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The explosive Orphan X thriller from bestselling author Gregg Hurwitz.'HURWITZ FIRING ON ALL CYLINDERS' GUARDIANTO THOSE WHO TRAINED HIM, HE'S ORPHAN-X. TO THOSE WHO NEED HIM, HE'S THE NOWHERE MAN.Once a secret government assassin, Evan Smoak walked away to help others.But when his old handler calls with a warning - the Orphans are being killed off - he also receives a final mission.A young girl - the last Orphan recruit - is in danger. First, Evan must find her. Then he must protect her.But those tasked with her elimination will not stop.And leading them is one of Evan's fellow Orphans - who'll do anything to see him dead . . ._______________'WONDERFUL' THE TIMES'MEMORABLE AS HELL' JAMES PATTERSON

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The thrilling new Orphan X book and SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER from bestselling author Gregg Hurwitz'Feels like a missile launch' DAVID BALDACCI_______ As Orphan-X, Evan Smoak was trained to be a secret government assassin - until he quit. As the Nowhere Man, he's the guy to call if no one else can help. He'll save you. But when a woman gets in touch claiming to be his mother, he can't know if his true family needs help or this is a trap. Has Evan's past reached out to claim him? Or is someone out to ensure he has no future?_______'A stellar series, and the stories get better with each instalment' DAILY MAIL Praise for Orphan X 'Outstanding in every way' LEE CHILD 'Weapons-grade thriller writing' GUARDIAN 'A stellar series, and the stories get better with each instalment' DAILY MAIL 'An immensely entertaining adventure' THE TIMES

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The thrilling new Orphan X book and SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER from bestselling author Gregg Hurwitz'Feels like a missile launch' DAVID BALDACCI_______ As Orphan-X, Evan Smoak was trained to be a secret government assassin - until he quit. As the Nowhere Man, he's the guy to call if no one else can help. He'll save you. But when a woman gets in touch claiming to be his mother, he can't know if his true family needs help or this is a trap. Has Evan's past reached out to claim him? Or is someone out to ensure he has no future?_______'A stellar series, and the stories get better with each instalment' DAILY MAIL Praise for Orphan X 'Outstanding in every way' LEE CHILD 'Weapons-grade thriller writing' GUARDIAN 'A stellar series, and the stories get better with each instalment' DAILY MAIL 'An immensely entertaining adventure' THE TIMES

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THE SECOND BREAKNECK PACED YOUNG ADULT ADVENTURE THRILLER IN THE RAINS BROTHERS SERIES FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR GREGG HURWITZ. Chance, that's me, the youngest Rain brother - and right now I'm kind of stuck between a rock and hard place.... Or more specifically, tied up and kidnapped. My captors? We call them Drones, and they serve the Harvesters that have infected all the adults in our town of Creek's Cause with parasites, turning them into mindless rage zombies that have only two objectives: capture or kill. What we know so far is that there are two factions of Drones, one that wants my big brother Patrick and me to save the world, and the other that is taking kids and using them to hatch something... otherworldly. I don't want to know what they are, but I'm pretty sure I'm about to find out.What I do know is that Patrick and his girlfriend Alex are out there, they aren't dead and they won't let me die at the hands of the Harvesters. Not when we have things to do: because come on, the world isn't going to save itself.Last Chance is the relentlessly action-packed sequel to The Rains. Fans of The Hunger Games and Rick Yancey's The 5th Wave will love this thrilling adventure from the bestselling author of Orphan X and comics in the Batman, Wolverine and Punisher universes.

