Gregg Hurwitz

Evan Smoak lever under falsk identitet. Hans penthouse­våning är ett ointagligt, högteknologiskt fort. Han har lä­genheter, bilar och vapengömmor strategiskt utplacerade över hela Los Angeles. Men Smoak är inte en paranoid galning. Detta är hans vardag. Vid tolv års ålder valdes Smoak ut av en topphemlig or­ganisation inom det amerikanska försvarsdepartementet och tillbringade resten av sin uppväxt med hårdträning i organisationens regi. Målet var att skapa extremt kompe­tenta operatörer som kunde agera helt självständigt utan något stöd från statens sida. När Evan väljer att bryta med organisationen använder han alla sina färdigheter för att till synes försvinna spår­löst, och i hemlighet utvecklar han ett personligt projekt: att hjälpa de allra mest desperata. Men nu är någon honom på spåren. Någon som känner till organisationen, och som ser Evan som en riskfaktor. Någon som vet att han en gång var känd enbart under kodnamnet Orphan X. "Gregg Hurwitz berättar sin historia med sådan schvung att den blir oemotståndlig." Ernst Klein, Östgöta Correspondenten "Läs den här boken och du kommer att tacka mig sedan!" David Baldacci

"Brilliantly conceived and plotted ... Read this book. You'll thank me later." -- David BaldacciWho is Orphan X? The Nowhere Man is a legendary figure spoken about only in whispers. It's said that when he's reached by the truly desperate and deserving, the Nowhere Man can and will do anything to protect and save them. But he's not merely a legend. "Excellent... A smart, stylish, state-of-the-art thriller...might give Lee Child's Jack Reacher books a run for their money."--The Washington Post Evan Smoak is a man with skills, resources, and a personal mission to help those with nowhere else to turn. He's also a man with a dangerous past. Chosen as a child, he was raised and trained as an Orphan, an off-the-books black box program designed to create the perfect deniable intelligence asset: An assassin. Evan was Orphan X--until he broke with the program and used everything he learned to disappear. But now someone is on his tail. Someone with similar skills and training who will exploit Evan's secret new identity as the Nowhere Man to eliminate him. "Hurwitz melds nonstop action and high-tech gadgetry...in this excellent series opener." --Publishers Weekly (starred review) This edition of the book is the deluxe, tall rack mass market paperback.

'Outstanding in every way' Lee Child'The page turned of the season' The Times____________'Do you need my help?' It was the first question he asked. They called him when they had nowhere else to turn. As a boy Evan Smoak was taken from an orphanage. Raised and trained in a top secret programme, he was sent to bad places to do things the government denied ever happened. Then he broke with the programme, using what he'd learned to vanish. Now he helps the desperate and deserving. But someone's on his trail. Someone who knows his past and believes that the boy once known as Orphan X must die . . . ____________'Read this book. You will thank me later' David Baldacci'A rival to reacher' The IndependentIf you loved Orphan X, read the gripping follow-up The Nowhere Man and brand new sequel Out of the Dark!

""Orphan X" is the most gripping, high-octane thriller I've read in a long, long time. Hang onto your seat because Gregg Hurwitz will take you on a dizzying ride you'll not soon forget " -Tess Gerritsen The Nowhere Man is a legendary figure spoken about only in whispers. It's said that when he's reached by the truly desperate and deserving, the Nowhere Man can and will do anything to protect and save them. But he's no legend. Evan Smoak is a man with skills, resources, and a personal mission to help those with nowhere else to turn. He's also a man with a dangerous past. Chosen as a child, he was raised and trained as part of the off-the-books black box Orphan program, designed to create the perfect deniable intelligence assets---i.e. assassins. He was Orphan X. Evan broke with the program, using everything he learned to disappear. Now, however, someone is on his tail. Someone with similar skills and training. Someone who knows Orphan X. Someone who is getting closer and closer. And will exploit Evan's weakness---his work as The Nowhere Man---to find him and eliminate him. Grabbing the reader from the very first page, Orphan X is a masterful thriller, the first in Gregg Hurwitz's electrifying new series featuring Evan Smoak.

Mies jota ei ole on legendaarinen hahmo, josta puhutaan kuiskaten. Sanotaan, että kun joku todella epätoivoinen ja apua kaipaava ottaa häneen yhteyttä, hän kykenee ja on halukas tekemään mitä hyvänsä suojellakseen avuntarvitsijaa ja pelastaakseen tämän. Hän ei ole kuitenkaan pelkkä legenda. Evan Smoak on mies, jolla on taidot, edellytykset ja vakaa aikomus auttaa niitä, joilla ei ole ketään, kenen puoleen kääntyä. Samalla hän on mies, jolla on vaarallinen menneisyys. Yhdysvaltain hallitus otti hänet poikakodista hoteisiinsa ja kasvatti ja koulutti hänestä jäsenen salaiseen Orpojen ohjelmaan, jonka tarkoitus oli tuottaa täydellisiä salamurhaajia. Evanin nimeksi tuli Orpo nimeltä X. Vuosia myöhemmin Evan irrottautui ohjelmasta hyödyntäen oppimiaan taitoja painuakseen maan alle - ja jättääkseen menneisyyden taakseen. Niin hän ainakin kuvittelee. Nyt joku on hänen kannoillaan. Joku, joka pääsee koko ajan häntä lähemmäs. Ja hyödyntää Evanin heikkoutta - hänen missiotaan Miehenä jota ei ole - saadakseen hänet käsiinsä ja tappaakseen hänet. Orpo nimeltä X tempaisee lukijan kirjan ensimmäiseltä sivulta lähtien mukaansa; kyseessä on mestarillinen jännitystarina, ensimmäinen osa Gregg Hurwitzin uudesta kirjasarjasta, jonka sankarina on Evan Smoak.

