Orphan X
Autor Gregg Hurwitzen Limba Engleză Paperback – sep 2016
'The page turned of the season' The Times
____________
'Do you need my help?'
It was the first question he asked.
They called him when they had nowhere else to turn.
As a boy Evan Smoak was taken from an orphanage.
Raised and trained in a top secret programme, he was sent to bad places to do things the government denied ever happened.
Then he broke with the programme, using what he'd learned to vanish. Now he helps the desperate and deserving.
But someone's on his trail.
Someone who knows his past and believes that the boy once known as Orphan X must die . . .
____________
'Read this book. You will thank me later' David Baldacci
'A rival to reacher' The Independent
If you loved Orphan X, read the gripping follow-up The Nowhere Man and brand new sequel Out of the Dark!
| Toate formatele și edițiile | Preț | Express |
|---|---|---|
| Paperback (3) | 61.95 lei 6-8 săpt. | +29.36 lei 4-10 zile |
| Penguin Books – sep 2016 | 62.15 lei 24-35 zile | +29.36 lei 4-10 zile |
| St. Martin's Publishing Group – 27 oct 2020 | 101.44 lei 3-5 săpt. | |
| MACMILLAN USA – 6 dec 2016 | 61.95 lei 6-8 săpt. | |
| Hardback (1) | 155.88 lei 3-5 săpt. | |
| St. Martin's Publishing Group – 19 ian 2016 | 155.88 lei 3-5 săpt. |
Preț: 62.15 lei
Preț vechi: 76.71 lei
-19% Nou
Puncte Express: 93
Preț estimativ în valută:
10.100€ • 12.90$ • 9.66£
10.100€ • 12.90$ • 9.66£
Carte disponibilă
Livrare economică 23 ianuarie-03 februarie 26
Livrare express 03-09 ianuarie 26 pentru 39.35 lei
Preluare comenzi: 021 569.72.76
Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781405910705
ISBN-10: 1405910704
Pagini: 448
Dimensiuni: 126 x 195 x 35 mm
Greutate: 0.33 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1405910704
Pagini: 448
Dimensiuni: 126 x 195 x 35 mm
Greutate: 0.33 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
V-ar putea interesa
-
Day of JudgmentJack HigginsPreț: 95.18 lei -
Point Of ImpactStephen Hunter-19%Preț: 56.09 lei69.49 lei -
The Silence of the LambsThomas HarrisPreț: 58.99 lei -
Hands of LightJoseph A. Smith-31%Preț: 152.15 lei221.80 lei -
The Only Game in TownGordon DonnellPreț: 75.45 lei -
Don't Look BackGregg HurwitzPreț: 76.68 lei -
Tell No LiesGregg HurwitzPreț: 76.42 lei -
Aloha FreddyChad DuranPreț: 83.26 lei -
Aries RisingPerricone, M. LennonPreț: 90.25 lei -
Turn of the LykoiAndrea NorwichPreț: 95.45 lei -
The Disappearance of OliviaNancy E. RyanPreț: 69.08 lei -
Matt HelmKeith WeasePreț: 59.76 lei -
Whispers Beneath the PinesCarla KovachPreț: 74.83 lei -
Pale OneBarnes, KeenanPreț: 120.88 lei -
Forrest, M: Natural GlazesMiranda Forrest-42%Preț: 98.22 lei168.36 lei
Recenzii
Orphan X blows the doors off most thrillers I've read and catapults the readers on a cat-and-mouse that feels like a missile launch. Read this book. You will thank me later
Orphan X is the most gripping, high-octane thriller I've read in a long, long time!
Memorable as hell
The page-turner of the season is Orphan X . . . Wonderful
Orphan X is his best yet - a real celebration of all the strengths Gregg Hurwitz brings to a thriller
Orphan X is the most exciting thriller I've read since The Bourne Identity ... A new thriller superstar is born!
