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Pam
Jan 24, 2018 rated it really liked it
AUTHOR Hurwitz, Gregg
TITLE: Orphan X
DATE READ 01/17/2018
RATING 4.5/B+
GENRE/ PUB DATE/PUBLISHER / # OF Crime Fiction/2016/St. Martin's Press/354 pgs
SERIES/STAND-ALONE: #1 Evan Smoak
FIRST LINES: After picking up a set of pistol suppressors from a nine-fingered armorer in Las Vegas, Evan Smoak headed for home in his Ford pickup, doing his best not to let the knife wound distract him
CHARACTERS Evan Smoak aka The Nowhere Man
TIME/PLACE: Present/ LA
COMMENTS: Evan Smoak was trained by a now defunct
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Andy Plonka
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Another entry into the assassin with a heart viewpoint, Orphan X provides some interesting insights into what motivates people. I did appreciate the details that the main character attended to in the execution of his assignments. I guess if you operate on the edge of the law you need to be very careful what you do and how you do it.
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