Antihero
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4.4 • 46 Ratings
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Publisher Description
In the next book in this New York Times best-selling series, Evan Smoak takes on his most complex mission yet―one where he not only has to protect but also avenge, and find a way to balance vengeance with mercy.
Once a black ops assassin for the government known as Orphan X, Evan Smoak broke with the program and went deep underground, using his operational rules and skills to help the truly desperate with nowhere else to turn.
When Luke Devine, one of the most powerful men in the world, has a psychological crisis, Evan flies to the East Coast to help him. While there, he learns of a young woman who was kidnapped off the New York City subway, clearly in danger and in need of aid. With no name and few clues, Evan and his team track down the missing woman, who was assaulted and abandoned. Evan offers his help―and sets out finding the young men responsible. But the woman insists that Evan abandon his usual methods―no vengeance and, in particular, no killing. Which will prove no easy feat given the mounting incoming threats from all sides. In a mission that takes Evan from coast to coast, from the poorest corners of society to the richest, Orphan X must figure out a way to protect the innocent, avenge the victimized, and balance justice with a measure of mercy.
"Brick devotes attention to every voice.… His accents and inflections boost the listening experience.” —AudioFile on Nemesis
A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Fans of the Orphan X series know that its protagonist has a heart. Will this latest effort to aid a distressed young woman finally allow him to wear it on his sleeve? Evan Smoak, the former black-ops assassin known as Orphan X and the Nowhere Man, offers his assistance to Anca Dumitrescu, who was abducted mid-seizure in the Bronx and subsequently abused and sexually assaulted. Anca would like Evan’s help in bringing the men responsible to justice—but without violence. This premise sets the scene for the glorious mix of action and angst we expect from this series. The pursuit of Anca’s attackers, conjoined with multiple encounters with important people in his life, prevents Evan from doing what he does best while forcing him to do what he does worst: show the vulnerability and emotions he tries to conceal behind his stoic mask. Veteran narrator Scott Brick displays his mastery of the thriller genre, providing gripping play-by-play during the action scenes and really making you feel the tension between Evan’s tough, calmly brutal exterior and the roiling chaos within.
Customer Reviews
Multilayered
I love all Nowhere Man books, but this one has many layers. The battle between evil, pure, and vengeance. No one wants to talk about human trafficking, but what happens in this book is very much reality. Evan’s relationships deepen and collide. His emotional intelligence advances forward exceptionally. I loved it. Every chapter. And I love the funny chapter names. Thank you, Hurwitz.
Gregg Hurwitz is a MASTERFUL storyteller!
This book slowly draws you in and, before you realize it, you are down the rabbit hole enjoying the most intense literary decent one could imagine. And, you are not alone. No. The mastery of the story is accompanied by one of the greatest voice actors of our time, Scott Brick. Brick is at the top of his game…he has to be…as he provides the necessary pacing, inflection, vocal intrigue and intricacy, this story absolutely demands. Hurwitz and Brick leave you breathless as you hold your breath waiting for what comes next. This book is worthy of Orphan X.
Disappointing and Gross
This was the worst of the series by far. Of every villain written, these were possibly the most worthy of Orphan X’s particular brand of justice. Also there’s no trigger warning when there definitely should be. Feels like a commentary on the idea that rape and sexual assault are lower on the scale of justice to the writer and society. Felt gross and disappointed in the writer and character the entire time.