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Will Robie
The Will Robie series by David Baldacci has 6 known books (6 published) and is best read in publication order, starting with The Innocent (2012). The latest book with a fully recorded publication date is End Game.
- Books
- 6 known books (5 novels + 1 novella)
- Published
- 6
- First published
- 2012
- Status
- ongoing
- Shelved under
- Thriller
- Last checked
Start here: The Innocent (2012) — then read straight through in publication order.
Reading order
The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.
- Book 1:
The Innocent
David Baldacci introduced Will Robie in The Innocent on January 1, 2012, establishing the government assassin the CIA sends when a problem needs to disappear quietly and permanently. The 480-page opener sets the tone for the tight, globe-hopping action-thrillers that follow.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Innocent - Book 2:
The Hit
The Hit followed a year later at 413 pages, the second Will Robie book, pairing Robie with fellow operative Jessica Reel and asking him to hunt down one of their own -- the partnership that becomes the series' emotional throughline.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Hit - Book 3:
Bullseye
Bullseye is a short, 60-page novella slotted at position 2.5, published February 4, 2014, between The Hit and The Target -- an e-book-only crossover with Baldacci's Camel Club characters that's a fun bonus but entirely skippable if you only care about the main Robie storyline.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Bullseye - Book 4:
The Target
The Target, the third full novel, came out in 2014 at 432 pages, continuing Robie and Reel's evolving partnership through conspiracies that reach into their own agency.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Target - Book 5:
The Guilty
The Guilty arrived in 2015 as the fourth Will Robie book, running 448 pages -- the longest in the series to that point -- keeping the tight, high-body-count action-thriller pace Baldacci built the series around.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Guilty - Book 6:
End Game
End Game, published in 2017, closes out the five-book Will Robie series so far at 432 pages -- matching The Target's length exactly. The series has been quiet since, though Baldacci has said he'd like to return to Robie eventually.
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.
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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