Review by 2shay..........🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟..........

Wow! This author never fails to deliver! Action, adventure and a new threat around every corner. Evan is, well, anti-social. He doesn’t like to get close to people. He has good reasons. He’s trying, slowly, to change.

Max, Evan’s new mission, is the black sheep of his family. He never seems to get things right. When he receives a message from his cousin, who winds up dead, he is surprised, then alarmed when his tacky little apartment is ransacked. Looking to his family for answers just puts them in the cross-hairs of a viscous killer, so he turns to The Nowhere Man.

When Evan starts trying to save Max, the action is non-stop. Max keeps doing stupid things that make Evan’s job much harder than it needs to be.

Evan is evolving. His relationship with teenager, Joey, a hacker extraordinaire, is growing stronger. Their relationship is a treat and sometimes laugh-out-loud funny. His longing for Mia and her son is stalled since Mia is wary of him. I’m hoping she will come around.

This series is worth every second of your time, and this book reads nicely as a stand-alone if you haven’t read the previous books. Start now, and...

Enjoy! ARC graciously provided by St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for an honest and voluntary review.

Gregg Hurwitz writes excellent books that keep readers coming back for more.
Evan Smoak was once Orphan X. He made a choice to live a different kind of life and became the Nowhere Man. If you are just now joining this series, the story behind his life transformation is an engrossing story. You can enjoy this book as a stand alone, but you are missing some excellent reading if you do not read the first books.
The Nowhere Man works hard in this story line to solve a murder and help a family obtain justice. The action ratchets up from the first chapter and keeps the tension building throughout the story. As the familiar cast of characters works together we see more of their personal lives. Each new story gives us another peek at Evan's quest to have a normal life and still do what he feels is his duty by the innocent. This is definitely one series that anyone who loves thrillers should be reading.

Orphan X aka Evan Smoak is back for another adventure. His latest case as the Nowhere Man, the person people turn to when they are in the kind of trouble that results in a body count, involves a man on the run from the assassin who killed his cousin. Soon his problems multiply and Evan begins to feel like he’s fighting a hydra, a mythological creature who grows two new heads every time one is severed. Luckily, Evan is no quitter, and he’ll fight with every ounce of his being to help his client with their seemingly impossible problem.

Evan’s latest adventure is the perfect mixture of action and humor, particularly in his relationship with series regular Joey. The thing I loved most about this installment is Evan’s ever deepening relationships with the important people in his life and how he thinks about his future. If he no longer takes on Nowhere Man cases, what will his life look like? His latest client is shunned by his family, yet he seeks justice for this revered cousin and needs to interact with the people who consider him a lost cause. Max makes a great underdog.

Since this is an Evan Smoak book, references to weapons and exotic vodka abound. I’m not sure if every book in the series has the level of awesome humor that this one does, but I found myself alternating between laughing out loud and being on the edge of my seat enjoying the story and witnessing what Evan does best. No spoilers, but the ending nicely sets up the next installment. I was wavering in between rating the book four or five stars, but I enjoyed this one so much, it definitely deserves five stars from me. While this is a series, anyone reading this one out of order won’t have any issue coming up to speed.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Thanks to the NetGalley and Minotaur Books an imprint of St. Martin’s Publishing Group for providing an Advance Reader Copy.

Evan Smoak returns as the Nowhere Man in Gregg Hurwitz’ latest Orphan novel. Raised in the covert Orphan program from the age of twelve, he was trained as an assassin and designated Orphan X. After escaping from the program he spent his time helping people who found themselves in impossible and dangerous situations. It was his way to atone for his past life, but how many people must he save before he saves himself?

Max Merriweather is holding an envelope for his cousin Grant, a forensic accountant. When Grant is tortured and murdered, his killers come after Max for the information contained in the envelope. Evan decided that he would take on one last case, so when Max calls Evan comes to his rescue. Taking care of Grant’s killers is only the tip of the iceberg. Max’s attackers were part of an organization and represented only the lowest tier. To keep Max safe, Evan must follow a trail that leads to the organization’s head.

