Gregg Hurwitz

DISCOVER Evan Smoak's most complex mission yet - with his usual skills off the table, how can he bring vengeance for those who most need it? Sometimes two wrongs do make a right . . . ‘Non-stop action and a wonderful lightness of touch. Hurwitz kills it again’ DAILY EXPRESSPRAISE FOR THE ORPHAN X SERIES'Weapons-grade thriller writing' The Guardian'Feels like a missile launch' David Baldacci'Outstanding in every way' Lee Child'Makes the Jack Reacher books look quaint' Sun---Two problems: A tech-billionaire whose psychological crisis could have catastrophic implications for the global order. And the abduction of vulnerable young woman, Anca, seized from the New York City Subway, held, hurt, then discarded like trash. One solution: Evan Smoak, a former black ops assassin codenamed Orphan X, now dedicated to helping the desperate with nowhere else to turn. But saving the world from a powerful man who has lost his mind while pursuing justice for an innocent survivor will test Evan like never before. Especially when complicated by Anca's inconvenient insistence that he show some measure of mercy to the men who abducted her. Because if the world's greatest assassin cannot kill, then this mission just got a whole lot more daunting and dangerous. As lethal threats mount, Evan may have to choose between upholding a higher code . . . and his own life.

PRE-ORDER THE INCREDIBLE TENTH BOOK IN THE ORPHAN-X SERIES - GUARANTEED TO THRILL YOU FROM PAGE ONE . . .---NO GREATER FRIENDEvan Smoak is the guy you want on your side. A former government black ops assassin, he''ll be there for you in your darkest hour - and he''ll rain hell and thunder on those who caused your pain.NO WORSE ENEMYA lone wolf operator, Evan can''t afford to lose any of the few people he likes and trusts. But when Tommy Stojack, Evan''s loyal, long-time gunsmith and armourer, betrays him, it''s war.Because a good assassin keeps his friends close, but his weapons closer . . .---Praise for the Orphan X series''Feels like a missile launch'' DAVID BALDACCI''Outstanding in every way'' LEE CHILD''Weapons-grade thriller writing'' GUARDIAN''An immensely entertaining adventure'' THE TIMES

THE INCREDIBLE TENTH BOOK IN THE ORPHAN-X SERIES - GUARANTEED TO THRILL YOU FROM PAGE ONE . . .''Outstanding in every way'' LEE CHILD''Laughs as well as action. A thriller that makes the Jack Reacher books look quaint'' Sun--NO GREATER FRIENDEvan Smoak is the guy you want on your side. A former government black ops assassin, he''ll be there for you in your darkest hour - and he''ll rain hell and thunder on those who caused your pain.NO WORSE ENEMYA lone wolf operator, Evan can''t afford to lose any of the few people he likes and trusts. But when Tommy Stojack, Evan''s loyal, long-time gunsmith and armourer, betrays him, it''s war.Because a good assassin keeps his friends close, but his weapons closer . . .--''He is a weapon of mass entertainment and the action never stops'' Daily Express''First-rate, deftly varied combat scenes'' The TimesPraise for the Orphan X series''Feels like a missile launch'' DAVID BALDACCI''Outstanding in every way'' LEE CHILD''Weapons-grade thriller writing'' GUARDIAN''An immensely entertaining adventure'' THE TIMES

Sotva se Sirotek X zotavil z útoku vražedných mikrodronů, vstupuje do jeho života Aragón Urrea, muž, který se celý život pohyboval na hraně zákona a jen jeho kladné povahové rysy ho odlišují od typického šéfa drogového kartelu. Teď se však z Aragóna stává zoufalý otec, jemuž unesli dceru, a Evan je jediný člověk na světě, který mu může pomoct. Pokud chce ovšem Sirotek dostat osmnáctiletou dívku z rezidence konkurenční zločinecké organizace, která je střežená po zuby ozbrojenými zabijáky, nezbývá mu, než se stát jedním z nich.

Can you remain a good man when you help a bad one? . . . Former government assassin Orphan X, Evan Smoak broke free to use his skills to help the good but powerless. But what if the person asking for help is neither? When the daughter of a Texan crime boss is kidnapped by a ruthless drugs cartel, he asks Evan to rescue her. The girl is innocent of her father's crimes. But in taking the case is Evan crossing a line? To find out he must break into an impregnable Mexican fortress. Then somehow get her out alive . . .

Sirotek X je konečně na odpočinku. Jeho klid ale naruší telefonát neznámé ženy, která tvrdí, že je jeho matka. Vše je o to záhadnější, že volá z Argentiny. Evan se snaží přijít téhle záhadě na kloub a vydá se za ní. Setkání spustí rychlý sled dobrodružných událostí, během nichž nachází nejen nové spřízněné duše, ale i sám sebe. A tak zatímco na jedné frontě bojuje s šíleným vědcem, jehož vražedné mikrodrony mohou změnit svět, neméně těžkou bitvu vede i sám se sebou. Protože brzy zjistí, že snášet bolest v boji je méně náročné než naučit se mít rád a definitivně ze sebe setřást citovou plochost profesionálního zabijáka.

