The Nowhere Man (Orphan X) - Hardcover

Hurwitz, Gregg

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1250067855 ISBN 13: 9781250067852

Publisher: Minotaur Books, 2017

Synopsis

Spoken about only in whispers, the Nowhere Man can only be reached by the truly desperate, he can --He will do anything to save them.

Evan Smoak is the Nowhere Man.

Taken from a group home at twelve, Evan was raised and trained as part of the Orphan Program, an off-the-books operation designed to create deniable intelligence assets--i.e. assassins. Evan was Orphan X. He broke with the Program, using everything he learned to disappear and reinvent himself as the Nowhere Man.

But his new life is interrupted when a surprise attack comes from an unlikely angle and Evan is caught unaware. Captured, drugged, and spirited off to a remote location, he finds himself heavily guarded and cut off from everything he knows. His captors think they have him trapped and helpless in a virtual cage but they don't know who they're dealing with--or that they've trapped themselves inside that cage with one of the deadliest and most resourceful men on earth.

Continuing his electrifying series featuring Evan Smoak, Gregg Hurwitz delivers a blistering, compelling new novel in the series launched with the instant international bestseller, Orphan X.

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Review:

Praise for The Nowhere Man

"Superb on all levels and a must-read for all thriller fans." --Providence Journal

"Beautifully rendered... genius at work." --Winnipeg Free Press

"Hurwitz knows how to put the reader deep in the mind of his hero as the pace never lets up." --Associated Press

"Will keep readers on the edge of their seats... Hurwitz's engaging, sympathetic characters place this thriller above the pack." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"A brilliant sequel. As good as Orphan X was, this is an even better novel, mostly because of its more claustrophobic setting, its captivating villain, and the way the author keeps ratcheting up the danger, including one really clever twist near the end of the book. Where there's Smoak, there's fire--and plenty of it." --Booklist (starred review)

"Fans of Jack Reacher will love Evan Smoak, a man who will do anything to aid the innocent (something he never was)." --Library Journal

Praise for Orphan X

"Orphan X is the most gripping, high-octane thriller I've read in a long, long time. Hang onto your seat because Gregg Hurwitz will take you on a dizzying ride you'll not soon forget!" --Tess Gerritsen

"Exciting and mind blowing! A perfect mix of Jason Bourne and Jack Reacher, ex operative Evan Smoak turns on the action and shows off all the right moves as he sets out to help the downtrodden, and perhaps save his own humanity along the way." --Lisa Gardner

"This thriller [is] top-notch.... Turn off the real world and dive into this amazing start to a new series." --Associated Press

"The most exciting thriller I've read since The Bourne Identity. Fans of Jack Reacher, Mitch Rapp, and Jason Bourne will LOVE Evan Smoak, and the deadly, secret world of the Orphan Program. A new thriller superstar is born!" --Robert Crais

"Orphan X blows the doors off most thrillers I've read and catapults the reader on a cat-and-mouse chase that feels like a missile launch. Read this book. You will thank me later." --David Baldacci

From the Back Cover:

He was once called Orphan X.

As a boy, Evan Smoak was taken from a children's home, raised and trained as part of a secret government initiative buried so deep that virtually no one knows it exists. But he broke with the programme, choosing instead to vanish off grid and use his formidable skill set to help those unable to protect themselves.

One day, though, Evan's luck ran out ...

Ambushed, drugged, and spirited away, Evan wakes up in a locked room with no idea where he is or who has captured him. As he tries to piece together what's happened, probing at his gilded prison and its highly trained guards for weaknesses, he receives a desperate call for help.

With time running out, he will need to out-think, out-manoeuvre, and out-fight an opponent the likes of whom he's never encountered to have any chance of escape. He's got to save himself to protect those whose lives depend on him. Or die trying ...

The Nowhere Man delivers another masterclass in hi-octane thriller writing.

It doesn't get better than this.

'Outstanding in every way'
LEE CHILD

'A page-turning masterpiece'
JONATHAN KELLERMAN

'A new series character to rival Reacher'
INDEPENDENT

About this edition

• Publisher: Minotaur Books
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1250067855
• ISBN 13: 9781250067852
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 358