Dark Horse
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Summary
Orphan X faces his most challenging mission ever 。 。 。
Evan Smoak is a man with many identities and a challenging past。 As Orphan X， he was a government assassin for the off-the-books Orphan Program。 After he broke with the Program， he adopted a new name and a new mission - The Nowhere Man， helping the most desperate in their times of trouble。
Having just survived an attack on his life， and the complete devastation of his base of operations， as well as his complicated （and deepening） relationship with his neighbour Mia Hall， Evan isn't interested in taking on a new mission。
But one finds him anyway。
Aragon Urrea is a kingpin of a major drug-dealing operation in South Texas。 He's also the patron of the local area - suppling employment in legitimate operations， providing help to the helpless， a rough justice to the downtrodden， and a future to a people normally with little hope。 He's complicated - a not completely good man， who does bad things for often good reasons。
However， for all his money and power， he is helpless when one of the most vicious cartels kidnaps his innocent eighteen-year-old daughter， spiriting her away into the armoured complex that is their headquarters in Mexico。 With no other way to rescue his daughter， he turns to The Nowhere Man。
Now not only must Evan figure out how to get into the impregnable fortress of a heavily armed， deeply paranoid cartel leader， but he must decide if he should help a very bad man - no matter how just the cause。
Evan Smoak is a man with many identities and a challenging past。 As Orphan X， he was a government assassin for the off-the-books Orphan Program。 After he broke with the Program， he adopted a new name and a new mission - The Nowhere Man， helping the most desperate in their times of trouble。
Having just survived an attack on his life， and the complete devastation of his base of operations， as well as his complicated （and deepening） relationship with his neighbour Mia Hall， Evan isn't interested in taking on a new mission。
But one finds him anyway。
Aragon Urrea is a kingpin of a major drug-dealing operation in South Texas。 He's also the patron of the local area - suppling employment in legitimate operations， providing help to the helpless， a rough justice to the downtrodden， and a future to a people normally with little hope。 He's complicated - a not completely good man， who does bad things for often good reasons。
However， for all his money and power， he is helpless when one of the most vicious cartels kidnaps his innocent eighteen-year-old daughter， spiriting her away into the armoured complex that is their headquarters in Mexico。 With no other way to rescue his daughter， he turns to The Nowhere Man。
Now not only must Evan figure out how to get into the impregnable fortress of a heavily armed， deeply paranoid cartel leader， but he must decide if he should help a very bad man - no matter how just the cause。
Reviews
Robyn
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Currently my favorite series going。 This starts off as an ordinary good man v cartel drug lord kind of thriller， but offers some unexpected twists and real character development to go along with the intense action and fight scenes。 I would mark it down for unresolved endings but sigh that is just how this series rolls。
Julie
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Dark Horse by Gregg Hurwitz is a 2022 Minotaur publication。 The Nowhere Man hotline gets one of its most unusual calls to date and creates a moral dilemma for Evan。 Because the person asking for help happens to be a very bad man， but his daughter， Anjelina， is an innocent， Evan decides to intervene。 Dealing with ruthless drug lords， human trafficking， and a teenage hostage， on one hand， Mia， who has a health scare， and Joey， who has an emotional episode， on the other， is almost too much for Evan Dark Horse by Gregg Hurwitz is a 2022 Minotaur publication。 The Nowhere Man hotline gets one of its most unusual calls to date and creates a moral dilemma for Evan。 Because the person asking for help happens to be a very bad man， but his daughter， Anjelina， is an innocent， Evan decides to intervene。 Dealing with ruthless drug lords， human trafficking， and a teenage hostage， on one hand， Mia， who has a health scare， and Joey， who has an emotional episode， on the other， is almost too much for Evan/ Orphan X/Nowhere Man。 The conflicts he faces trying to reconcile his past with the present， the desire to be free and live normally， is ever present， but not as prominent in this episode。 Instead， Evan perfects the fine art of compartmentalizing。 Each segment of his life requires his undivided attention， without one interfering with the other。 Somehow， he shows up for Mia， for Anjelina， her father， and Joey， while fighting off some of the worst hardened criminals around。 As always， there is a lot going on， and the story moves at a very brisk pace， which of course makes it hard to put aside。 The dramas with Joey felt a little overwrought， and not really her style， in my opinion。 Mia’s situation was also a little too overwhelming on top of everything else that was going on， and I confess， there were times I felt a little mentally drained and physically exhausted。 I don’t have Evan Smoak’s training， after all。 Although Evan’s Nowhere Man job is complete， the story ends with some ambiguity and a definite sense of foreboding for our hero…Overall， I enjoyed this latest edition in the series， though I must say it did have a different tone to it somehow。 Not something I’m sure I can pinpoint exactly， but at this stage in the series， it isn’t uncommon to experience either some shifting or settling- I’m just not sure which one of those is taking place。 Still， a very strong addition to the series， though， and I’m looking forward to Evan’s next big challenge！ 3。5 rounded up。 。。。more