Evan is assisted by Joey Morales, a teenager that he rescued from the Orphan program. She is a hacker who uses her skills to not only track Evan’s opponents, but to keep him as safe as possible. Evan’s condo is equipped with state of the art security, weapons and technology. However, one of the problems that he faces is avoiding his neighbors, including Mia, a DA that he cares for who has become suspicious of his actions. From illegal dog fights to setting up an arrest and subsequent jail break the action is intense and relentless. Hurwitz just gets better with each entry in this series and Into the Fire is guaranteed to keep you reading late into the night. I would like to thank NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for providing this book for my review.

Once again Gregg Hurwitz has created a action packed, thriller that is both compelling and intriguing. But this one doesn’t just build the tension like a winch slowly tightening in your stomach. With this novel he gives you multiple ups and downs until the final thrilling conclusion.

This was a good read and well written. The plot had some twists. I enjoyed it. Making me use 100 characters for my review is super annoying

Fast paced action, a bad-ass hero who has a heart... another Orphan X novel that ended too soon! Looking forward to the sequel, especially with that cliffhanger ending!

This was a fast paced, action packed thriller. I love this series and this installment did not disappoint. The author defines his characters well and makes them relatable.
Many thanks to St. Martin’s Press and to NetGalley for providing me with a galley in exchange for my honest opinion.

“He looks like an ordinary man.
He is not...
Within the top echelon of Intel circles Evan Smoak is known as Orphan X...
When Evan had gone rogue from the Orphan Program, he’d kept his other alias—the Nowhere Man—and devoted himself to helping people in dire circumstances. Clients reached him by calling 1-855-2-NOWHERE.”
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After some relatively heavy reading it is truly a treat to slip into the pages with an old familiar character. Book 5 in this series is every bit as entertaining as all the others.

“... a Bowie knife-wielding psychopath nicknamed “The Terror”” is after an everyday guy by the name of Max Merriweather and Max has no clue why—only that he’s in danger. If you’ve read any of the books in this series you can rightly guess that soon the paths of Max and The Nowhere Man will cross. If you haven’t yet met Evan Smaok I recommend you start at the beginning of this series because the back story of this character is immensely interesting. You won’t regret it!
Thanks to @macmillanusa and @minotaur_books for this #advancereaderscopy.

I love the Ophran X series. This was a great addition to the series. I love that Evan is becoming more involved in the world and that he is starting to learn how to put himself out there. Evan is really starting to evolve as a person

This a fast paced read, continuing the Orphan X series, the story of the Nowhere Man, a former government asset and assassin, on the run from the the US authorities, whose sideline has been using his unique skillset to help people in trouble. The story starts off with misdirection and surprise and as the story unfolds, the Nowhere Man encounters numerous problems that have to be resolved before the mystery is solved and he can retire as the Nowhere Man.  Action packed from start to finish, this is a quick read that is hard to put down with a twist at the finish.


*will post to online venues closer to publication. Love the Hurwitz books!

Any thriller fan interested in the fast page turning non stop action will already know this series, Orphan X knows this series is can’t miss thriller reading. Fans of Daniel Silva, Jack Carr will absorb this novel .

Into the Fire by Gregg Hurwitz is about Evan Smoak (Orphan X) who is an ex black ops government asset. He left the program is now known as the “Nowhere man” helping people who are in desperate need, all he asks is they pass on his number to someone else who needs help. This is an action packed booked, and the 5th one in the series. I’ve never read any of them till this one and it was easy to read it and keep up with what was going on. I definitely like the feel of this book and how it keeps you on your toes. There is a bit of romance installed in the action but nothing that takes away from the characters. Evan also has his own personal hacker who I enjoyed reading.


Max is definitely an interesting character with everything in his life turning upside down and feeling worthless to his family hits some notes. When his cousin and someone else he knows gets killed he’s now on the run from someone but no clue as to who, and that’s when Evan Smoak (Nowhere man) comes in. It looks like an easy job but there are so many layers that Smoak has to pull back and look at to see what all is going on.


Hurwitz does an excellent job at keeping everyone’s attention and to continue reading on trying to figure out what all is going on, if Smoak is going to win and can everyone get out alive? The book flows smoothly with the writing and keeps you entertained. Even when it feels getting a repeat with how many people Smoak has to take out, Hurwitz keeps you wanting more till everything is wrapped up nicely.


