Antihero

 

What happens when a trained killer is told he can’t kill?

Antihero is the 11th book in Gregg Hurwitz’s Orphan X series, and it might be the most emotionally complex one yet. 

Evan Smoak, government-trained assassin turned vigilante protector, takes on a case that breaks every rule he’s built his life around. A young woman named Anca was violently assaulted during a seizure, the attack recorded and sold to a predatory website. Evan steps in to protect her, get her help, and track down the men responsible. But Anca extracts a promise from him first: no killing. And that single promise unravels everything.

Watching Evan squirm is something else. This is a man who was trained to eliminate threats, not feel them. Anca’s strength, her faith, her moral clarity all get under his skin in ways no enemy ever has. Her presence also stirs something paternal in Evan toward Joey, the young woman who washed out of the same brutal program that made him. These aren’t small character moments. They crack him open.

Hurwitz doesn’t let any of this slow the story down. This is still pedal-to-the-metal action from start to finish. But the emotional current running underneath it is deeper than anything we’ve seen from Evan before. Scott Brick’s narration is absolutely essential here. He captures every crack in Evan’s composure with precision.

I’m genuinely curious where Evan goes from here. This mission changed him. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

QOTD: If a character you loved made a promise that completely went against who they are — would you want them to keep it or break it?

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About the Author

Gregg Hurwitz is the author of the New York Times bestselling Orphan X novels. Critically acclaimed, his novels have been international bestsellers, graced top ten lists, and have been published in thirty-two languages. Additionally, he’s sold scripts to many of the major studios, and written, developed, and produced television for various networks. Hurwitz lives in Los Angeles.