Orphan X is most exciting new series character since Jack Reacher. A page-turning masterpiece of suspense
A new series character to rival Reacher . . . anyone reading Orphan X won't be surprised that a cadre of peers, from Tess Gerritsen to Lee Child, have lined up to praise it
A masterpiece of suspense and thrills . . . Turn off the real world and dive into this amazing start to a new series
'There is a pristine classicism to Gregg Hurwitz's Orphan X, which borrows from Robert Ludlum and superhero lore to bring us Evan Smoak, adopted as a child by a shadowy figure called Jack and trained to be an assassin as part of a secret US government scheme. When the Orphan programme (as it is known) is disbanded, Evan moves to California and devotes himself to good works - taking out a slum-landlord paedophile cop, for example, after his victim calls Evan's special number. However, his meticulously compartmentalised life makes him vulnerable . . . Orphan X is tight and tense in all the right places. But it wouldn't work half as well if we didn't feel Evan's pain and share his panic as the worst-case scenario unfolds: another former Orphan, with a less noble agenda, seems to be hunting him. Orphan X is weapons-grade thriller-writing from a modern master
Pure nail-biting stay-up-all-night suspense
Orphan X is not good. Orphan X is great. Whatever you like best in a thriller - action, plot, character, suspense - Orphan X has it
Mind blowing! A perfect mix of Jason Bourne and Jack Reacher
Bond, Frodo, Paddington Bear - some of literature's greatest heroes have been orphans. Add Orphan X's Evan Smoak to the list
In terms of plot, characters, suspense and innovation, Orphan X is outstanding . . . I've always thought that one reason for Tom Clancy's success was the endless detail he provided about military hardware, and that the James Bond novels benefited from the loving attention Ian Fleming devoted to the martinis, expensive cars and gorgeous women he so admired. Hurwitz outdoes both writers . . . Orphan X is a smart, stylish, state-of-the-art thriller. It's also the start of a series, one that might give Lee Child's Jack Reacher books a run for their money
Bestseller Hurwitz melds non-stop action and high-tech gadgetry with an acute character study in this excellent series opener . . . Evan Smoak is an electrifying character
Orphan X is the most gripping, high-octane thriller I've read in a long, long time!
Memorable as hell
The page-turner of the season is Orphan X . . . Wonderful
Orphan X is his best yet - a real celebration of all the strengths Gregg Hurwitz brings to a thriller
Orphan X is the most exciting thriller I've read since The Bourne Identity ... A new thriller superstar is born!
Orphan X is most exciting new series character since Jack Reacher. A page-turning masterpiece of suspense
A new series character to rival Reacher . . . anyone reading Orphan X won't be surprised that a cadre of peers, from Tess Gerritsen to Lee Child, have lined up to praise it
A masterpiece of suspense and thrills . . . Turn off the real world and dive into this amazing start to a new series
'There is a pristine classicism to Gregg Hurwitz's Orphan X, which borrows from Robert Ludlum and superhero lore to bring us Evan Smoak, adopted as a child by a shadowy figure called Jack and trained to be an assassin as part of a secret US government scheme. When the Orphan programme (as it is known) is disbanded, Evan moves to California and devotes himself to good works - taking out a slum-landlord paedophile cop, for example, after his victim calls Evan's special number. However, his meticulously compartmentalised life makes him vulnerable . . . Orphan X is tight and tense in all the right places. But it wouldn't work half as well if we didn't feel Evan's pain and share his panic as the worst-case scenario unfolds: another former Orphan, with a less noble agenda, seems to be hunting him. Orphan X is weapons-grade thriller-writing from a modern master
Pure nail-biting stay-up-all-night suspense
Orphan X is not good. Orphan X is great. Whatever you like best in a thriller - action, plot, character, suspense - Orphan X has it
Mind blowing! A perfect mix of Jason Bourne and Jack Reacher
Bond, Frodo, Paddington Bear - some of literature's greatest heroes have been orphans. Add Orphan X's Evan Smoak to the list
In terms of plot, characters, suspense and innovation, Orphan X is outstanding . . . I've always thought that one reason for Tom Clancy's success was the endless detail he provided about military hardware, and that the James Bond novels benefited from the loving attention Ian Fleming devoted to the martinis, expensive cars and gorgeous women he so admired. Hurwitz outdoes both writers . . . Orphan X is a smart, stylish, state-of-the-art thriller. It's also the start of a series, one that might give Lee Child's Jack Reacher books a run for their money
Bestseller Hurwitz melds non-stop action and high-tech gadgetry with an acute character study in this excellent series opener . . . Evan Smoak is an electrifying character
Notă biografică
Gregg Hurwitz
Descriere
Descriere de la o altă ediție sau format:
""Orphan X" is the most gripping, high-octane thriller I've read in a long, long time. Hang onto your seat because Gregg Hurwitz will take you on a dizzying ride you'll not soon forget!" -Tess Gerritsen
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 reader from the very first page, Orphan X is a masterful thriller, the first in Gregg Hurwitz's electrifying new series featuring Evan Smoak.
""Orphan X" is the most gripping, high-octane thriller I've read in a long, long time. Hang onto your seat because Gregg Hurwitz will take you on a dizzying ride you'll not soon forget!" -Tess Gerritsen
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 reader from the very first page, Orphan X is a masterful thriller, the first in Gregg Hurwitz's electrifying new series featuring Evan Smoak.