Kath
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I really wanted to love this book。 This is one of my favourite series and I have been looking forward to this book， well， since I read the last one， over a year ago。 But， and I hate to say this， it promised loads and， well， just didn't completely deliver for me。 It felt almost like it's a bit of padding as， to be honest， it didn't really move X's story along as the other books have done。 Maybe I am being too harsh。 But after the previous books， I had expectations of what I would read herein and， I really wanted to love this book。 This is one of my favourite series and I have been looking forward to this book， well， since I read the last one， over a year ago。 But， and I hate to say this， it promised loads and， well， just didn't completely deliver for me。 It felt almost like it's a bit of padding as， to be honest， it didn't really move X's story along as the other books have done。 Maybe I am being too harsh。 But after the previous books， I had expectations of what I would read herein and， apart from a few oblique references to that matter， nothing materialised。Also， I know Evan is the bees knees， and does have help from a few badass associates， but really。。。 what the author has him achieving herein， defied even my forgiving nature。 It was a step too far for me， sorry。But， I loved Joey in this book。 And Dog the dog。 They provided me with the light relief and gave me the will to carry on。 We also had Mia and Peter and， well， they had a bit of a bad time too which did tug on the old heartstrings。 But Evan disappointed me a bit here。 Again， probably more my fault than his。 But I do feel we left the book not as tight as we started it。 But the way it all ended gave me hope for the next book。 And I will be holding on to the hope tightly until I get my hands on book 8 and my faith is rewarded。。。My thanks go to the Publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this book。 。。。more
Donna
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This is book #7 in the Orphan X series。 This series has been a solid 4 stars for me。 I liked this one， but it was my least favorite。 I wasn't feeling it with the drug cartel。 The fact that one of them needed Evan in his life to fix a wrong jut didn't reel me in。 But even with that said， I still love the MC， Evan。 His interaction with the permanent characters keeps me in。 I like the humor， the dialogue and the characters progression。 I listened to the audio and I enjoyed the narration by Scott Br This is book #7 in the Orphan X series。 This series has been a solid 4 stars for me。 I liked this one， but it was my least favorite。 I wasn't feeling it with the drug cartel。 The fact that one of them needed Evan in his life to fix a wrong jut didn't reel me in。 But even with that said， I still love the MC， Evan。 His interaction with the permanent characters keeps me in。 I like the humor， the dialogue and the characters progression。 I listened to the audio and I enjoyed the narration by Scott Brick。 So all in all， 3 stars。 。。。more
Elizabeth
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The most interesting aspect of the Orphan X books to me is the balancing act Evan has to constantly do between the two sides of his life。 This book seemed to focus more on the Nowhere Man side of Evan， but， as happens more and more， the personal things influence the client side of things。 This one is different。 The client and circumstances are。。。somewhat complicated。 I think the series is getting stronger as it goes。 Fair warning though， there's some imagery in this one that's not easy。 I know t The most interesting aspect of the Orphan X books to me is the balancing act Evan has to constantly do between the two sides of his life。 This book seemed to focus more on the Nowhere Man side of Evan， but， as happens more and more， the personal things influence the client side of things。 This one is different。 The client and circumstances are。。。somewhat complicated。 I think the series is getting stronger as it goes。 Fair warning though， there's some imagery in this one that's not easy。 I know there always is， but this one did seem to go further。 I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book。 。。。more
Robert Sullivan
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Gregg Hurwitz's Orphan X series is the best thriller saga going， and this is another top notch addition。 Once again we get tightly choreographed， over-the-top action sequences， a complex， fast-moving plot， taut writing， and the perilous terrors of X trying to fit into everyday life。There has always been some tension between X's extra-legal vigilantism and a lawful society （centered mostly around his relationship with a District Attorney）， but in this story there is more moral ambiguity， as the ' Gregg Hurwitz's Orphan X series is the best thriller saga going， and this is another top notch addition。 Once again we get tightly choreographed， over-the-top action sequences， a complex， fast-moving plot， taut writing， and the perilous terrors of X trying to fit into everyday life。There has always been some tension between X's extra-legal vigilantism and a lawful society （centered mostly around his relationship with a District Attorney）， but in this story there is more moral ambiguity， as the 'lost soul' X tries to rescue is a bad man who does a lot of good （or a good guy who does a lot of bad）， and there are enough troubling parallels between X and his client to make everyone uncomfortable。Fortunately， Hurwitz is a strong enough writer of the 'show， don't tell' school， and we're spared the facile internal moral hand wringing that plagues many lesser thrillers。 The result is a well worth reading。 。。。more
