Orphan X, Gregg Hurwitz
Orphan X, Gregg Hurwitz
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Orphan X

Author: Gregg Hurwitz

Narrator: Scott Brick

Unabridged: 11 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/19/2016

Categories: Fiction, Crime


Synopsis

“Brilliantly conceived and plotted … Read this book. You’ll thank me later.” -- David BaldacciThe first in the international bestselling series!Who is Orphan X?The Nowhere Man is a legendary figure spoken about only in whispers. It’s said that when he’s reached by the truly desperate and deserving, the Nowhere Man can and will do anything to protect and save them. But he’s not merely a legend.“Excellent…A smart, stylish, state-of-the-art thriller…might give Lee Child’s Jack Reacher books a run for their money.”—The Washington PostEvan Smoak is a man with skills, resources, and a personal mission to help those with nowhere else to turn. He’s also a man with a dangerous past. Chosen as a child, he was raised and trained as an Orphan, an off-the-books black box program designed to create the perfect deniable intelligence asset: An assassin. Evan was Orphan X—until he broke with the program and used everything he learned to disappear. But now someone is on his tail. Someone with similar skills and training who will exploit Evan’s secret new identity as the Nowhere Man to eliminate him.“Hurwitz melds nonstop action and high-tech gadgetry…in this excellent series opener.”
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

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 Jennifer on December 17, 2020

5 HUGE Stars! Believe the hype on this one!!! Orphan X is phenomenal! This is a crazy fast paced thriller! The story grabbed me from the very start and never let go! Evan Smoak is taken out of a bad life in Baltimore at the young age of 12 and he is taken to DC where he is trained in a secret Govern......more

Goodreads review by Meredith (Trying to catch up!) on September 05, 2020

Sleek, Shiny, and Explosive! Orphan X is an action-packed thriller about a former government assassin turned do-gooder assassin who becomes the target in another assassin’s end game. Evan Smoak is a former assassin with a heart of gold. Once part of The Orphan program, an elite, secretive government......more

Goodreads review by Baba on October 22, 2022

Pre-teen orphan Evan was recruited by a unverified US government Black Ops and trained as an elite assassin; many years letter after going rogue and leaving he is living a secret life as a protector of the weak whilst living in a secure apartment community. His latest case however goes awry when he......more

Goodreads review by Regina on May 18, 2021

Orphan X is the type of book where an unassuming dude with a particular set of skills does a shoulder roll from one room to another to avoid a spray of bullets. Seeing as how my tumbling days are behind me now that I’ve started receiving mail from the AARP (seriously tho, why???), I like to live vic......more

Goodreads review by Holly on August 05, 2020

Thanks to my GR friends who recommended this one! Super addictive with plenty of action and edge of your seat suspense. Its the first in a series of six, so I'm happy to read them all.... Evan Smoak is such an awesome character. He reminds me of a super hero type. And I'd love to have the # to his blac......more