Out of the Dark: An Orphan X Novel

Gregg Hurwitz

Jan 2019 · Orphan X Book 4 · Sold by Minotaur Books

About this ebook

* AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER *

"This novel will be remembered as one of the best thrillers of the year." —Associated Press

"A shocking stunner in every way. The perfect thriller." —Robert Crais

When darkness closes in—he's your last, best hope. Evan Smoak returns in Gregg Hurwitz’s #1 international bestselling Orphan X series in Out of the Dark.

Taken from a group home at age twelve, Evan Smoak 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, a man who helps the truly desperate when no one else can. But now Evan's past is catching up to him.

Someone at the very highest level of government has been trying to eliminate every trace of the Orphan Program by killing all the remaining Orphans and their trainers. After Evan's mentor and the only father he ever knew was killed, he decided to strike back. His target is the man who started the Program and who is now the most heavily guarded person in the world: the President of the United States.

But President Bennett knows that Orphan X is after him and, using weapons of his own, he's decided to counter-attack. Bennett activates the one man who has the skills and experience to track down and take out Orphan X—the first recruit of the Program, Orphan A.

With Evan devoting all his skills, resources, and intelligence to find a way through the layers of security that surround the President, suddenly he also has to protect himself against the deadliest of opponents. It's Orphan vs. Orphan with the future of the country—even the world—on the line.

Ratings and reviews

Out of the Dark by Gregg Hurwitz Orphan X #4 4am...I mean...4am? I stayed up reading this book because I could NOT put it down. I had to find out what would happen...I really did. It grabbed me and kept me enthralled from beginning to end. Evan Smoak – Orphan X – The Nowhere Man – Who is he really? Well, he is a man I admire and really want good things for but wonder if he will ever find a way to have them? Being trained as an assassin from a young age, finding his way out of the dark ops job he had and making a life for himself while trying to payback for his past has not been easy for him. He takes on jobs for those who need his services and some of those cases are...intriguing. I can see that there will be more cases for him to tackle in the future and can see this series continuing even though the man out to kill him has finally been dealt with. At least I hope there will be more books in the series and in those books I would like to hear more about the remaining orphans still alive, find out how Joey is doing and see if Evan can find a way to live a “normal” life at some point in the future. Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press – Minotaur for the ARC – This is my honest review. 5 Stars

Relentless action and believable dialogue. I can't wait for the next Orphan X novel.

Another fantastic installment of The Nowhere man! Can't wait to read what's next

About the author

GREGG HURWITZ is the New York Times bestselling author of more than a dozen novels, including the #1 international bestseller Orphan X. His books have been shortlisted for numerous literary awards, graced top ten lists, and have been translated into twenty-eight languages. He is also a New York Times bestselling comic book writer, having penned stories for Marvel (Wolverine, The Punisher) and DC (Batman). Additionally, he’s written screenplays for many major studios and written, developed, and produced television for various networks. The Last Chance is the sequel to The Rains, Gregg's first YA novel. Hurwitz resides in Los Angeles with two Rhodesian ridgebacks.