Prodigal Son (Orphan X)

About the Author GREGG HURWITZ is the New York Times bestselling author of the Orphan X books, including Into the Fire. Critically acclaimed, his novels have graced top ten lists and have been published in 22 languages. Additionally, he's written screenplays for and sold scripts to many of the major studios, and written, developed, and produced television for various networks. Hurwitz resides in Los Angeles. Product Description 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 book 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. Review One hell of a series...Nuanced and energetic, this is a great thriller. --Booklist (starred review)The pacing is breathtakingly brisk throughout, and the action is relentless... This series continues to impress. --Publishers WeeklyFans of Tom Clancy or Lee Child will love this latest installment... which offers twists and turns, danger and adrenaline, and gadgetry worthy of James Bond. --Library Journal"Read the Orphan X series. You'll thank me later. --David BaldacciA stellar series...the stories get better with each installment. --Associated PressNobody walks the line between blistering action and searing character development better than Hurwitz. --Providence Journal-Bulletin