Orphan X: Orphan X

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 Post"
Evan 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)"