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Evan Smoak, secretly known as Orphan X, was selected as a child and trained in the clandestine Orphan program, where he was molded into a top-tier assassin. After breaking free to live as a "Nowhere Man"—a lone hero who helps desperate, impossible cases—he finds himself hunted by a former colleague who knows his secrets. As the shadow closes in, Evan must use every skill he learned to stay one step ahead and protect the people he has sworn to defend.
First publish date: 2016
Genre: Suspense/Action Suspense
Authors: Gregg Andrew Hurwitz
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