Don't Look Back is the brilliant new thriller from Gregg Hurwitz. AloneIt was the holiday of a lifetime - a chance for Eve Hardaway to rediscover herself following the break-up of her marriage. Until Eve catches a glimpse of someone she should never have seen. Afraid She was not the first to do so. But a woman who previously laid eyes on this mysterious stranger has disappeared without trace. Soon Eve and her travelling companions look set to suffer the same fate. On the run Then a storm cuts off their remote jungle camp from the outside world. And Eve knows that if she is ever going to see her young son again, she will be forced to find reserves of courage and resourcefulness she never dreamt she possessed. Or die trying ... With great pace and pitch-perfect characterisation, Gregg Hurwitz ratchets up the tension in Don't Look Back, his exceptional new thriller. Fans of Harlan Coben and Simon Kernick will be hooked from the word go. Praise for Gregg Hurwitz:'Outstanding in every way' Lee Child'Pure nail-biting stay-up-all-night suspense' Harlan Coben'Thriller writing at its best' Tess Gerritsen'Memorable as hell' James Patterson'So fast it should come with and airbag' Linwood Barclay Praise for Don't Look Back: 'Hurwitz never disappoints and with Don't Look Back he takes his storytelling talents to new heights of suspense and terror ... From the opening moment of tension to the singularly terrifying final act, this story of survival and death left me breathless.' James Rollins 'Thrilling ... Hurwitz skilfully ratchets up the tension as his characters prove their mettle through nerve-wracking and exciting trials' Publishers Weekly 'Hurwitz again proves himself a plot master ... he adds to his string of imaginative thrillers with an action-adventure story ready for blockbuster Hollywood' Kirkus Reviews 'A terrific book. Terrifying and exhilarating ... Don't Look Back is thrilling beginning to end and powerfully gratifying.' Megan Abbott 'A taut, smart, suspense-filled ride to satisfy the most discerning of thrill seekers.' Library Journal Gregg Hurwitz is the internationally bestselling author of You're Next, Or She Dies, We Know and I See You. A graduate of Harvard and Oxford Universities, he lives with his family in California, where he writes screenplays, television and comics including Batman and Wolverine.

Tell No Lies is the outstanding new thriller from Gregg Hurwitz. NO CHOICEDaniel Brasher is leaving behind his job as a probation counsellor working with hardened criminals to spend more time with his wife, now well again after serious illness. However, nothing is ever that simple . . . NO TIMEWhen he finds a scrawled message in the post at work - 'admit what you've done or you will bleed for it. You have 'til midnite' - he is horrified but relieved to discover it's not addressed to him. Then he learns that the intended victim is already dead. NO ESCAPEMore death threats signal a series of gruesome, seemingly inexplicable murders. Until a note is addressed to Daniel himself. And with the clock ticking he must discover who wants him dead. And why. Or become the next victim . . . Perfect for fans of Harlen Coben and Linwood Barclay, Tell No Lies is Gregg Hurwitz's best thriller yet, guaranteed to keep readers up all night. Praise for Gregg Hurwitz: 'Outstanding in every way' Lee Child'Pure nail-biting stay-up-all-night suspense' Harlan Coben'Thriller writing at its best' Tess Gerritsen'Memorable as hell' James Patterson'Gripping. Hurwitz knows how to write a thriller' Michael Connelly'Simply brilliant' Anne Rice'So fast it should come with and airbag' Linwood Barclay'Chilling and riveting' Jonathan Kellerman'Gregg Hurwitz deservedly takes his place at the forefront of suspense writers' David Baldacci'A quantum leap forward in suspense' Dennis Lehane'Exerts a vice-like grip on the reader . . . reminiscent of another American master, Harlan Coben' CrimetimeGregg Hurwitz is the internationally bestselling author of You're Next, Or She Dies, We Know and I See You. A graduate of Harvard and Oxford Universities, he lives with his family in California, where he writes screenplays, television and comics including Batman and Wolverine.

Nate Overbay, a former soldier suffering from PTSD and ALS, goes to an eleventh-floor bank and climbs out the bathroom window onto the ledge, ready to end it all. But as he s steeling himself to jump, a crew of gunmen bursts into the bank and begins viciously shooting employees and customers. With nothing to lose, Nate climbs back inside, confronts the robbers, and with his military training, starts taking them out, one by one. The last man standing leaves Nate with a cryptic warning: He will make you pay in ways you can t imagine. Soon enough, Nate learns what this means. He is kidnapped by Pavlo, a savage Ukrainian mobster and mastermind of the failed heist. Now blocked from getting into the bank vault to retrieve the critical item inside, Pavlo gives Nate a horrifying ultimatum: Either break in and acquire the item or watch Pavlo slowly kill the people Nate loves most - his estranged wife, Janie, and his teenaged daughter, Cielle. Nate lost them both when he came back from Iraq broken and confused. Now he s got one chance to protect the people he loves, even if it s the last thing he is able to do."

