The Innocent

By David Baldacci

Will Robie, a government assassin, has been set up.  Fourteen-year-old Julie has just witnessed her parent's murders.  Together, they narrowly escape a blown-up bus, and grudgingly work together to see if somehow their problems are related.

I haven't read a book like this in a long time.  I had a boyfriend in college who got me hooked on Ludlum & Cussler, but that was another lifetime.  My book club chose this story, because one of the members loves this author...  this book reminded me of why I enjoyed those books.  I was a little disappointed in how Robie was occasionally clueless, especially when it came to random women in his building.  For someone who supposedly lived by his wits, his inner alarm was turned off most of the time.  And although I figured out the bad guys about halfway through the story, I still wanted to see how it played out -- that is the sign of a good author.  Just don't expect the plot to be anything than entertainment.