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The Last Orphan

An Orphan X Novel (Book 8)

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As a child, Evan Smoak was plucked out of a group home, raised and trained as an off-the-books assassin for the government as part of the Orphan program. When he broke with the program and went deep underground, he left with a lot of secrets in his head that the government would do anything to make sure never got out.

When he remade himself as The Nowhere Man, dedicated to helping the most desperate in their times of trouble, Evan found himself slowly back on the government's radar. Having eliminated most of the Orphans in the program, the government will stop at nothing to eliminate the threat they see in Evan. But Orphan X has always been several steps ahead of his pursuers.

Until he makes one little mistake...

Now the President has him in her control and offers Evan a deal - eliminate a rich, powerful man she says is too dangerous to live and, in turn, she'll let Evan survive. But when Evan left the Program he swore to only use his skills against those who really deserve it. Now he has to decide what's more important - his principles or his life.

Praise for the Orphan X series

'Feels like a missile launch' DAVID BALDACCI

'Outstanding in every way' LEE CHILD

'Weapons-grade thriller writing' GUARDIAN

'An immensely entertaining adventure' THE TIMES

©2023 Gregg Hurwitz (P)2023 Penguin Audio

Critics Review

wham-bam action and suspense, leavened with humour
Sunday Express
Praise for The Last Orphan-
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The Last Orphan is pulse-pounding, heart-stopping, and thought-provoking. I loved it
Meg Gardiner, No. 1 New York Times bestselling author
The Last Orphan is a top-notch thriller and action packed joyride. Readers will not want to put it down
Karin Slaughter, New York Times bestselling author
As a crafter of wham-bam action and suspense, leavened with a healthy dose of humour, Hurwitz's abilities are as fine-tuned as ever
Daily Express
[A] witty, satisfying thriller
Sun
Hurwitz gives his seventh Orphan X thriller an epic scope, writing with verve and color . . . A crackerjack thriller
Kirkus
Nonstop action and relentless pacing are matched in The Last Orphan by deeply philosophical and powerfully emotional undertones
Publishers Weekly
A stellar series, and the stories get better with each instalment. [Evan Smoak is] the man you want in your corner when justice is needed
Daily Mail
Orphan X blows the doors off most thrillers I've read and catapults the readers on a cat-and-mouse that feels like a missile launch. Read this book. You will thank me later
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Author Gregg Hurwitz
Narrator Scott Brick
Series An Orphan X Novel
Duration 11 hours and 46 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781405954396
Format Audiobook
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Genre Espionage and spy thriller, Political / legal thriller, War, combat and military adventure fiction
Availability AU, GB, IE

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