Dark Horse, Gregg Hurwitz
Dark Horse, Gregg Hurwitz
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Dark Horse
An Orphan X Novel

Bestseller

Author: Gregg Hurwitz

Narrator: Scott Brick

Unabridged: 15 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/08/2022


Synopsis

*NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER*

The New York Times bestselling series returns when Orphan X faces his most challenging mission ever in Gregg Hurwitz's Dark Horse.

This audiobook includes a bonus conversation between the author and Jack Carr.

Evan Smoak is a man with many identities and a challenging past. As Orphan X, he was a government assassin for the off-the-books Orphan Program. After he broke with the Program, he adopted a new name and a new mission—The Nowhere Man, helping the most desperate in their times of trouble. Having just survived an attack on his life, and the complete devastation of his base of operations, as well as his complicated (and deepening) relationship with his neighbor Mia Hall, Evan isn't interested in taking on a new mission. But one finds him anyway.

Aragon Urrea is a kingpin of a major drug-dealing operation in South Texas. He's also the patron of the local area—suppyling employment in legitimate operations, providing help to the helpless, a rough justice to the downtrodden, and a future to a people normally with little hope. He's complicated—a not completely good man, who does bad things for often good reasons. However, for all his money and power, he is helpless when one of the most vicious cartels kidnaps his innocent eighteen year old daughter, spiriting her away into the armored complex that is their headquarters in Mexico. With no other way to rescue his daughter, he turns to The Nowhere Man.

Now not only must Evan figure out how to get into the impregnable fortress of a heavily armed, deeply paranoid cartel leader, but he must decide if he should help a very bad man—no matter how just the cause.

A Macmillan Audio production from Minotaur Books.

About Gregg Hurwitz

San Francisco born author, Gregg Hurwitz, has written 21 thrillers that gained best seller status, and two award winning thrillers for teens. Having been published in 32 languages, his books have won numerous literary awards.

Hurwitz has also written screenplays or scripts for major studios, and has also written for major TV networks. He also adds to his prestigious literary resume by being a bestselling comic book writer for Marvel and DC Comics. Basically, he is a very well-rounded writer.

Gregg is also on a mission to end political polarization on college campuses. He has had editorial pieces, concerning that subject, published in The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, and others publications.

Hurwitz was the undergraduate scholar-athlete of the year at Harvard, recognizing his pole vaulting skills. As a Knox fellow, he also played soccer in England. He is married and lives in LA with his wife and two daughters.......and still plays a little soccer.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Meredith (Trying to catch up!) on September 13, 2021

I love me some Evan Smoak! Evan Smoak is back in a big way. Having survived the events from the ending of book 6, he now finds himself called to a mission that has him helping a drug kingpin find his kidnapped daughter, putting Evan face to face with a cartel leader. The mission is complicated, to......more

Goodreads review by Holly on October 06, 2021

Evan Smoak is back and prepared for his next mission... The book picks up where book six left off, with Evan getting his condo ( a super secret fortress with all the protections he needs and a very special collection of vodka in a glass freezer room) back in order after an explosion. All my favorites......more

Goodreads review by Susanne on September 22, 2021

Review posted to blog: [URL not allowed] Dark Times, They are Upon Us. For the first time ever, I must admit to skimming an Orphan X novel. I’m sorry to say it but Dark Horse didn’t thrill me. After the last Orphan X novel, Prodigal Son, I was eagerly awaiting this one. You mig......more