Lone Wolf: An Orphan X Novel

Written by Gregg Hurwitz

Narrated by Scott Brick

This program is read by multi-award-winning narrator Scott Brick.

"Brick employs perfect timing and emphasis to portray Evan and plays him with heart...Brick shines in long passages of exposition, setting up the stakes with deft talent, and quickly shifts into periodic high action."—AudioFile

"Gregg brings the series to life with his written word, so does Scott Brick with his narration. Scott’s impeccable timing and ability to seamlessly flow from one character to another bringing Evan and all the characters to life while keeping the audience breathlessly waiting for the next scene to unfold is simply masterful."—The Reading Frenzy

Once a black ops government assassin known as Orphan X, Evan Smoak left the Program, went deep underground, and reinvented himself as someone who will go anywhere and risk everything to help the truly desperate who have nowhere else to turn. Since then, Evan has fought international crime syndicates and drug cartels, faced down the most powerful people in the world and even brought down a President. Now struggling with an unexpected personal crisis, Evan goes back to the very basics of his mission - and this time, the truly desperate is a little girl who wants him to find her missing dog.

Not his usual mission, and not one Evan embraces with enthusiasm, but this unlikely, tiny job quickly explodes into his biggest mission yet, one that finds him battered between twisted AI technocrat billionaires, a mysterious female assassin who seems a mirror of himself, and personal stakes so gut-wrenching he can scarcely make sense of them.

Evan's mission pushes him to his limit - he must find and take down the assassin known only as the Wolf, before she succeeds in completing her mission and killing the people who can identify her - a teenaged daughter of her last target, and Evan himself. Matched skill for skill, instinct for instinct, Evan must outwit an opponent who will literally stop at nothing if he is to survive.

A Macmillan Audio production from Minotaur Books.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Macmillan Audio
• Release date: Feb 13, 2024
• ISBN: 9781250329493

Gregg Hurwitz

Gregg Hurwitz is the critically acclaimed author of The Tower, Minutes to Burn, Do No Harm, The Kill Clause, The Program, and Troubleshooter. He holds a B.A. in English and psychology from Harvard University and a master's degree from Trinity College, Oxford University. He lives in Los Angeles.

Reviews for Lone Wolf

[Lvonnne Wilson · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Excellent read. Excitement, well thought out action but with heart. Love Evan and Joey

[Winston Green · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A series that actually improves with age. While it is still a thriller at its core, the writing is crisper and the characters are deeper. Evolving with greater humanity and taking on issues that we all face. Lone Wolf is now my favorite in this series.

[Emily Lassiter Branch · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Evan Smoak! I'm always excited when a new Orphan X book is on the horizon and as usual, this newest one did not disappoint. Hurwitz has given Evan another worthy adversary, this time a highly skilled hired killer known as "Lone Wolf". But there's so much more going on, and boy, is some of it timely. We have the wonders, and dangers, of AI and those who attempt to control it. We have Evan's continued struggle to figure out how to be a friend, a mentor, a brother. We even have Evan's reluctant search for a lost dog. This book made me laugh out loud, multiple times. It also scared the spit out of me. And it left me anxious for, while also afraid of, what will be coming in the next book. I had both the Kindle and the audio version of this one, but (as usual) I mostly listened to the audiobook and (as usual), Scott Brick's narration was brilliant and added another dimension to my enjoyment of all that was happening. And now the wait begins for the next installment. No pressure, Gregg Hurwitz - but please write quickly! Thanks to Netgalley, St. Martin's Press, and Macmillan Audio for providing copies for an unbiased review.