Hurwitz Gregg. Orphan X 1/2

Read by Scott Brick. — Brilliance audio 2016. — 128 kpbs. — Duration 11:15:00. — (Orphan X, book 1).Unabridged.The one man who trained him-truly loved him- he has no family because he was chosen as an orphan from a boy's orphanage at 12 years old. After 7 years Jack has taught him everything- but e wants him to remain human and keep his morals intact. So Evan is hidden. He has 100s of millions of dollars in bank accounts across the world. But he decides to spend his time helping people in desperate situations.The Nowhere Man is a legendary figure spoken about only in whispers. It's said that when he's reached by the truly desperate and deserving, the Nowhere Man can and will do anything to protect and save them.But he's no legend.Evan Smoak is a man with skills, resources, and a personal mission to help those with nowhere else to turn. He's also a man with a dangerous past. Chosen as a child, he was raised and trained as part of the off-the-books black box Orphan program, designed to create the perfect deniable intelligence assets - i.e. assassins. He was Orphan X. Evan broke with the program, using everything he learned to disappear.Now, however, someone is on his tail. Someone with similar skills and training. Someone who knows Orphan X. Someone who is getting closer and closer. And will exploit Evan's weakness - his work as The Nowhere Man - to find him and eliminate him.Grabbing the listener from the beginning, Orphan X is a masterful thriller, the first in Gregg Hurwitz's electrifying new series featuring Evan Smoak.