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Orphan X

Author:
Gregg Hurwitz
Read by:
Scott Brick
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Ratings
Book
66
Narrator
29
Release Date
January 19, 2016
Duration
11 hours 16 minutes
Summary
“Brilliantly conceived and plotted … Read this book. You’ll thank me later.” -- David Baldacci

The first in the international bestselling series!

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)
Reviews
Profile Avatar Jeremy V Aug 2017

I love this book! I can't wait to listen to more of Hurwitz! This is my first audio book and I am very pleased! The narrator's voice flows so nicely, I don't have to focus on the book and only the book!

Profile Avatar Dee V. Jan 2026

Profile Avatar Rachel B. Aug 2025

The first book I've read in this series & I'm hooked! It comes across as somewhat the same plot as The Equalizer. The narrator was good, too!

Profile Avatar Eric S. Dec 2023

I really enjoyed this book.

Profile Avatar David B. Nov 2023

Interesting storyline, good characters. Can’t wait to see where it goes.

Profile Avatar William Troyk Jun 2023

Great book and the narration is the best.

Profile Avatar VincentLavello Dec 2021

It was good enough held my interest while driving

Profile Avatar Susan V. Feb 2021

This is my second time giving this series a try. I read this book last year and it was just OK, pretty meh for me. This year, I like it a bit better. Maybe I found it easier to slip into this fantasy of a highly trained operative gone rogue who spends his time and talents helping those in great need. For whatever reason, it was fun. I really like how Evan is so organized and great at his chosen mission and yet one downstairs kid and his mom can throw him for a loop. Oh, no! Little kid fingerprints all over his kitchen! Haha! I think Mia and her son are good for him. The ladies were plot devices in this book and I wanted them to be more. They don’t have much depth and are sexualized in some manner – wholesome Mia, sex kitten Candy (Orphan V), whatsherface who is in danger, etc. I hope the ladies get better roles moving forward. Evan does get played and I found that very interesting, as well as his reaction to it. I do believe he would have found a way to help if certain people were upfront with him from the beginning. However, it made for some good drama near the end. Overall, it’s fun but lacks depth. 3/5 stars. The Narration: Scott Brick is an audiobook favorite so I did a little jump for joy when I saw he narrated this series. I love his controlled, serious voice for Evan. He also has a range of voices and accents for the entire cast, keeping all the characters individual. His female voices could use a touch more femininity. The pacing was perfect and there were no tech errors with this recording. 4.5/5 stars.

Profile Avatar Kent H. Aug 2020

it was an excellent book

Profile Avatar Aren B. May 2019

The Orphan X series is great, not fond of Scott Brick’s narrative style.

Profile Avatar Michael B. Feb 2019

Great book. I’m looking forward to the next. If you are wanting a series that elevates the cloak and dagger Genre this is it.

Profile Avatar Greg P Apr 2018

good pace to the story.

Profile Avatar Merwin Vandlen Jan 2016

Orphan X was a Good book, Most entertaining and kept you interested in what would happen next.

Orphan X

Orphan X

Author: Gregg Hurwitz
Read by: Scott Brick
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