Bam cooks the books ;-）
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The seventh book in the exciting Orphan X series is a bit of a departure。 This time Evan Smoak is helping a 'not so bad' Texan drug cartel jefe， whose daughter has been kidnapped by a 'really evil' Mexican drug cartel jefe。 Can he infiltrate the highly guarded camp to rescue the girl？ Evan， who doesn't have the best interpersonal skills， is also trying to deal with several problems on the home front--like the HOA head bugging him about the dog in his penthouse suite; his ward Joey wanting to tak The seventh book in the exciting Orphan X series is a bit of a departure。 This time Evan Smoak is helping a 'not so bad' Texan drug cartel jefe， whose daughter has been kidnapped by a 'really evil' Mexican drug cartel jefe。 Can he infiltrate the highly guarded camp to rescue the girl？ Evan， who doesn't have the best interpersonal skills， is also trying to deal with several problems on the home front--like the HOA head bugging him about the dog in his penthouse suite; his ward Joey wanting to take a solo road trip at 16; his 'sometime' love interest needing emergency surgery; and last but certainly not the least for someone with a serious case of OCD， his penthouse in the throes of a complete overall after the bombing that almost killed him。 There is lots of violence throughout this thriller but also quite a bit of humor to balance it all out。 Gregg Hurwitz leaves his readers with not one， but two cliffhangers so we'll be anxiously waiting for more to find out what happens next！ I'm also wondering if he's considering a spinoff series featuring Joey as she heads off on this road trip of hers。 Guess we'll have to wait and see about that too！ I received an arc of this new book in the Orphan X series from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 Many thanks！ Both my husband and I enjoy this series very much--it never disappoints。 。。。more
Jammin Jenny
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I thought this was a very entertaining book， and I really liked the intrigue and action packed story line。 It was a bit difficult to really get into the story as this is the first book in the Orphan X series that I have read。 But， if you are an Orphan X fan， or don't mind not really knowing some of the backstory， then I think you will enjoy this book。I want to thank Gregg Hurwitz， MacMillian Audio， Minotaur Books and Netgalley for giving me an e-copy of this book， in return for an honest review。 I thought this was a very entertaining book， and I really liked the intrigue and action packed story line。 It was a bit difficult to really get into the story as this is the first book in the Orphan X series that I have read。 But， if you are an Orphan X fan， or don't mind not really knowing some of the backstory， then I think you will enjoy this book。I want to thank Gregg Hurwitz， MacMillian Audio， Minotaur Books and Netgalley for giving me an e-copy of this book， in return for an honest review。 。。。more
Myarn
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Dark Horse by Gregg Hurwitz （Orphan X #7） 4 starsEvan Smoak aka Orphan X is on the move again， this time the plea for help comes from an unusual source。 An independent drug lord needs to get his eighteen year old daughter from the clutches of the head of another drug cartel。 Can The Nowhere Man solve this problem and should he since the one asking is one of the bad guys？ On top of that problem， Evan is still trying to make sense of the relationships he has with Joey （another Orphan） and Mia， an Dark Horse by Gregg Hurwitz （Orphan X #7） 4 starsEvan Smoak aka Orphan X is on the move again， this time the plea for help comes from an unusual source。 An independent drug lord needs to get his eighteen year old daughter from the clutches of the head of another drug cartel。 Can The Nowhere Man solve this problem and should he since the one asking is one of the bad guys？ On top of that problem， Evan is still trying to make sense of the relationships he has with Joey （another Orphan） and Mia， an attractive neighbor and friend。 I have to say that this book is seven parts action and two parts terror with one part normal。 I was surprised how this book started since the last book "Prodigal Son" ended with a cliff hanger。 At times this book was quite philosophical; in comparing legal and illegal， right from wrong。 There are so many shades of grey that sometime the results were trending towards charcoal。 As always， there is action， fighting， and mayhem throughout the book。 Some parts were a bit too gory for me， but the quiet parts saved it for me。 This book ends with a cliff hanger of sorts and I look forward to the next book in this series。 Thank you Netgalley and St。 Martins Press/Minotaur for this ARC。 。。。more
Shannon
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I loved the story and the narrator really brings Evan Smoak to life。 Just as things start to settle down and get back to normal for Evan， everything changes again。 When must you get in bed with the devil to fight evil？ Can you discern the difference？ Evan， the Nowhere Man， has his work cut out for him in his latest mission。 Highly recommended！
Jennifer Newell
