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Orphan X has spent years atoning for his former life. Now he faces an impossible choice- kill, or be killed . . . HE FACES AN IMPOSSIBLE CHOICE- KILL, OR BE KILLED . . . Trained as a government assassin codenamed Orphan X, Evan Smoak left that life behind to protect the helpless. Saving lives beats taking them. Until a call from the President forces him back into his old world. Her instruction is clear- kill a man who is a danger to the government, or Evan himself will face execution himself. But the President should know better. To force Orphan X's hand will only make him more dangerous. Especially when he has reason to doubt the integrity of her motives ...

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Praise for the Orphan X Series -- - * - * Nonstop action and relentless pacing are matched by deeply philosophical and powerfully emotional undertones. Unlike comparable series that tend to lose steam after several instalments, this series just gets better as it evolves * Publishers Weekly * Hurwitz gives his seventh Orphan X thriller an epic scope, writing with verve and color . . . A crackerjack thriller * Kirkus * The Orphan X series has always been about moral ambiguity and the razor-thin line separating right from wrong, but this novel takes Evan even farther down the dark road than he's been before . . . Evan Smoak is one of thrillerdom's most compelling characters, and Hurwitz keeps revealing new aspects of his complex personality. Another sure-fire hit * Booklist * Sheer escapist fantasy . . . Sharp, stylish prose, an immensely entertaining adventure * The Times * 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 -- David Baldacci * - * Orphan X is his best yet - a real celebration of all the strengths Gregg Hurwitz brings to a thriller -- Lee Child * - * Another jet-fuelled thriller * Shots Magazine * Orphan X is most exciting new series character since Jack Reacher. A page-turning masterpiece of suspense -- Jonathan Kellerman * - * Mind blowing! A perfect mix of Jason Bourne and Jack Reacher -- Lisa Gardner * - * Orphan X is the most exciting thriller I've read since The Bourne Identity ... A new thriller superstar is born! -- Robert Crais * - *

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Gregg Hurwitz is the No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author of the Evan Smoak thrillers Orphan X, The Nowhere Man, Hellbent, Out of the Dark, Into the Fire, Prodigal Son, Dark Horse and The Last Orphan. He is also the author of You're Next, The Survivor, Tell No Lies and Don't Look Back. He lives with his family in LA, where he also writes for the screen, TV and comics.

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