Prodigal Son, Gregg Hurwitz
Prodigal Son, Gregg Hurwitz
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Prodigal Son
An Orphan X Novel

Bestseller

Author: Gregg Hurwitz

Narrator: Scott Brick

Unabridged: 14 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/26/2021


Synopsis

"The winning combination of Gregg Hurwitz and Scott Brick returns for another action-packed listen featuring Evan Smoak...Brick is so convincing at embodying Smoak that listeners will be forgiven for thinking they too could take on four bad guys to protect a good guy in need of help." -- AudioFile Magazine

*This program contains a deep dive into the character and history of Tommy Stojack, featuring Gregg Hurwitz and fans of the Orphan X series.*

Forced into retirement, Evan Smoak gets an urgent request for help from someone he didn't even suspect existed—in Prodigal Son, the next New York Times bestselling Orphan X audiobook from Gregg Hurwitz.

As a boy, Evan Smoak was pulled out of a foster home and trained in an off-the-books operation known as the Orphan Program. He was a government assassin, perhaps the best, known to a few insiders as Orphan X. He eventually broke with the Program and adopted a new name—The Nowhere Man—and a new mission, helping the most desperate in their times of trouble. But the highest power in the country has made him a tempting offer—in exchange for an unofficial pardon, he must stop his clandestine activities as The Nowhere Man. Now Evan has to do the one thing he’s least equipped to do—live a normal life.

But then he gets a call for help from the one person he never expected. A woman claiming to have given him up for adoption, a woman he never knew—his mother. Her unlikely request: help Andrew Duran—a man whose life has gone off the rails, who was in the wrong place at the wrong time, bringing him to the deadly attention of very powerful figures. Now a brutal brother & sister assassination team are after him and with no one to turn to, and no safe place to hide, Evan is Duran’s only option. But when the hidden cabal catches on to what Evan is doing, everything he’s fought for is on the line—including his own life.

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 December 28, 2020

PLEASE DON'T MAKE ME WAIT TOO LONG FOR BOOK #7! "The greater the gift, the greater the curse." Prodigal Son is the 6th book in the Evan Smoak series. Still grappling with the choice to go straight or to keep being "the Nowhere Man," Evan Smoak, a former government assassin turned do-gooder assassin......more

Goodreads review by Susanne on December 19, 2020

Review posted on: [URL not allowed] Simply Electrifying. What happens when everything Evan Smoak thought he knew about himself and his past is torn asunder? In “Prodigal Son,” Evan opens up, faces the truth and takes care of his own. This time, it’s personal. Stunning, brillia......more

Goodreads review by PattyMacDotComma on December 25, 2020

4.5★ “Evan looked down at them, doing his best not to consider how satisfying it felt to knock the rust off his fighting-muscle memory. It had all the dark deliciousness of giving in to a bad habit. He knew too well the costs of surrendering to it and yet couldn’t shake the sense right now, with the......more

Goodreads review by Holly on February 08, 2021

This was another hit from Hurwitz!! This series keeps getting better and What the hec.... The ending??? I need book #7 ASAP My sixth book in this exciting, action packed series. Evan Smoak gets a little more personal and this one has a touch of a sentimental side. Don't worry though, there are plenty......more

Goodreads review by Theresa on December 18, 2020

This is the sixth book in the Orphan X series (I thought number five was the last since he retired. Silly me). Evan Smoak was a small-for-his-age 12-year-old orphan when he was snatched up and trained to be an-off-the-books assassin for the government. He gave up being Orphan X and switched to being......more


Awards

  • Thriller Awards - Nominee