Orphan X is done hiding in the shadows and waiting for death to find him, he is going to kill the man who has set death on his tail and he is going to take him out first. It's a bold move, and a tricky move, because how can one man hope to take down the President of the United States - one of the most heavily protected men in the world. It is going to take all of his training, and all of his skills to unpick the levels of protection around the President and find a vulnerable spot he can exploit. Desperate times call for desperate measures, and the threat posed by President Bennett is very real, not only for Evan but for every Orphan ever trained.
President Bennett knows Orphan X is after him and he will use every weapon at his disposal to try and stop him - including arranging for the release of Orphan A, who has a very personal grudge against Orphan X. The Secret Service is on high alert for danger, and while one man shouldn't pose a threat , Orphan X quickly shows just how highly trained and dangerous he is. Hunted by law enforcement, the Secret Service, and Orphan A Evan should have no chance at success - but this is a fight he is desperate to win and desperate times call for desperate measures - and deals he wouldn't normally make.
As Evan's window of opportunity slowly closes the Nowhere Man receives a phone call from a young man whose family has been targeted by a man who is used to getting what he wants through violence and threats. The timing couldn't be worse as the last thing Evan needs is a distraction, especially when that distraction burrows under his layers of defences and makes him put aside some of the training and rules that he has followed for so long. As his window of opportunity draws closer so does an increasing conflict of interest as there may not be time for Orphan X to do his thing at the same time as the Nowhere Man needs to do his thing - which will Evan choose, duty or revenge? For the first time Evan has really been pushed to the edge, and when you're desperate you will cross lines that you wouldn't normally cross.
The Orphan X series has been a great read right from the start with complicated and well developed characters and a hero you can't help but like - even if he does seem as prickly and standoffish as his cactus sometimes. Each book in the series has built on the previous story, and with each book we learn more about Evan and his world - complete with some rather spectacular bombshells along the way. I highly recommend this series to anyone who likes thrillers and crime stories - and I will recommend it to other people who are just looking for a good book. Sometimes the name dropping becomes a little bit much with the brand names, but other than that there is a lot to like about this series. Now comes the wait to see what happens next for Orphan X.
If you like this book then try:
- Orphan X by Gregg Hurwitz
- The killing kind by Chris Holm
- Breaking Creed by Alex Kava
- The Postcard killers by James Patterson and Liza Marklund
- Eeny meeny by M.J. Arlidge
- Truth or die by James Patterson and Howard Roughan
- Dead secret by Ava McCarthy
- Never never by James Patterson and Candice Fox
- Darkly dreaming Dexter by Jeffry P. Lindsay
- Kiss the girls by James Patterson
- Kill me if you can by James Patterson and Marshall Kamp
Reviewed by Brilla
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