'Do you need my help? It was always the first question he asked. They called him when they had nowhere else to turn. As a boy he was chosen, then taken from the orphanage he called home. Raised and trained as part of a top secret programme he was sent to the worst places in the world to do the things his government denied any knowledge of. Then he broke with the programme, using everything he'd learned to disappear. He wanted to help the desperate and deserving. But now someone's on his tail. Someone who has issues with his past. Someone who knows he was once known simply as Orphan X 'A perfect mix of Jason Bourne and Jack Reacher, ex operative Evan Smoak turns on the action.'Lisa Gardner 'Gregg Hurwitz's Orphan Xis his best yet - a real celebration of all the strengths he brings to a thriller.'Lee Child 'ORPHAN Xis the most exciting new series character since Jack Reacher. A page-turning masterpiece of suspense.'Jonathan Kellerman 'ORPHAN Xis the most gripping, high-octane thriller I've read in a long, long time.'Tess Gerritsen 'Everyone has a book that breaks them out, steps up the game, changes things. For Gregg Hurwitz it's Orphan X. Do yourself a favor and read it.'Steve Berry 'Brilliantly conceived, Evan Smoak, of Orphan Xfame, deserves his own niche in the thriller hero hall of fame.'David Baldacci 'ORPHAN Xis an order-of-magnitude leap into stardom. It's the most exciting thriller I've read since THE BOURNE IDENTITY.'Robert Crais 'A thrill-a-minute read with twists and turns galore. I'm looking forward to Evan Smoak's next adventure.'Phillip Margolin