The Nowhere Man (Orphan X, #2) in 2-3-4 Challenge

Dec 18, 2022 Jonetta rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery-suspense-thriller, nc-br-digital-library, audiobook, 3500-2022, 2022-audiobook-challenge, 2022-beat-the-backlist-challenge

the setup…
Evan Smoak, formerly known as Orphan X when he was part of the Orphan program and now operating as the Nowhere Man, responds to his latest client’s plea for help. She’s fallen into the clutches of human traffickers and after he “resolves” the issue, it occurs to him he may have left other innocents behind. When he locates the lair, he realizes (too late) that he’s fallen into a dangerous trap and is in the fight of his life as he faces formidable enemies who are determined o see his de ...more

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Jul 09, 2018 Dianne rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: adult-fiction, gritty, action-and-adventure, netgalley, great-dialogue, own, new-beginnings, anti-hero, edgy

He became the protector of the innocent, the weak, those unable to get the results he can. Evan Smoak is THE NOWHERE MAN, a renegade from the program that groomed him to be a covert weapon, but no one walks away from the Orphan program, no one.

Gregg Hurwitz digs deep into the man Evan Smoak has become and we are witness to what makes this man tick, as well as what makes him as good as he is, no matter how dark things look. But sometimes, it takes a lot of luck to survive and Evan’s luck has run ...more

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Dec 10, 2022 Robin rated it liked it

Shelves: suspense, kindle-unlimited, 2022

Evan Smoak, the Nowhere Man, helps the helpless with their problems while keeping a low profile since people from his past want him dead. Evan saves a young girl from being sold into sexual slavery. He terminates the human trafficking operation but learns that another teen has been packed into a shipping container which is scheduled to leave the country in two weeks. As Evan makes plans to rescue the newest victim, he is knocked unconscious only to awaken inside a room in a beautiful chalet surr ...more

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Nov 29, 2016 Carla rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: thriller-suspense, adult-fiction, netgalley

I really enjoyed Orphan X due to its fast pace and intriguing character Evan Smoak. He is the typical macho man who drinks vodka and makes smartass comments, I loved it. I wanted to read the rest of the trilogy, but did not want to wait so long between books, so with Hellbent coming out at the end of this month, I picked up Nowhere Man. The story picks up where Orphan X left off. Evan is still helping those in need, but in this story, he is actually captured by a psychopath and has to escape. Th ...more

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Jan 10, 2023 Charlene rated it really liked it

Shelves: cliff-hanger, follow-this-series, mystery, adult-themes, rated-not-reviewed, crime, suspense, series-by-author, spies, group-read

A book that I should have started earlier in the day, not toward bedtime (yawns from lost sleep). Hard to put down, but necessary. So far, I'm still in for the rest of this series. Not for the faint of heart, imho. ...more

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Jan 29, 2020 Brenda H rated it really liked it

4 stars

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Apr 21, 2017 Meera rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: thriller, hive2017

I really enjoyed the first book but this one was a disappointment. It felt like I was reading a cheap knockoff of a Jack Reacher book. (view spoiler) ...more

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