The Nowhere Man

Spoken about only in whispers, it is said that when the Nowhere Man is reached by the truly desperate, he can and will do anything to save them.

Evan Smoak is the Nowhere Man.

Taken from a group home at twelve, Evan 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. But the new head of the Orphan program hasn’t forgotten about him and is using all of his assets—including the remaining Orphans—to track down and eliminate Smoak.

But this time, the attack comes from a different angle and Evan is caught unaware. Captured, drugged, and spirited off to a remote location, heavily guarded from all approaches. They think they have him trapped and helpless in a virtual cage but they don’t know who they’re dealing with—that they’ve trapped themselves inside that cage with one of the deadliest and most resourceful Orphans.

Book source ~ KU/Audible

The Nowhere Man

Orphan X, #2

Author ~ Gregg Hurwitz

Narrator ~ Scott Brick

17 January 2017

Technothriller

12 hrs 12 min

My Rating ~ 5 bites

Orphan X, The Nowhere Man, Evan Smoak - they are all the same deadly man. Picked from a bunch of orphans in a group home, Evan is trained to be an assassin by his mentor, Jack. For years he worked in deep black ops, but he wanted out so he left. So far underground no one could find him. Until now. However, the ones who found him have no idea who he really is. But they’re about to find out.

I wasn’t sure the momentum from book 1, Orphan X, could carry over to this book. Would it be as good? Would it keep me on the edge of my seat? Would I still love Evan Smoak as much? The answer is - Fuck yeah! What a ride! Someone has kidnapped Evan and they think they have the upper hand. It sure seems to be true. But we’re talking about Orphan X. Never count him out.

I had no idea how Evan was going to get out of the predicament he’d gotten himself into. Because it’s his own fault he’s been taken. A little careless in his actions, but I forgive him because he’s usually so very careful. At least the flaw is discovered and he can cover his tracks better from here on out. 

Awesome characters, great villains, excellent plot, and terrific writing makes this a thrilling, action-packed, military-ish book that keeps the reader on the edge of their seat. I know I was. Once again, I listened to the audio while driving. This time with my husband to Ohio from our home in North Carolina. We finished it on our ride back and then he wanted to listen to book 1, Orphan X, so we did. I didn’t mind. You know, with my not-so-secret love of Evan and all. Scott Brick does a wonderful job of bringing Evan to life and now I’m even more hooked on the series.