Hellbent: An Orphan X Novel

Gregg Hurwitz

Jan 2018 · Orphan X Book 3 · Sold by Minotaur Books

About this ebook

Evan Smoak—government assassin gone rogue—returns in Hellbent, an engrossing, unputdownable thriller from Gregg Hurwitz, the latest in his #1 international bestselling Orphan X series.

Taken from a group home at age twelve, Evan Smoak was raised and trained as an off-the-books government assassin: Orphan X. After he broke with the Orphan Program, Evan disappeared and reinvented himself as the Nowhere Man, a man spoken about only in whispers and dedicated to helping the truly desperate.

But this time, the voice on the other end is Jack Johns, the man who raised and trained him, the only father Evan has ever known. Secret government forces are busy trying to scrub the remaining assets and traces of the Orphan Program and they have finally tracked down Jack. With little time remaining, Jack gives Evan his last assignment: find and protect his last protégé and recruit for the program.

But Evan isn’t the only one after this last Orphan—the new head of the Orphan Program, Van Sciver, is mustering all the assets at his disposal to take out both Evan (Orphan X) and the target he is trying to protect.

Ratings and reviews

At this point I don't know what else can be said. This time X is avenging the death of Jack. Yup they got him and now X is going to kill everyone that was in on his death, after he retrieves the package Jack left. There's only so much that can be said about the body count and the ways he kills and how in human he is. How many ways can you talk about the skills he has and has his reputation proceeds him. This is book 3 of mindless killing all because of something that happened in 1997 that X took the kill shot on. The girl Joey is a nice addition but not nice enough. Orphan V getting a heart is also not enough. I found myself scheming just to see if this book was the end. It isn't. I'd like to say this was a 5 star read but for me it wasn't. I really thought this would be about more than the body count and more vicious ways to kill or steal. The story isn't bad it just isn't what I look for in a read.

Fantastic. I love seeing Evan evolving, while remaining focused on revenge.

Loved every page of this book! Can't wait to read the next one!

About the author

GREGG HURWITZ is the New York Times bestselling author of more than fifteen novels, including The Nowhere Man. His novels have been shortlisted for numerous literary awards, graced top ten lists, and have been published in 30 languages. He is also a New York Times bestselling comic book writer, having penned stories for Marvel (Wolverine, Punisher) and DC (Batman, Penguin). Additionally, he’s written screenplays for or sold spec scripts to many of the major studios (The Book of Henry), and written, developed, and produced television for various networks. Gregg resides in Los Angeles.