The Innocent book cover by David Baldacci

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Where The Innocent sits

Series
Book 1 of Will Robie. See all Will Robie books in order
The book before
None. This is where the series starts.
The book after
The Hit
Order checked
Last checked: September 25, 2026, against davidbaldacci.com
Place in the series
It is book 1 of the Will Robie series. (davidbaldacci.com; read November 6, 2026) Will Robie ... The Innocent
Next book
Book 2 is The Hit. (davidbaldacci.com; read November 6, 2026) The Innocent ... The Hit

What The Innocent is about

The setup only, with no spoilers. Each line names the record it rests on.

  • Robie is sent to take out a target unusually near home, in Washington, and when the job feels wrong he will not pull the trigger. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026) dispatched to eliminate a target unusually close to home ... refuses to pull the trigger
  • Now a target himself and on the run, he meets a girl of fourteen who has fled a foster home. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026) Robie becomes a target himself ... a fourteen-year-old runaway from a foster home

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Topics

Reading ages

  • Adult

Other books in Will Robie

5 books listed so far

  1. Book 2: The Hit
  2. Book 3: The Target
  3. Book 4: The Guilty
  4. Book 5: End Game

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