The Nowhere Man (Orphan X, 2)

By Gregg Hurwitz

Evan Smoak returns in The Nowhere Man, the sequel to Orphan X, from New York Times bestselling author Gregg Hurwitz. Who is THE NOWHERE MAN? He is spoken about only in whispers. He comes to those in greatest need of his protection. There is no enemy he cannot fight. He lives by his own code. He takes no prisoners. His name is Evan Smoak. Taken from a group home when he was young, Evan 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 used everything he’d learned to disappear and reinvent himself as the Nowhere Man. But now, his new life has been interrupted by a surprise attack from an unlikely source. Captured, drugged, and spirited off to a remote location, Evan finds himself heavily guarded from everything he knows. His captors think they have him trapped and helpless in a virtual cage, but they do not know that they’re dealing with one of the deadliest, most resourceful men on earth.

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Published Dec 14, 2021

368 pages

Average rating: 7.88

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DonneK
4/10 stars
OMG!!! This book was so hard to read and finish. While I liked the first 60-70pgs and the last 70-80pg, the 200+pgs in between were ABSOLUTELY MONOTONOUS!!!!! So much so, I actually put this book away for awhile and read two other books before I went back to finish it.

The whole captivity section dragged on WAAAYYY TOOOO LOOONNNGGG!!!!! That whole section could have and definitely should have been pared down by at least 50-60pg that wouldn't have taken away from the overall story.

The ending was great and the only reason I will continue with the series, that and I just plain like Evan Smoak.
Harrietaspy
8/10 stars
Spy novels with lots of killing is not my normal genre but this series is incredibly creative and keeps me guessing. Also I just need something a bit mindless right now. A good fast read for when you don't want something too deep.
PackSunshine
8/10 stars
I strongly preferred the first book, although I still liked this one quite a bit. I don't want to give anything away, but I'd say that the middle 60% of the book is too long and unbelievable. Also, I think that, as a series, this book should have been more like #4 - there should have been a few more books that were similar to #1 before going off in a direction like this. Still, I look forward to the rest of the Evan Smoak books in the coming years.