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WINNER of the ITW THRILLER AWARD - Best Young Adult NovelTHE FIRST BOOK IN THE HIGH-OCTANE YOUNG ADULT ADVENTURE THRILLER SERIES FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR GREGG HURWITZ. It's never really been my thing to be the brave one - that's always been my older brother Patrick - but something world-changing is happening in our small town of Creek's Cause. Parasites have infected everyone over the age of eighteen, making them violent, and if they even sniff a kid they either bash our brains in or take us back to their creepy lair.We're trapped at the school with the other remaining survivors, including Patrick's girlfriend Alex, and we don't know how long we'll last. The school is surrounded by infected adults, and we're sure that there is something else out there, something controlling the people that used to be our parents, our guardians. But here's the real problem, Patrick is turning eighteen in a few days, so it's up to me - Chance Rain - to find a way to save him. And maybe, just maybe if we survive the next few weeks then we can help save humanity.From the New York Times bestselling author of Orphan X and comics in the Batman, Wolverine, and Punisher universes comes The Rains, a thrilling adventure as relentless as The Hunger Games and as page-turning as Rick Yancey's The 5th Wave.

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One of the world''s best-loved heroes Evan Smoak, otherwise known as Orphan X, returns in an all-new thrilling adventure''Put Jack Reacher and Jason Bourne into a blender. Add one drop of nitro-glycerine and three of sulphuric acid. Switch on, and don''t be surprised if the lid blows off. You''ve just mixed your first Orphan X'' Richard and Judy Book Club Pick----EVERY LIFE HAS ITS PRICE She's known as the Wolf: an assassin working through a kill list with cool efficiency. Then someone gets in her way: Evan Smoak. First, he refuses to conveniently die. Then he stops her killing others. Evan has the Wolf's measure. He met plenty like her in a former life. But not since he''s had so much to lose. And the powers behind her are bigger than he could possibly imagine. The Wolf''s got Evan in her sights. She won't stop. It's kill or be killed. Cat and mouse. A

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As a boy, Evan Smoak was taken from the orphanage he called home and inducted into a top secret Cold War programme. Trained as a lethal weapon, he and his fellow recruits were sent round the world to do the government's dirty work. But the programme was rotten to the core. And now the man responsible needs things to be nice and clean. All evidence must be destroyed. That includes Evan.To survive, Evan's going to have to take the fight to his nemesis. There's just one problem with that. Jonathan Bennett is President of the United States and Evan isn't his only victim. To save himself - and the country - Evan is going to have to figure out how to kill the most well-protected man on the planet... 'Pure nail-biting suspense' Harlan Coben'Memorable as hell' James Patterson'Outstanding in every way' Lee Child'Brilliantly conceived and plotted...blows the doors off most thrillers I've read' David Baldacci

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THE GRIPPING NEW SUNDAY TIMES TOP 5 BESTSELLER FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF OUT OF THE DARK AND ORPHAN X'STELLAR. GETS BETTER WITH EACH INSTALLMENT'DAILY MAILHE WANTED TO END IT. BUT IT CAN NEVER BE OVER.Evan Smoak - former government assassin, 'Orphan-X', turned white knight of last resort - is hanging up his gun.When he gets one last call.A man, left a package by a murdered cousin, has an assassin on his trail. Easy work for Evan.Except behind the assassin is someone worse. And behind them something darker still.How long can Evan keep standing?How many times can a man step into the fire?'Memorable as hell' James Patterson'A new series character to rival Reacher' Independent

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'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!

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A gripping thriller from the bestselling author of Richard & Judy selections ORPHAN X and YOU'RE NEXT.When bestselling thriller writer Andrew Danner wakes up in a hospital bed with no idea how he got there, he is horrified to be told that he is responsible for the murder of his ex-fiancee. In the resulting celebrity trial, Drew is exonerated on the grounds of temporary insanity caused by a recent brain tumour. But he still has no idea if he did kill Genevieve, and is desperate to find out. Haunted by what appear to be his bizarre night-time actions - did he really cut his own foot with a knife? - Drew is shocked when another woman is discovered dead, murdered in the same way as Genevieve. Trying to clear his name and understand what's happening to him, Drew enlists the help of a tame forensic scientist, a sympathetic detective, his staunch friend Chic who has helpful underworld connections, and an over-confident teenager. Can Drew discover what really happened that night and unmask the real killer?

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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.

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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.

