The Hit

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From David Baldacci--#1 bestselling author and one of the world's most popular, widely read storytellers--comes the most thrilling novel of the year. THE HIT Will Robie is a master of killing. A highly skilled assassin, Robie is the man the U.S. government calls on to eliminate the worst of the worst-enemies of the state, monsters committed to harming untold numbers of innocent victims. No one else can match Robie's talents as a hitman...no one, except Jessica Reel. A fellow assassin, equally professional and ...
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Overview

From David Baldacci--#1 bestselling author and one of the world's most popular, widely read storytellers--comes the most thrilling novel of the year. THE HIT Will Robie is a master of killing. A highly skilled assassin, Robie is the man the U.S. government calls on to eliminate the worst of the worst-enemies of the state, monsters committed to harming untold numbers of innocent victims. No one else can match Robie's talents as a hitman...no one, except Jessica Reel. A fellow assassin, equally professional and dangerous, Reel is every bit as lethal as Robie. And now, she's gone rogue, turning her gun sights on other members of their agency. To stop one of their own, the government looks again to Will Robie. His mission: bring in Reel, dead or alive. Only a killer can catch another killer, they tell him. But as Robie pursues Reel, he quickly finds that there is more to her betrayal than meets the eye. Her attacks on the agency conceal a larger threat, a threat that could send shockwaves through the U.S. government and around the world.
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For the U.S. government, Will Robie is the go-to guy for homicide. Among insiders, this adept assassin has earned a reputation for bringing down foreign enemies of the state. But this time his target isn't a plotting terrorist; it's Jessica Reel, a former colleague who has suddenly gone rogue. Having a known target should simplify the task for Robie, but in this case it only makes it infinitely more complicated: Why did Jessica spin out of control and does she really deserve to die? Guaranteed to be a number one bestseller.

Suspense Magazine on The Innocent
"This book is a definite one-day, 'edge-of-your-chair' read, with an ending that is a complete surprise. One of the best Baldacci's since Absolute Power, this is one that will have all suspense readers enthralled."
The Free-Lance Star on Zero Day
"Readers expect excitement and intrigue in David Baldacci's books, and Zero Day is no exception...As Baldacci's new hero narrowly escapes countless close calls, the pairing of the author's imagination and knowledge create a wild ride for the reader. Puller is gutsy, brash and likable. Best of all, he survives to reappear in the next book of this new series."
Richmond Times Dispatch on Zero Day
"Zero Day is a nifty, paranoid thriller disguised as a murder mystery, and Baldacci advances it at a speedy clip with a nice mix of intrigue, tantalizing clues and the occasional explosion...Baldacci's books are fast-paced battles between good and evil."
Associated Press on The Sixth Man
"A complex puzzle . . . Baldacci is a master craftsman."
Examiner.com
"The Innocent is Baldacci at his absolute best...Baldacci provides the reader a non-stop pulse pounding ride that will keep you on the edge of your seat into the wee hours of the morning...Five Stars."
Suspense Magazine
"This book is a definite one-day, 'edge-of-your-chair' read, with an ending that is a complete surprise. One of the best Baldacci's since Absolute Power, this is one that will have all suspense readers enthralled."
The Free-Lance Star
"Readers expect excitement and intrigue in David Baldacci's books, and Zero Day is no exception...As Baldacci's new hero narrowly escapes countless close calls, the pairing of the author's imagination and knowledge create a wild ride for the reader. Puller is gutsy, brash and likable. Best of all, he survives to reappear in the next book of this new series."
Richmond Times Dispatch
"Zero Day is a nifty, paranoid thriller disguised as a murder mystery, and Baldacci advances it at a speedy clip with a nice mix of intrigue, tantalizing clues and the occasional explosion...Baldacci's books are fast-paced battles between good and evil."
Associated Press Staff
"A complex puzzle . . . Baldacci is a master craftsman."
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781455521210
  • Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
  • Publication date: 4/23/2013
  • Pages: 392
  • Sales rank: 13
  • Product dimensions: 6.30 (w) x 9.10 (h) x 1.50 (d)

Meet the Author

David Baldacci
David Baldacci's books are published in over 45 languages and in more than 80 countries, with over 110 million copies in print. His previous novel featuring Will Robie, THE INNOCENT, was one of the bestselling books of 2012. David Baldacci is also the cofounder, along with his wife, of the Wish You Well Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting literacy efforts across America. Still a resident of his native Virginia, he invites you to visit him at www.DavidBaldacci.com and his foundation at www.WishYouWellFoundation.org, and to look into its program to spread books across America at www.FeedingBodyandMind.com.

Biography

David Baldacci's authoritative legal thrillers operate on the irresistible notion that a sinister undercurrent threads through the country's most powerful institutions.