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Absolutely love Orphan X’s character and and then way he comes to the aid of those who have no one else to turn too。 This is the next installment of these wonderful characters。 X goes to help a less than honorable business man to get his daughter back from the cartel。 X goes undercover in the cartel to get to Angelina and get her out。 But X is surprised to find Angelina was not kidnapped but left on her own because she is in love with the cartels son。 Will X be able to get her home？ Enjoyable ad Absolutely love Orphan X’s character and and then way he comes to the aid of those who have no one else to turn too。 This is the next installment of these wonderful characters。 X goes to help a less than honorable business man to get his daughter back from the cartel。 X goes undercover in the cartel to get to Angelina and get her out。 But X is surprised to find Angelina was not kidnapped but left on her own because she is in love with the cartels son。 Will X be able to get her home？ Enjoyable adventure with always the unexpected happening。 Very enjoyable series。 Thank you to Netgalley for complimentary copy。 。。。more
Michael Rocharde
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I’d love to be an orphan …With Orphan Xs skills of course。 Another terrific book in the Orphan X series。 Great action， great characters， and with this one， great humanity。 Less， much less， of the back story so more time to explore the now。 Highly recommended。
Anne - Books of My Heart
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This review was originally posted on Books of My Heart Review copy was received from NetGalley。 This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review。I absolutely have loved this Orphan X series。 I LOVE Evan and his growth throughout the series。 He is a support for the people at Castle Heights， especially Mia and Peter， and a parental figure， at least a caretaker for Joey。 I hoped once he got his informal presidential "pardon，" he could go into security or hos This review was originally posted on Books of My Heart Review copy was received from NetGalley。 This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review。I absolutely have loved this Orphan X series。 I LOVE Evan and his growth throughout the series。 He is a support for the people at Castle Heights， especially Mia and Peter， and a parental figure， at least a caretaker for Joey。 I hoped once he got his informal presidential "pardon，" he could go into security or hostage rescue or something。 But realistically， once he was in the normal view， there would be people trying to kill him。 He needs to stay hidden。Evan can't help but be swayed by the plight of a girl， not much older than Joey who has been kidnapped。 Her father is not a good man but Evan helps to steer him straighter。 The situations Evan is encounters to save her are more extreme than he would prefer。Evan has problems at "home" at the same time。 Joey wants to be more independent but she is 16。 Yes she is wicked smart and can defend herself。 That doesn't mean she is old enough and experienced enough to make good decisions （see daughter who has been kidnapped。） I really feel for Evan in this fight。 Mia is having problems and Peter needs care and a man he can trust。 Evan has no basis to know how to handle these relationship situations of any kind。 Because of them， I think he is also staying in the same area， the same "home" longer than is safe。I am waiting， with anxiety for what happens next for Evan。 I am just starting to think how this story of his life can turn out and I'm not liking any of my ideas。 But based on my experience with the author， he's a lot smarter than me and it will work out。 I hope。Anyway， Dark Horse is an intense read with plenty of action， strategy and emotions。 Evan continues to learn and grow， and help the desperate。 I recommend reading from the beginning， in order， for the character and world developments。 。。。more
Diane Saul
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Evan Smoak/ Orphan X/ Nowhere Man is back。 Whatever you call him don’t get in his way。 The action in this book starts from the 1st page and never lets up。 Definitely a page turner。 Can’t wait for the next book in the series。 Thank you to net galley for an advanced readers copy。
TC
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RecommendedReview posted at Tzer Island book blog:https://www。tzerisland。com/bookblog/2。。。 RecommendedReview posted at Tzer Island book blog:https://www。tzerisland。com/bookblog/2。。。 。。。more
Lauren Peterson
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Dark Horse by Gregg Hurwitz is the tenth installment in the popular Orphan X series。 I was apprehensive going in as I hadn’t yet read an Orphan X novel， but the transition into Evan Smoak’s world was seamless。 Hurwitz hooks you into the current narrative while also filling in Smoak’s backstory so that you never feel lost or out of the loop。 It can definitely be read as a standalone but， like me， I bet you’ll want to go back to the beginning after reading this one。 Fast-paced and thrilling， it’s Dark Horse by Gregg Hurwitz is the tenth installment in the popular Orphan X series。 I was apprehensive going in as I hadn’t yet read an Orphan X novel， but the transition into Evan Smoak’s world was seamless。 Hurwitz hooks you into the current narrative while also filling in Smoak’s backstory so that you never feel lost or out of the loop。 It can definitely be read as a standalone but， like me， I bet you’ll want to go back to the beginning after reading this one。 Fast-paced and thrilling， it’s a series to take note of—especially for fans of Jack Reacher or Alex Cross-type series。 I’m not always a fan of cartel thrillers but I quite enjoyed this one。 The plot was intriguing in a West Side Story kind of way and it moved along quickly so that I was engaged the entire time。 