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THE INCREDIBLE NINTH BOOK IN THE ORPHAN-X SERIES WILL THRILL YOU FROM PAGE ONE . . .AN ASSASSIN IN FREEFALLFollowing a career in which he was always the most dangerous man in the room, ex-government assassin Evan Smoak is the last person his friends should ever have to worry about. But when Evan, formerly codenamed Orphan X, drops out of sight they’re concerned. They were right to be. A personal crisis has left him on his knees.A RECLUSIVE BILLIONAIREIf anyone remembered his first name they never cared to use it. But Allman’s lack of empathy hasn’t proven any barrier to building a tech empire whose tentacles reach into every aspect of people’s lives. And in the rush to praise his genius, no one’s asking what it could mean for humanity. Nor what Allman’s got coming next.A KILLER AT LARGESomeone is leaving a trail of dead in their wake. Apparently chosen at random, their deaths dressed up as accidents or suicides. The woman responsible is known only as the Wolf and looks to be every bit Evan’s equal. She now has him in her sights.How does it all connect? What is at stake? And will Evan rediscover the instinct and skill he needs to prevail? Or die trying . . .Praise for the Orphan X series'Feels like a missile launch' DAVID BALDACCI'Outstanding in every way' LEE CHILD'Weapons-grade thriller writing' GUARDIAN'An immensely entertaining adventure' THE TIMES

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A breakneck thriller from the bestselling author of Richard & Judy Book Club selections ORPHAN X and YOU'RE NEXT.A good job, a decent flat in Los Angeles, a quiet life - Nick Horrigan has finally put his traumatic past behind him. Or so it seems, until a SWAT team smashes into his place in the middle of the night. Still in pajamas, he's dragged outside to a waiting helicopter. He's told that a terrorist has seized control of a nuclear power plant and is threatening to blow it up...unless he can talk to Nick. Flown into a deadly intrigue, Nick is charged with a dangerous secret, one that will take him from the dark alleys of the city to behind the scenes of a Presidential race. As he rockets toward the truth, peeling back layer after layer of lies and deception, only one thing is certain: The long-buried secret, tied to the traumas of his own past, threatens his life at every turn.

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The electrifying new adventure in the Sunday Times bestselling series - in which Orphan X faces his most challenging mission ever . . .'A series character to rival Reacher' INDEPENDENT'Gregg Hurwitz has outdone himself. Readers will get whiplash . . . The action strikes like lightning' LUIS URREA, Pulitzer finalist for The Devil's Highway_______Can you remain a good man when you help a bad one? . . .Former government assassin Orphan X, Evan Smoak broke free to use his skills to help the good but powerless. But what if the person asking for help is neither?When the daughter of a Texan crime boss is kidnapped by a ruthless drugs cartel, he asks Evan to rescue her.The girl is innocent of her father's crimes.But in taking the case is Evan crossing a line?To find out he must break into an impregnable Mexican fortress.Then somehow get her out alive . . ._______Praise for the Orphan X series'Feels like a missile launch' DAVID BALDACCI'A stellar series, and the stories get better with each instalment' DAILY MAIL'Outstanding in every way' LEE CHILD'Weapons-grade thriller writing' GUARDIAN'A stellar series, and the stories get better with each instalment' DAILY MAIL 'An immensely entertaining adventure' THE TIMES

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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERThe electrifying new ORPHAN X adventure in the bestselling series - Evan Smoak returns with a mission which could cost him everything . . .'A stellar series, and the stories get better with each instalment' DAILY MAIL'[A] witty, satisfying thriller' SUN__________A heavily-armed counter-assault team, a convoy of tactical vehicles plus decoys, air support, a sedative more commonly used to knock out large animals, arm and leg restraints, a hood, mouthguard and a Secret Service Agent asking for a selfie.This was not your average invitation to meet with the President.But then Orphan X is not your average guest. The last survivor of the off-the-books programme that raised and trained him, Evan Smoak was sent around the world to do his government's dirty work. Until he escaped.Now once again in need of his particular skill-set, the President tracks him down and offers him a deal: kill a man she deems too dangerous or be executed himself.Evan must decide whether to accept. He's spent years trying to atone for his former life. But if by taking on the mission he must betray the very principles he now lives by, what is left?One thing becomes clear to the President soon enough: no one should ever try to force Evan's hand. Because putting Orphan X in an impossible spot only makes him more dangerous . . .__________'As a crafter of wham-bam action and suspense, leavened with a healthy dose of humour, Hurwitz's abilities are as fine-tuned as ever' DAILY EXPRESSPraise for the Orphan X series'Feels like a missile launch' DAVID BALDACCI'Outstanding in every way' LEE CHILD'Weapons-grade thriller writing' GUARDIAN'An immensely entertaining adventure' THE TIMES*The Last Orphan: On The Sunday Times bestseller list February 2023*