While his stories hinge on the complex machinations behind the presidency, the FBI, the Supreme Court and other spheres of influence, Baldacci (a former Washington, D.C.-based attorney) finds his way into a mystery through the eyes of the innocents. Semi-innocents, at least: small players who often don't realize they're players at all end up hunting down answers, and their hunt becomes the reader's.

According to Baldacci, reading John Irving's The World According to Garp convinced him that he wanted to be a novelist. Absolute Power -- in which a thief finds himself accidentally connected to a murder involving the president and the ensuing coverup -- was hardly Irvingesque; but it did begin Baldacci's friendly relationship with the bestseller lists, which has continued over his writing career.

Baldacci's style is brief and plot-driven, but he's not afraid to linger on macabre and vivid details, such as a rosary clenched in a plane crash victim's hand, or hard-learned lessons from a sniper's life (pack your food so you can find it at night, by touch). These small but memorable -- indeed, almost cinematic -- details give his books another layer that distinguishes them from the average potboiler.

Although the author has occasionally departed from his usual fare (examples include the tenderhearted coming-of-age tale Wish You Well and the holiday-themed adventure The Christmas Train), it is high-octane thrillers that are his true stock in trade. Whether it's a taut stand-alone or a new installment in his Camel Club series, readers know when they crack the spine of a new Baldacci book, they're in for an action-packed page-turner.

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Good To Know

Baldacci was a trial lawyer and a corporate lawyer for nine years in Washington, D.C.

He worked his way through college as a Pinkerton security guard and by washing and detailing 18-wheel trucks.

Baldacci writes under his own name except when published in Italy, where he uses a pseudonym because it is the homeland of his ancestors.

Bill Clinton selected The Simple Truth as his favorite novel of 1998, according to Baldacci's web site.

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    1. Hometown:
      Northern Virginia
    1. Date of Birth:
      Fri Aug 05 00:00:00 EDT 1960
    2. Place of Birth:
      Richmond, VIrginia
    1. Education:
      B.A. in Political Science, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1982; J.D., University of Virginia, 1986
    2. Website:
      http://www.david-baldacci.com/

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Wed Apr 24 00:00:00 EDT 2013

    Great read

    Always enjoy this author, this book did not dissapoint

    8 out of 8 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Sat Apr 27 00:00:00 EDT 2013

    David Baldacci's The Hit

    Great book!

    4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Sun Apr 28 00:00:00 EDT 2013

    The Hit

    Awesomely amazing! A must read for Balducci fans!

    2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Sun Apr 28 00:00:00 EDT 2013

    Just read

    Great read! I loved both characters Jessica and Robbie. The story had a lot of great twists, just when you thought the story would go one way it did a surprise turn.

    2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Sun Apr 28 00:00:00 EDT 2013

    Great Read

    This aurhor never fails to deliver for his readers. Have read all his novels. Cannot wait for anothet

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Sat Apr 27 00:00:00 EDT 2013

    Cool

    Good

    1 out of 7 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Thu Apr 25 00:00:00 EDT 2013

    Hey im griselda mendez o aracely

    This book is so buring

    1 out of 16 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Wed Apr 24 00:00:00 EDT 2013

    Panda098

    Should i be reading this i just now saw the cover

    1 out of 16 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Tue Apr 30 00:00:00 EDT 2013

    Annormas

    Hit!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Tue Apr 30 00:00:00 EDT 2013

    The Hit

    Great reading as always!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Tue Apr 30 00:00:00 EDT 2013

    Cool

    XD COOLIO BOOK

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Tue Apr 30 00:00:00 EDT 2013

    Anonymous

    Love this book

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Tue Apr 30 00:00:00 EDT 2013

    Loved it!

    Loved it!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Tue Apr 30 00:00:00 EDT 2013

    All that

    I truly enjoyed this book! You will not put it down! You don't want it to end and you are on edge to see if the good guys hit team survives! Enjoy it, I did!

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  • Posted Mon Apr 29 00:00:00 EDT 2013

    I Also Recommend:

    The Forgotten
    The Innocent

    I love the character Will Robie, and this book did not disappoin

    I love the character Will Robie, and this book did not disappoint. Glad to see Julie was given a place in this one. I look forward to his next assignment.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Mon Apr 29 00:00:00 EDT 2013

    Love it

    I hate this book NOT ha ha

    0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Thu Apr 25 00:00:00 EDT 2013

    Sloan

    Hey

    0 out of 11 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Wed Apr 24 00:00:00 EDT 2013

    X





    0 out of 13 people found this review helpful.

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    Posted Wed Apr 24 00:00:00 EDT 2013

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