I often caught myself holding my breath when Smoak got himself into tight situations （so most of the book） which is a nod to the suspense aspect of this thriller。 It was heart pounding for both the constant action but also the anticipation of conflicts。 There was also an underlying theme throughout of what it means to be family in the face of devastation。 Sometimes with these types of series thrillers our characters lack depth when the book is read as a standalone， with the character development layering slowly over time from book to book。 But in this one， I felt we had good depth and insights into not only our protagonist but also some of the secondary characters。 From what I gathered， Smoak may be cracking a bit and getting himself more detached to people than what he’d been in earlier books。 I’m definitely intrigued by the series now and with an open-ended cliffhanger， I have no doubt we haven’t seen the last of our antihero （and my pretend boyfriend） Evan。 。。。more
Danielle Bush
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This audiobook was really great！ While the synopsis sounded really good I was a bit nervous jumping in the middle of a series。 However I had no trouble following along and now I really want to read/listen to the rest of the series。。 starting from the beginning lolThis book is a thrilling suspenseful adventure with periods of sarcasm that had me laughing out loud。 Also the narration was amazing and made me feel like I was in the middle of this job right along side Evan。 Evan is the nowhere man， t This audiobook was really great！ While the synopsis sounded really good I was a bit nervous jumping in the middle of a series。 However I had no trouble following along and now I really want to read/listen to the rest of the series。。 starting from the beginning lolThis book is a thrilling suspenseful adventure with periods of sarcasm that had me laughing out loud。 Also the narration was amazing and made me feel like I was in the middle of this job right along side Evan。 Evan is the nowhere man， trying to atone for things he has done in the past。 When a man asks for his help finding his daughter who had been kidnapped。 Evan isn't sure if he should take the job at first because this man he would be working for is not a good guy。。 but is daughter is an innocent so Evan decides to take the job。。 and turns out the man isn't the worst bad guy？ in fact might just be a little bit likeable？ Its a good thing that Evan is so good at his job， because he has his work cut out for him this time。。 （maybe lol not having read the other books， im not sure how hard this mission is compared to his others） Also his personal life is definitely getting in the way。。 His girlfriend Mia is going through a real hard time at the moment， his friend/ collegue/ and more Joey is really mad at him and he has no idea how to fix it。 There are a whole bunch of twists and turns that I had no idea were coming， and it kept me on the edge of my seat waiting to see if / how Evan was going to resuce Angelina。。 Especially when we find out what actually happened the day she was kidnapped。 I would absolutely listen to the audiobooks from this series， especially if they all have the same narrorator。 I can't wait to go back and see how this series started， and how Evan gets from there to here。。 I have a feeling hes come along way。 。。 。。。more
Cortney Sparks
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Happy Tuesday and Happy Pub Day to @gregghurwitzbooks， Dark Horse， the latest installment of Orphan X！I am completely obsessed with this series！ So when @minotaur_books reached out my answer was hell yes！The best way to describe this would be， the James Bond movies and The Taken movies combine them and bam you get Orphan X！ You want crime， you get it！ You want explosions， you got it！ You want big guns， yep it's in it！ You want a bad ass， meet Evan Smoak！Dark Horse， will leave you on the edge of Happy Tuesday and Happy Pub Day to @gregghurwitzbooks， Dark Horse， the latest installment of Orphan X！I am completely obsessed with this series！ So when @minotaur_books reached out my answer was hell yes！The best way to describe this would be， the James Bond movies and The Taken movies combine them and bam you get Orphan X！ You want crime， you get it！ You want explosions， you got it！ You want big guns， yep it's in it！ You want a bad ass， meet Evan Smoak！Dark Horse， will leave you on the edge of your seat！ Heart racing， explosive story line that leaves you breathless and anxiety ridding！ I highly recommend reading this！ This can be read as a standalone， so don't worry if you haven't read any of the installments！Thank you to @netgalley， @macmillan。audio， and #@gregghurwitzbooks for my review copy！⭐⭐⭐⭐#review #pubday #darkhorse #evansmoak #orphanx #series #crimethriller #gregghurwitz #arcbookreview #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #bookrecommendations #fourstar #cortsreads 。。。more
Josh Stoiber
