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  And he was exploiting it right now.

  The president nodded. “Yes, yes, I can see that.”

  Tucker’s face remained impassive, but inwardly he breathed a sigh of relief.

  The president leaned forward. “I respect Robie and Reel. But again, there is no margin of error here, Evan. So you vet the hell out of them and make damn sure they are absolutely ready for this. Or you use the B Team. Are we clear?”

  “Crystal,” said Tucker.

  The Target

  Coming in April 2014

  About the Author

  David Baldacci is one of the world’s favorite storytellers. His books are published in over forty-five languages and in more than eighty countries, with over 110 million copies in print. Baldacci is also the cofounder, along with his wife, of the Wish You Well Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting literacy efforts across America. Still a resident of his native Virginia, he invites you to visit him at www.DavidBaldacci.com and his foundation at www.WishYouWellFoundation.org, and to look into its program to spread books across America at www.FeedingBodyandMind.com.

  Also by David Baldacci

  Absolute Power

  Total Control

  The Winner

  The Simple Truth

  Saving Faith

  Wish You Well

  Last Man Standing

  The Christmas Train

  Split Second

  Hour Game

  The Camel Club

  The Collectors

  Simple Genius

  Stone Cold

  The Whole Truth

  Divine Justice

  First Family

  True Blue

  Deliver Us from Evil

  Hell’s Corner

  The Sixth Man

  One Summer

  Zero Day

  The Innocent

  The Forgotten

  The Hit

  King and Maxwell

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  Table of Contents

  Cover

  Title Page

  Welcome

  CHAPTER 1

  CHAPTER 2

  CHAPTER 3

  CHAPTER 4

  CHAPTER 5

  CHAPTER 6

  CHAPTER 7

  CHAPTER 8

  CHAPTER 9

  CHAPTER 10

  CHAPTER 11

  CHAPTER 12

  CHAPTER 13

  CHAPTER 14

  A Preview from The Target

  About the Author

  Also by David Baldacci

  Newsletter

  Copyright

  This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is coincidental.

  Copyright © 2014 by Columbus Rose, Ltd.

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