I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Even Smoak has his own set of rules for living.
He used to be a government assassin.
He left this and became known as The Nowhere Man
He tries to help people who are in desperate straits
This book is so exciting that it is impossible to put down

Best Evan, "Orphan X" book yet. This was hard to put down!. This was a challenge even for the most well trained assassin government ingenuity can produce. Every time you think you have the head of the corrupt organization it goes to the next higher, evil layer. Like peeling a rotten onion. I enjoyed Max and Violet on the fringes. Mia and Peter on the sidelines. Wondering where the series will take us and what the future holds in store for Evan Smoak.. Fantastic, fast paced read.

Review of Uncorrected Digital Galley

Barely tolerated by his father, ostracized by most of his family, Max Merriweather is hardly holding on, scarcely eking out a living. When his uber-successful cousin asks him to keep something “just in case,” Max agrees but thinks no more about it until Grant is brutally murdered and Max returns home to find a knife-wielding intruder methodically searching/trashing his tiny apartment.

But Max’s problems are only beginning. Before sneaking out of his apartment, Max manages to retrieve the envelope Grant asked him to hold, but Lorraine Lennox, the reporter he’s supposed to contact, is strangely silent and unreachable. Then, when Max calls on Grant’s widow, he learns that his family blames him, some going so far as to say the murderer should have killed Max instead of Grant.

Can Evan Smoak, facing his own demons but still working as the Nowhere Man, help Max? Or will the fire consume them both?

Readers who have not yet read the earlier Orphan X tales will have no problem following the story as there is sufficient backstory folded into the narrative, but reading the earlier books will provide readers with significant insights.

Complex, well-developed characters are one of the highlights of the Orphan X series. “Into the Fire” finds the Nowhere Man still struggling to understand that “normal” life that seems so elusive to Evan. This introspectiveness, this searching for understanding, gives Evan’s character complexity and depth.

As with previous narratives, the story is nuanced, compelling, and unputdownable. Unforeseen revelations keep the tension mounting; surprising reveals keep the pages turning until the explosive denouement readers simply won’t see coming.

The continuing saga of Evan Smoak in this, the fifth book in the Orphan X series, is a must-read . . . don’t miss it.

Highly recommended.

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“”How you do anything is how you do everything”. The second commandment for Evan Smoak applies as well to Gregg Hurwitz’s cool,, superb Orphan X series. I can’t wait for Into the Fire and the reader will have great fun reading his earlier books in the series or to sample Hurwitz’s stand alone novels. Here are a few of Smoak’s other commandments.:
Assume Nothing,
How You Do Anything is How You Do Everything
Master Your Surroundings.
Never Make it Personal.
If You Don’t Know What to Do, Do Nothing.
Question Orders.
One Mission at a Time.
Never Kill a Kid.
Always Play Offense.
Never Let an Innocent Die. Don’t Fall in Love with Plan A