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Thanks to McMillan Audio and NetGalley for this review copy！This was my first exposure to the Orphan X series， and I was a little nervous jumping into the 10th entry。 However， I suspected that， like many recurring character thrillers， the book would bring readers up to speed enough to enjoy the story。 I'm happy to say that this book is very welcoming to newcomers， quickly explaining Evan's backstory and his relationships to any returning characters。The book is exactly what you want from a spy-th Thanks to McMillan Audio and NetGalley for this review copy！This was my first exposure to the Orphan X series， and I was a little nervous jumping into the 10th entry。 However， I suspected that， like many recurring character thrillers， the book would bring readers up to speed enough to enjoy the story。 I'm happy to say that this book is very welcoming to newcomers， quickly explaining Evan's backstory and his relationships to any returning characters。The book is exactly what you want from a spy-thriller。 Part Jason Bourne， part Taken， with a surprising amount of heart。 Evan Smoke has made it his mission in life to atone for his sins by helping people who have nowhere else to turn。 Now， Evan is faced with unique dilemma: the man who needs his help is a bad man， or at least a highly complicated man who has done a lot of bad things。 The narration is phenomenal， but that's no surprise given it's performed by industry legend Scott Brick， whose credits include books by Michael Crichton， Terry Brooks， Frank Herbert， Tom Clancy， and many more。In the end， Dark Horse is an exciting， fun， well-executed thriller that is perfectly accessible to new readers of Orphan X and the audio production absolutely shines。 If you're a fan of recurring character thrillers like Alex Cross or Jack Reacher， you know what to expect from this book。 That's not a criticism， because Hurwitz knows exactly how to pull off a satisfying entry into the genre。 。。。more
Anne
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Dark Horse AUDIO by Gregg Hurwitz is part of the Orphan X series， which I have never read before。 It is an amazing book， totally implausible， but featuring a deeply damaged man who is beginning to come out of the stupor generated by his earlier life and training。 Evan Smoak helps people， whoever calls asking for help， get not only Evan but his amazing 16-year-old helper， Joey， who is a technological genius， although not always on the correct side of the law。 She is part of the small group pushin Dark Horse AUDIO by Gregg Hurwitz is part of the Orphan X series， which I have never read before。 It is an amazing book， totally implausible， but featuring a deeply damaged man who is beginning to come out of the stupor generated by his earlier life and training。 Evan Smoak helps people， whoever calls asking for help， get not only Evan but his amazing 16-year-old helper， Joey， who is a technological genius， although not always on the correct side of the law。 She is part of the small group pushing Evan， the Nowhere Man， into humanity。 Aragon Urrea is a drug kingpin， but he different than the others。 He runs his holding like a small kingdom。 He takes care of his people。 He spends much of his money on doing good。 He lives in a normal house， not an over-the-top mansion。 And he's lost his daughter。 Someone took her from her 18th birthday party。 No demands have been made， but he is worried。 He wants her back。 Evan meets him at his compound; there is surprise after surprise in the several days he spends there。 This is not my normal book， this over-the-top thriller， but I loved it。 I find books like this one are more accessible in the audio version than the print versions。 Evan is a good man: odd but good。 His OCD is manageable for short periods， but he longs to be back in his penthouse and its very controlled environment。 He has eliminated options that cause stress and he is comfortable there。 He can usually control his mind and body， willing pain away and pushing himself beyond normal limits。 He has met Mia， a neighbor， and is gingerly experimenting with caring for her。 She is very independent doesn't try to manage him， so it has a chance。 He tends to be bossy and controlling， just ask Joey， who is growing into her independence。 He is fascinating character。 This is a wonderfully creative and enticing book。 Dark Horse is narrated by Scott Brick， who is the perfect choice to read this book。 He reads with a light hand， not really differentiating between the dark and the light， but yet conveying the emotion and the stress of each situation。 His voice lent just the proper air of authority to every interaction， to all characters。 I was invited to listen to a free e-audio version of Dark Horse by Macmillan Audio， through Netgalley。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。 #netgalley #macmillanaudio #gregghurwitz #darkhorse 。。。more
Dawn Thomas
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Dark Horse – Audiobook （An Orphan X novel） by Gregg Hurwitz9781250252302Narrator: Scott BrickLength: 14 hours and 30 minutesPublisher: Macmillian AudiRelease Date: February 8， 2022Fiction （Adult）， Drug Cartels， Kidnapping， Violence， Mercenary， Mystery， Suspense， ThrillerEvan Smoak was an assassin for the deep cover government Orphan program。 He was selected from a foster home and trained as a child。 Now he wants to atone for his sins by helping others that are in trouble。 He is the Nowhere Man。I Dark Horse – Audiobook （An Orphan X novel） by Gregg Hurwitz9781250252302Narrator: Scott BrickLength: 14 hours and 30 minutesPublisher: Macmillian AudiRelease Date: February 8， 2022Fiction （Adult）， Drug Cartels， Kidnapping， Violence， Mercenary， Mystery， Suspense， ThrillerEvan Smoak was an assassin for the deep cover government Orphan program。 He was selected from a foster home and trained as a child。 Now he wants to atone for his sins by helping others that are in trouble。 He is the Nowhere Man。In the last book， Evan’s penthouse apartment was destroyed by an explosion。 He literally flew from the 21st floor in a winged parachute。 While finding laborers to rebuild the penthouse， he comes across a long man who tells him a story of a man that needs help。 Evan gives him his telephone number to pass along。 When Anjelina Urrea is kidnapped from her eighteenth birthday party by a Mexican drug cartel， her father， Aragon， is distraught。 The leader of a major drug operation in South Texas， Aragon blames himself。 He is visited by the young man and gets the Nowhere Man’s phone number。 Because of Aragon’s drug business， Evan must decide if he is worthy of help – something he has never done before。This is the seventh book in the series。 It is fast paced and written in the third person point of view。 The characters are developed and of course， we see return appearances from Joey， Tommy， Mia， and Peter along with residents of Evan’s building。 The book does end on There is a lot of violence in the book from what I would expect from drug cartels。 I see Evan as a cross between Jason Bourne and the Equalizer。 If you enjoy action books， you should give this book a try。 I always look forward to the next installment in the Orphan X series。 The narrator really brought the characters to life。 。。。more
