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Will Robie
The Will Robie series by David Baldacci has 6 books and is best read in publication order, starting with The Innocent (2012).
- Books
- 5 novels + 1 novella
- First published
- 2012
- Status
- ongoing
- Last checked
Start here: The Innocent (2012) — then read straight through in publication order.
Reading order
The order the books were released — the default way to read the series.
- Book 1:
The Innocent
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Innocent - Book 2:
The Hit
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Hit - Book 3:
Bullseye
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Bullseye - Book 4:
The Target
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Target - Book 5:
The Guilty
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Guilty - Book 6:
End Game
Alternative text for cover: Cover of End Game
About the Will Robie series
Will Robie is a government assassin — the person the CIA sends when a problem needs to disappear quietly and permanently — whose professional detachment starts cracking once he's paired with fellow operative Jessica Reel and asked to hunt down one of their own. David Baldacci runs the series as tight, globe-hopping action-thrillers rather than whodunits: less about puzzling out who committed a crime and more about watching two lethally competent people navigate conspiracies that reach into their own agency.
The tone sits closer to a Bourne-style spy-action series than Baldacci's more procedural detective books, with Robie and Reel's evolving partnership as the emotional throughline across the five novels. It's for readers who want fast, high-body-count thrillers with a straightforward moral compass and don't need a complex mystery to keep the pages turning.
How to read this series
Publication order, starting with The Innocent — Robie's partnership with Jessica Reel begins in book two and develops continuously afterward, and the conspiracies build on each other across the series.
Bullseye is a short e-book-only novella (2.5) that crosses Robie over with Baldacci's Camel Club characters; it's a fun bonus for fans of both series but entirely skippable if you only care about the main Robie storyline. The series has been quiet since End Game (2017) — Baldacci has said he'd like to return to Robie eventually, but nothing is currently announced or scheduled.
Frequently asked questions
How many Will Robie books are there?
Five novels plus one novella: The Innocent, The Hit, the novella Bullseye, The Target, The Guilty and End Game, published between 2012 and 2017.
What order should I read the Will Robie books in?
Publication order, starting with The Innocent. Robie's partnership with Jessica Reel, introduced in book two, is central to every book that follows.
Is Bullseye essential reading?
No. It's a short novella crossover with David Baldacci's Camel Club series that's fun for fans of both but has no real bearing on the main five-book Robie storyline.
Is the Will Robie series finished?
No new book has appeared since End Game (2017), and none is currently announced, but Baldacci hasn't declared the series over — he has said he'd like to write more Robie stories when the right idea comes along.
What is the next Will Robie book?
None is announced as of August 2026. The series has been on an extended hiatus since 2017.
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