End Game (Will Robie, #5)

by David Baldacci

End Game is the fifth book in the thrilling Will Robie series by international number one bestselling author David Baldacci.

Will Robie, highly trained assassin and the US government's most indispensable asset, is called to London.

An imminent terrorist attack threatens the Underground and with the US next in line, Robie is the perfect choice to stop it before it begins.

He knows he has one chance to succeed. One chance to save London. One chance to make it safely home to find out what has happened to fellow agent Jessica Reel following their last deadly mission together.

But Robie is about to learn that even if he succeeds, the worst is yet to come.

The game has started. Now only he can end it . . .

• ISBN10: 1509897445
• ISBN13: 9781509897445
• Publish Date: 22 March 2018 (first published 14 November 2017)
• Publish Status: Cancelled
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: Pan Macmillan
• Imprint: Pan Books
• Format: Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
• Pages: 624
• Language: English

Reviews

[Berls]

3.5
After having seen Will and Jess at their strongest - as assassins in The Target - I'm just let down when they get put back into these detective roles. It is not their strength and while they are smart and skilled, they fumble a lot. Which is a testament to David Baldacci's ability to render his character's believably, though. If they suddenly were like Amos Decker (another Baldacci series where he IS a detective) I would be frustrated at the inaccuracy. I just wish we'd see them as assassins more instead.

I did appreciate the chance to understand Blue Man better and see where he's from. And, as always, they did land in a complicated mess far worse than anticipated when they went looking for him. Ultimately, though, the way they fumbled repeatedly on the mystery made this probably my least favorite. The stains on their relationship further complicated and made this book disappointing. I ultimately enjoyed it as part of the greater series but wonder if I would have given it 3.5 stars without the history and attachment to the characters. Probably not.

The narration continues to be a real treat though and I'm loving listening to the theatrical performance from Kyf Brewer (male voices) and Orlagh Cassidy (female voices).