Renee （itsbooktalk）
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Listened & Loved ！！！ Evan Smoak returns with a new vigilante story that picks up where book 6 left off but I do think this can be read as a standalone。 Evan receives a call for help from a drug lord who's teenage daughter is kidnapped。 What follows is a suspenseful， action paced story of Evan infiltrating a cartel with the help of a drug lord。 Lines are crossed， it's violent at times but also witty and sarcastic as Evan lives a high class life。 I love the interwoven parts from his personal life。 Listened & Loved ！！！ Evan Smoak returns with a new vigilante story that picks up where book 6 left off but I do think this can be read as a standalone。 Evan receives a call for help from a drug lord who's teenage daughter is kidnapped。 What follows is a suspenseful， action paced story of Evan infiltrating a cartel with the help of a drug lord。 Lines are crossed， it's violent at times but also witty and sarcastic as Evan lives a high class life。 I love the interwoven parts from his personal life。 This is was a great addition the series and my favorite of all the books- the narrator Scott Brick was fantastic and Brought Evan to life 。。。more
Terrie Case
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As with all the other Orphan X books， Gregg Hurwitz has given us an engaging， action-packed thriller。 Different from the others， though， in Dark Horse， the Nowhere Man must decide between saving a young girl and his personal code。 This is a fact paced quick read that will keep you engrossed all night long。 Set aside an entire day so you don’t have to choose between one more chapter and sleep。 Another fantastic novel。 Though， I have yet to read a book by Gregg Hurwitz though I didn’t think was ou As with all the other Orphan X books， Gregg Hurwitz has given us an engaging， action-packed thriller。 Different from the others， though， in Dark Horse， the Nowhere Man must decide between saving a young girl and his personal code。 This is a fact paced quick read that will keep you engrossed all night long。 Set aside an entire day so you don’t have to choose between one more chapter and sleep。 Another fantastic novel。 Though， I have yet to read a book by Gregg Hurwitz though I didn’t think was outstanding。I received an ARC from St。 Martin Press/Minotaur Books and an Audiobook from Macmillan Audio。 This in no way affects my opinion or rating of this book。 I am voluntarily submitting this review and am under no obligation to do so。 。。。more
Kim Fox
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Once again Gregg Hurwitz has a hit！ Dark Horse is hands down an edge of your seat book！ Action packed from beginning to end and Evan Smoak is my new hero！Even Smoak， Mr。 Nowhere Man， helps those who deserve to be helped。。。。 Until he meets Aragon Urrea。 Aragon is a drug king pin in Texas。 Aragon has two sides to him。 He helps those in and around the town he is in。 But he is not a good man。 Complicated is what he is， and when his daughter is kidnapped by one of the most notorious cartels in Mexico Once again Gregg Hurwitz has a hit！ Dark Horse is hands down an edge of your seat book！ Action packed from beginning to end and Evan Smoak is my new hero！Even Smoak， Mr。 Nowhere Man， helps those who deserve to be helped。。。。 Until he meets Aragon Urrea。 Aragon is a drug king pin in Texas。 Aragon has two sides to him。 He helps those in and around the town he is in。 But he is not a good man。 Complicated is what he is， and when his daughter is kidnapped by one of the most notorious cartels in Mexico he asks The Nowhere Man for help。 What follows is an action packed book with a few surprises thrown in！！ 4。25⭐I have only read the last two books in this series， and I can't wait to read the back list！！ Thank you to Netgalley， Minotaur Books and Gregg Hurwitz for the eARC of this book in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Melanie Sligh
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 #DarkHorse“Señor Nowhere Man， No one measures up to a myth。 But you come close” I’ve been waiting for Evan Smoak/Drug Cartel crossover， and it was worth the wait。 It was hard to cheer for the bad guys or the good guys， because everyone was at fault， or partially to blame。 That ambiguity really solidified the theme in the Orphan X books， and I’m glad the series has continued。Evan Smoak， Joey， Dog， Mia， and all the badassery of the series back better than ever。 We all know I started this series be #DarkHorse“Señor Nowhere Man， No one measures up to a myth。 But you come close” I’ve been waiting for Evan Smoak/Drug Cartel crossover， and it was worth the wait。 It was hard to cheer for the bad guys or the good guys， because everyone was at fault， or partially to blame。 That ambiguity really solidified the theme in the Orphan X books， and I’m glad the series has continued。