The Innocent(精装本)

图书标准信息

• 作者 David Baldacci 著
• 出版社 Grand Central Publishing
• 出版时间 2012-04
• ISBN 9780446572996
• 定价 248.00元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 432页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Americahasenemies--ruthlesspeoplethatthepolice,theFBI,eventhemilitarycan'tstop.That'swhentheU.S.governmentcallsonWillRobie,astonecoldhitmanwhoneverquestionsordersandalwaysnailshistarget.ButWillRobiemayhavejustmadethefirst--andlast--mistakeofhiscareer...THEINNOCENTItbeginswithahitgonewrong.RobieisdispatchedtoeliminateatargetunusuallyclosetohomeinWashington,D.C.Butsomethingaboutthismissiondoesn'tseemrighttoRobie,andhedoestheunthinkable.Herefusestokill.Now,Robiebecomesatargethimselfandmustescapefromhisownpeople.Fleeingthescene,Robiecrossespathswithawaywardteenagegirl,afourteen-year-oldrunawayfromafosterhome.Butsheisn'tanordinaryrunaway-herparentsweremurdered,andherownlifeisindanger.Againstallofhisprofessionalhabits,Robierescuesherandfindshecan'twalkaway.Heneedstohelpher.Evenworse,themoreRobielearnsaboutthegirl,themorehe'sconvincedsheisatthecenterofavastcover-up,onethatmayexplainherparents'deathsandstretchtounimaginablelevelsofpower.Now,Robiemayhavetostepoutoftheshadowsinordertosavethisgirl'slife...andperhapshisown.

【作者简介】

DavidBaldacciAWashington,D.C.-basedlawyer-turned-author,DavidBaldacciwriteslegalthrillersthatareastightlyconstructedastheyareauthoritative.Readersknowhisbooks,withtheircinematicplotsandcolorfuldetails,aresuretoofferthesortofbreathlessentertainmentthatthrillersalwayspromisebutcan’talwaysdeliver.BiographyDavidBaldacci'sauthoritativelegalthrillersoperateontheirresistiblenotionthatasinisterundercurrentthreadsthroughthecountry'smostpowerfulinstitutions.Whilehisstorieshingeonthecomplexmachinationsbehindthepresidency,theFBI,theSupremeCourtandotherspheresofinfluence,Baldacci(aformerWashington,D.C.-basedattorney)findshiswayintoamysterythroughtheeyesoftheinnocents.Semi-innocents,atleast:smallplayerswhooftendon'trealizethey'replayersatallenduphuntingdownanswers,andtheirhuntbecomesthereader's.AccordingtoBaldacci,readingJohnIrving'sTheWorldAccordingtoGarpconvincedhimthathewantedtobeanovelist.AbsolutePower--inwhichathieffindshimselfaccidentallyconnectedtoamurderinvolvingthepresidentandtheensuingcoverup--washardlyIrvingesque;butitdidbeginBaldacci'sfriendlyrelationshipwiththebestsellerlists,whichhascontinuedoverhiswritingcareer.Baldacci'sstyleisbriefandplot-driven,buthe'snotafraidtolingeronmacabreandvividdetails,suchasarosaryclenchedinaplanecrashvictim'shand,orhard-learnedlessonsfromasniper'slife(packyourfoodsoyoucanfinditatnight,bytouch).Thesesmallbutmemorable--indeed,almostcinematic--detailsgivehisbooksanotherlayerthatdistinguishesthemfromtheaveragepotboiler.Althoughtheauthorhasoccasionallydepartedfromhisusualfare(examplesincludethetenderheartedcoming-of-agetaleWishYouWellandtheholiday-themedadventureTheChristmasTrain),itishigh-octanethrillersthatarehistruestockintrade.Whetherit'satautstand-aloneoranewinstallmentinhisCamelClubseries,readersknowwhentheycrackthespineofanewBaldaccibook,they'reinforanaction-packedpage-turner..GoodToKnowBaldacciwasatriallawyerandacorporatelawyerfornineyearsinWashington,D.C.HeworkedhiswaythroughcollegeasaPinkertonsecurityguardandbywashinganddetailing18-wheeltrucks.BaldacciwritesunderhisownnameexceptwhenpublishedinItaly,whereheusesapseudonymbecauseitisthehomelandofhisancestors.BillClintonselectedTheSimpleTruthashisfavoritenovelof1998,accordingtoBaldacci'swebsite.Hometown:NorthernVirginiaDateofBirth:十一月30,1959PlaceofBirth:Richmond,VIrginiaEducation:B.A.inPoliticalScience,VirginiaCommonwealthUniversity,1983;J.D.,UniversityofVirginia,1986Website:http://www.david-baldacci.com/