This is an advance copy from Net Galley.

Xcellent, Xordinary. Best series ever. Wish Orphan X would come to the big screen but it could not be as great as Hurwitz Prose. READ BOOKS in order they are not stand-alone. Unbelievable hero who is not without his uniqueness for getting his hands dirty to HELP. "A copy of this book was provided by St. Martin's Press via Netgalley with no requirements for a review. Comments here are my honest opinion."

A fast paced hang on tight action packed read. This is in the Orphan X series. A good read overall but at times the nonstop action seemed to overpower the development of the characters which impacted my enjoyment. Many thanks to Greg Hurwitz, and NetGalley for affording me the opportunity to read an ARC of this novel, soon to be published in January.

I’ll keep this short since other reviews have sent it all and I agree.
I will say that this is the first book I’ve read in the series. Since I like a good thriller and I really loved this great thriller I am going to be reading all the other books.

The Orphan X books remain one of the best thriller series out there, and this new entry is outstanding. The writing is crisp, with no waste or padding; the juxtaposition of Evan's hyper-competence as an assassin with his cluelessness of normal social interaction is humorous and touching (Bond or Reacher never had to bring the refreshments to a homeowners association meeting); all of the characters are complex individuals; and the action is pretty much non-stop.

I recommend this highly.

This is a great adventure and political suspense novel on its own. As the latest in the Orphan X series, it's a fun, fun read.

I enjoyed Evan Smoak's latest challenges and his even-better reintegration into Mia and Peter's lives. The plot seemed to be multi-layered, like an onion, with the bad guys being ever and ever more complicated - and threatening. But author Hurwitz does a masterful job of weaving it all together into a tightly-resolved, satisfyingly-finished story. Fitting for the last of Orphan X's missions -- or is it? A phone call at the end of the book leaves us wondering, and anxiously awaiting the next in the series!

Being released January 28, 2020, this is a must-have for fans of the Orphan X series. Or for readers who just enjoyed good guys, doing hard things, for the right reason. Great read!

Thanks to Netgalley, St. Martin’s Press and Minotaur Books for providing me a free copy of this book for this honest review.

Into the Fire, the fifth book in the Evan Smoak/Orphan X series, is perhaps the best and my favorite one in the series. Evan Smoak is tiring of the secret and violent world of the Nowhere Man, a person who drops everything to help someone in need. He decides to help one more person, Max Merriweather. Max luckily escapes some violent men and when someone tells him to call the Nowhere Man for help. Max believes the men that were after him are linked to his cousin who was murdered while working undercover for the government. Evan quickly finds and eliminates the violent men that almost killed Max.

Max and Evan soon find out that more evil people are behind the men sent to kill Max; Evan must now work even further to eliminate the threat. Evan unravels more and more levels of people who think Max has the information that Max’s cousin uncovered, and they will do anything to stop him from releasing that information.

Evan uses his young friend Joey to help with high-tech computer work needed for his investigations. She’s one of my favorite characters as she brings both quick witted technical help while also using that quick wit to needle Evan. Evan also encounters and helps assistant district attorney Mia and her son Peter, another set of favorite characters that force Evan to be more human and also bring additional humor.

I’ve read four of the five books in this series, the only books that I’ve read by Greg Hurwitz. I was fortunate to be in Houston when he was appearing at Murder By The Book and I picked up Orphan X, the first book in what was then his new series. After hearing him talk, I was excited to read it and started it almost immediately. I was glad I did. That book was one of my favorites of the year. Unfortunately, I felt the second book, The Nowhere Man, was lacking some of what I really liked about the series -- humor and his interactions with more normal people. I was happy to find the third book, Hellbent was almost as good as the first. I’ve not read the fourth one yet, but as I mentioned Into the Fire is great, and possibly even the best. I was worried that this could be the last in the series, but the ending changed my opinion.

Into the Fire by Greg Hurwitz is the first Orphan X novel I've read. Definitely a stand alone story as this is the first Orphan X I have read. Wish I had discovered them earlier and will be anxiously awaiting the next story. Lots of action and edge of your seat moments make this book difficult to put down. I want to thank Minotaur Books and Net Galley for an early copy to review.