A pulse-pounding thriller from the bestselling author of RichardJudy Book Club selections, ORPHAN X and YOU'RE NEXT.

You're Next Gregg Hurwitz Mike Wingate had a rough childhood---he was abandoned at a playground at four years old and raised in foster care. No one ever came to claim him, and he has only a few, fragmented memories of his parents. Now, as an adult, Mike is finally living the life he had always wanted---he's happily married to Annabel, the woman of his dreams; they have a wonderful young daughter; and his successful construction company guarantees a solid future for them all. Until Mike's past comes back to haunt him. Menacing characters are starting to surface in Mike's life...and when he reports them, the police seem more interested in Mike's murky origins than in protecting the family he has now. With no one left to turn to, Mike calls on Shep, a truly dangerous man--and Mike's only true friend---from their childhood days together in foster care. Together, the two of them will do whatever it takes to protect Mike and his loved ones against a hidden enemy who comes with a deadly warning: You're Next... This edition of the book is the deluxe, tall rack mass market paperback.

All Patrick Davis ever wanted to do was make movies. But after he gets his big break and sells his first screenplay, his life collapses. His Hollywood dreams crumble almost immediately, sending him back to his dreary day job. Even his storybook marriage is on the rocks. And just when it seems things couldn't be worse, the DVDs start coming in... The ominous DVDs show that someone is watching Patrick and his wife-that the two are being stalked and recorded by cameras hidden around and within their house. Then come the emails... Finally, someone confronts Patrick with an offer he can't refuse: To take the mess his life has become and make it all right. Patrick figures it's the offer of a lifetime. But he's dead wrong. Now, with every step, Patrick moves deeper and deeper into a web of intrigue that threatens everything he still has and values in this world. Before he knows it, he's in too deep-and the only way out of is to outwit and outplay his unseen opponents at their own game...

A pulse-pounding bestseller from the author of ORPHAN X. I know you, don't I?' Five words - that's all it takes to plunge Mike Wingate and his family into mortal danger. Mike doesn't recognise the crippled stranger who approaches him at a party . . . but the stranger seems to know all about him. What has Mike done? Do they have the wrong man? Overnight, the threats become attacks, and Mike, his wife, and their young daughter learn they aren't safe anywhere -especially not their own home. He doesn't know who they are. He doesn't know what they want. But there's no time to figure it out - because his enemies have killed before, and he's next.

A breakneck thriller from the bestselling author of RichardJudy Book Club selections ORPHAN X and YOU'RE NEXT.

A page-turning thriller from the bestselling author of RichardJudy selections ORPHAN X and YOU'RE NEXT.

The series that started it all The maestro of pulse-pounding suspense delivers an explosive new white-knuckle thriller featuring deputy U. S. Marshal Tim Rackley -- a lawman driven by honor, morality, and a thirst for justice. The leader of one of the country's most violent biker gangs, Den Laurey should have been behind bars. But thanks to a daring escape on an L. A. freeway, several deputy marshals are dead and Laurey is riding free. Rackley, back on the Service's warrant squad, is in hot pursuit of the outlaw and his ruthless gang -- with a media whirlwind and the entire Los Angeles law-enforcement community driving him. Just when Laurey is within his grasp, circumstances force Rackley to let him go -- with devastating results. A few miles up the road, a sheriff's deputy is attacked: Tim's pregnant wife, Dray. Driven by guilt, Tim vows to hunt Laurey down -- a search that will lead him into a dark world of deception and lies, a world of criminals and undercover cops, drugs and mutilation. And the key to the violent puzzle lies in the discarded corpses of women -- women for whom Tim must seek justice when no one else will. With the stakes rising, Tim must unravel a horrifying secret and confront a deadly terror that reaches from the back alleys of Mexico to the poppy fields of Afghanistan ... and threatens to explode on the dark streets of L. A.

The series that started it all In this powerful follow-up to his action-packed thriller The Kill Clause, Gregg Hurwitz, the new maestro of pulse-pounding suspense, ratchets up the excitement with another sensational page-turner featuring Tim Rackley, a driven lawman motivated by honor, morality, and a deep sense of justice. Called back into the fold of the U. S. Marshals Service, Tim is tasked with retrieving Leah Henning, the daughter of a powerful Hollywood producer, from a mind-control cult. As Tim wends his way deep undercover into an insidious operation called The Program, he confronts a brand of mind-warping manipulation beyond his worst expectations. Tim becomes enmeshed with a diverse band of characters--from the charismatic, messianic leader T. D. Betters to a cult reject burnout to the intelligent yet highly vulnerable Leah herself--and finds himself caught in a shadowy landscape of lies, manipulation, and terror. At stake: innocent minds--maybe even his own.--Washington Post