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The No. 1 Bestselling The Nowhere Man is a thrilling, pulse-pounding ride for readers and the hero of Orphan X . . .'THE PACE NEVER LETS UP' DAILY MAILTHEY TRAINED HIM TO HUNT. NOW HE'S THE HUNTED . . .A former government military asset code-named Orphan-X, Evan Smoak works as the Nowhere Man out to protect the helpless.Until the night it all goes wrong.Ambushed, drugged and kidnapped, Evan wakes in a locked room. He's outnumbered and outgunned. His captors are sure they've outsmarted him.But they've got it all wrong.He's not locked up with them.They're locked up with him . . .___________'MEMORABLE AS ALL HELL' JAMES PATTERSON'A DIZZYING RIDE' TESS GERRITSEN

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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERThe electrifying new ORPHAN X adventure in the bestselling series - Evan Smoak returns with a mission which could cost him everything . . .''A stellar series, and the stories get better with each instalment'' DAILY MAIL''[A] witty, satisfying thriller'' SUN__________A heavily-armed counter-assault team, a convoy of tactical vehicles, air support, a large animal sedative, arm and leg restraints, a hood, mouthguard This was not your average invitation to meet with the President. But then Orphan X is not your average guest. The last survivor of the top secret programme that raised and trained him, Evan Smoak was sent around the world to do his government''s dirty work. Until he escaped. Now, once again in need of his particular skill-set, the President tracks him down and offers him a deal: kill a dangerous target or face execution.

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A page-turning thriller from the bestselling author of Richard & Judy selections ORPHAN X and YOU''RE NEXT.First, Patrick receives the mysterious DVDs. They show invasive footage of him in the privacy of his own house. Soon, Patrick and his wife Ariana find themselves questioning everything and everyone as their lives unravel. Someone is clearly out to get them. And then, the email arrives:Go AloneDo What We SayOr She Dies...

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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'ONE OF THE BEST THRILLERS OF THE YEAR' ASSOCIATED PRESSHOW DO YOU STOP THE MOST POWERFUL MAN ON EARTH?Evan Smoak, code-named Orphan-X, was raised in a secret government programme.He left it behind long ago but now someone has been killing off the orphans - and all evidence of the programme.Only one person would and could do this. The man who created it.He'll do anything - anything - to save himself.But what can one man - even an Orphan - do alone?Against the President of the United States . . .'THE CHAPTERS SPEED BY LIKE AUTOMATIC GUNFIRE' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY'WEAPONS-GRADE THRILLER WRITING' GUARDIAN

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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.

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A pulse-pounding thriller from the bestselling author of Richard & Judy Book Club selections, ORPHAN X and YOU'RE NEXT.From the eleventh storey of a Los Angeles high-rise, Nate looks out on the city - the traffic, the trees, the beach beyond. He breathes deeply. And then he moves one foot off the ledge and into thin air.But before he can jump, gunshots ring out from within the building. A robbery is in progress. And Nate, with nothing to lose but the life he was about to give up, decides to intervene.What happens next plunges Nate into mortal danger . . . and reunites him with the family he hasn't known for years - a family he will do anything to protect.Packed with twists and suspense, hurtling forward at relentless speed, The Survivor is a gripping, unforgettable story of sacrifice, redemption and heroism - a thriller to rival the very best of Linwood Barclay and Harlan Coben.

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