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Gregg Hurwitz is the New York Times bestselling author of 15 thrillers, including the upcoming ORPHAN X. His novels have been shortlisted for numerous literary awards, graced top ten lists, and have been translated into 25 languages.

He is also a New York Times Bestselling comic book writer, having penned stories for Marvel (Wolverine, Punisher) and DC (Batman, Penguin). Additionally, he's written screenplays for or sold spec scripts to many of the major studios, and written, developed, and produced television for various networks. Gregg resides in Los Angeles.

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The astounding sixth novel from Gregg Hurwitz featuring Evan Smoak - Orphan X aka The Nowhere Man As a boy, Evan Smoak was pulled out of a foster home and trained off-the-books as a government assassin, codenamed Orphan X. Forced into retirement, Evan Smoak gets an urgent request from someone he never expected - his mother. She needs his help protecting Andrew Duran, a man in the wrong place at the wrong time, with no safe place to hide. Running from a brutal assassination team, Duran's only hope lies with Evan. But when a hidden cabal catches on to what Evan is doing, everything he's fought for is on the line - including his own life.

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Out of the Dark by Gregg Hurwitz

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Orphan X review

“…three parts Jason Bourne, one part Jack Reacher.”

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Gregg Hurwitz events info

Come and meet bestselling author Gregg Hurwitz when he tours NZ.

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Q&A with Gregg Hurwitz

The bestselling author of Orphan X answers our quickfire questions.