations. A Grand Central hardcover. -
With a musical score supporting moments of tension, guns firing in the background, doors slamming, and car engines roaring, this audiobook comes alive as the protagonists race to unravel a conspiracy that reaches into the White House. Initially, some of the dialogue between narrators Ron McLarty and Orlagh Cassidy sounds dubbed and mechanical, but as the story progresses, the delivery becomes more engaging. While some listeners may not appreciate this enhanced aural experience, the sound effects and multiple narrators certainly provide a more dramatic format. M.L.R. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine
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