Evan Smoak， Joey， Dog， Mia， and all the badassery of the series back better than ever。 We all know I started this series because Duncan loves it so much， and now I’m invested。 Scott Brick is back with the audio， and as always， hits the dry sense of humor and brutal scenes as natural as they come。 I loved listening to the audio， and some of the scenes were very graphic played out on audio。 That’s what I expect from this series， and it does make a bigger impact on audio。 Dark Horse is number 7 in the series， but I feel like this is the one that really tugged at my heart。 It was really heart wrenching and was on the edge of my seat to hope Anjelina and Aragón would be reunited and have a happy…er ending。 I didn’t want anything to happen to her and was waiting for the Evan Smoak save the day Batman signal to come down and Ed everyone up。 The ending had me trying to turn more pages （and press play again） to try to magically make the next book in the series pop out because it left me on another great cliffhanger。 I cannot wait to see what happens next！ P。S。 as this is a series， I do not recommend reading this as a standalone because you will need all the backstory。 Thank you so much @minotaur and @macmillanaudio for the gifted copy！ Dark Horse is out 2/8 。。。more
Annette Jordan
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Dark Horse is the seventh instalment in Gregg Hurwitz's thrilling Orphan X series featuring the mysterious Evan Smoak， a former covert operative who is now known as the Nowhere Man， and spends his time helping those who need it most。 His ethical code is severely tested here when he is asked to rescue the daughter of a criminal who has been kidnapped by the vicious and brutal head of a rival cartel。 Aside from the ethical dilemma that Evan faces， the small amount of stability he has in his home l Dark Horse is the seventh instalment in Gregg Hurwitz's thrilling Orphan X series featuring the mysterious Evan Smoak， a former covert operative who is now known as the Nowhere Man， and spends his time helping those who need it most。 His ethical code is severely tested here when he is asked to rescue the daughter of a criminal who has been kidnapped by the vicious and brutal head of a rival cartel。 Aside from the ethical dilemma that Evan faces， the small amount of stability he has in his home life is also being tested， as his relationship with protégé Joey hits the skids as she is determined to be more independent， and the woman he has developed feelings for is facing a crisis of her own。 Will being torn in so many different directions put Evan at risk as he takes on one of the most dangerous opponents of his career？ This is truly a fast paced action packed page turner of a book， designed to keep the reader hooked and turning the pages to the very end。 The action scenes are plentiful and certainly thrilling but I really appreciated seeing more of Evan thinking about his life， his relationships and his motivations。 Every book in this series has been strong but I think this has been one of my favourites to date， and I am already looking forward to see where the author takes Evan next。 I read and reviewed an ARC courtesy of NetGalley and the publisher， all opinions are my own。 。。。more
Jan Miller
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Dark Horse by Greg Hurwitz pulled me in from the very beginning。 As a listener of the Orphan X books， I knew this would be one action packed adventure。 Scott Brick does an amazing job performing the book too。 Thank you #NetGalley and #MacMillanAudio for allowing me to listen and review。 I loved the book
Adriana
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First of all， I can't decide if I'm disappointed or impressed with how quickly and excitingly Hurwitz resolved/explained the giant cliffhanger from the previous book。 It's fast， exciting， and you feel right there with Evan as it's happening， but it's also over so quickly and I have so many questions。 It's unfortunately this amazing skill that Hurwitz has with making you feel right in the middle of all the action that earned this fantastic book just 4 stars。 I understand that writing a story abou First of all， I can't decide if I'm disappointed or impressed with how quickly and excitingly Hurwitz resolved/explained the giant cliffhanger from the previous book。 It's fast， exciting， and you feel right there with Evan as it's happening， but it's also over so quickly and I have so many questions。 It's unfortunately this amazing skill that Hurwitz has with making you feel right in the middle of all the action that earned this fantastic book just 4 stars。 I understand that writing a story about cartels necessitates the excessive use of violence and somewhat traumatizing details that need to put even seen-it-all Evan in a tough place， but， man， are some of the scenes rough。 It's just so realistic and raw at times that I had to walk away。That said， I was glued to the story itself。 It's an expertly paced plot full of surprises and twists I was not expecting and that kept ramping up the excitement and the danger。 Hurwitz does a brilliant job of humanizing even the most savage character just enough for their actions to hit even worse。 And Evan gets hits on all sides with this case as his personal life is also in turmoil and all the rules are put to the test。 It truly is a phenomenal story and listening to Scott Brick narrate it is a treat。 He does a great job of expressing urgency， calm， desperation， or whatever emotion is needed for the scene perfectly。 Very happy thanks to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the exciting early listen！ 。。。more
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