Forced into retirement, Evan Smoak gets an urgent request for help from someone he didn't even suspect existed . . . As a boy, Evan Smoak was pulled out of a foster home and trained in an off-the-books operation known as the Orphan Program. He was a government assassin, perhaps the best, known to a few insiders as Orphan X. He eventually broke with the Program and adopted a new name-The Nowhere Man-and a new mission, helping the most desperate in their times of trouble. But the highest power in the country has made him a tempting offer-in exchange for an unofficial pardon, he must stop his clandestine activities as The Nowhere Man. Now Evan has to do the one thing he's least equipped to do-live a normal life. But then he gets a call for help from the one person he never expected. A woman claiming to have given him up for adoption, a woman he never knew-his mother. Her unlikely request: help Andrew Duran-a man whose life has gone off the rails, who was in the wrong place at the wrong time, bringing him to the deadly attention of very powerful figures. Now a brutal brother & sister assassination team are after him and with no one to turn to, and no safe place to hide, Evan is Duran's only option. But when the hidden cabal catches on to what Evan is doing, everything he's fought for is on the line-including his own life.

Sirotek X přemýšlí, že odejde na odpočinek. Tedy hned poté, co vykoná svou poslední misi. Zdánlivě jednoduchý úkol se však stává hrozivou noční můrou. Postupně zjišťuje, že jeho nový klient, sympatický Max, má proti sobě velmi nebezpečnou zločineckou síť, jejíž chapadla zasahují až do státní správy. Evanovým úkolem je vystoupat z těch nejnižších pater, od obyčejných kriminálníků, až ke špičce. A nenechat se přitom zabít, což není zase tak jednoduché, když se člověk vzpamatovává z otřesu mozku mezi stěnami největší americké věznice. Když už si myslí, že má cíl na dosah, zjišťuje, že smrt hrozí i jeho sympatické sousedce Mie a jejímu synovi Peterovi.

Tell No Lies is the outstanding new thriller from Gregg Hurwitz. Sharing a room with criminals is an occupational hazard for probation counsellor Daniel Brasher. But he's ready to move on; he's looking forward to leaving it behind for good. That was the plan at least. Until, before leaving work for the evening, Daniel finds a letter in his pigeonhole. Inside is a note: 'admit what you've done or you will bleed for it. you have 'til november 15 at midnite' But the message was meant for someone else and picked up late by Daniel. With the deadline past, the intended recipient is already dead. Further warnings herald a series of gruesome, seemingly inexplicable murders. Then a note is addressed to Daniel himself. And with the clock ticking he must discover who wants him dead. And why, or become the next victim . . . Perfect for fans of Harlen Coben and Linwood Barclay, Tell No Lies is Gregg Hurwitz's best thriller yet, guaranteed to keep readers up all night. Praise for Gregg Hurwitz: 'Outstanding in every way' Lee Child 'Pure nail-biting stay-up-all-night suspense' Harlan Coben 'Thriller writing at its best' Tess Gerritsen 'Memorable as hell' James Patterson 'So fast it should come with an airbag' Linwood Barclay Gregg Hurwitz is the internationally bestselling author of You're Next, Or She Dies, We Know and I See You. A graduate of Harvard and Oxford Universities, he lives with his family in California, where he writes screenplays, television and comics including Batman and Wolverine.

As a boy, Evan Smoak was taken from the orphanage he called home and inducted into a top secret Cold War programme. Trained as a lethal weapon, he and his fellow recruits were sent round the world to do the government's dirty work. But the programme was rotten to the core. And now the man responsible needs things to be nice and clean. All evidence must be destroyed. That includes Evan. To survive, Evan's going to have to take the fight to his nemesis. There's just one problem with that. Jonathan Bennett is President of the United States and Evan isn't his only victim. To save himself - and the country - Evan is going to have to figure out how to kill the most well-protected man on the planet... 'Pure nail-biting suspense' Harlan Coben 'Memorable as hell' James Patterson 'Outstanding in every way' Lee Child 'Brilliantly conceived and plotted...blows the doors off most thrillers I've read' David Baldacci

Sirotek X si tentokrát naloží na bedra zatím nejtěžší úkol své kariéry. Rozhodne se zlikvidovat nejlépe střeženého muže planety, amerického prezidenta. Nejen aby pomstil smrt svého náhradního otce Jacka, ale chce též ochránit zbývající Sirotky, které prezident Bennett nelítostně likviduje. Současně však Evan potřebuje zjistit, jakým tajemstvím je opředená jeho první mise, kterou absolvoval jako devatenáctiletý chlapec v roce 1997. A aby toho nebylo málo, uprostřed příprav mu zazvoní jeho RoamZone a obrátí se na něj další z anonymních klientů, který se octl v neřešitelné situaci. Tak n-eřešitelné, že už mu může pomoci jenom Pan Nikdo.

THE SECOND BREAKNECK PACED YOUNG ADULT ADVENTURE THRILLER IN THE RAINS BROTHERS SERIES FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR GREGG HURWITZ. Chance, that's me, the youngest Rain brother - and right now I'm kind of stuck between a rock and hard place.... Or more specifically, tied up and kidnapped. My captors? We call them Drones, and they serve the Harvesters that have infected all the adults in our town of Creek's Cause with parasites, turning them into mindless rage zombies that have only two objectives: capture or kill. What we know so far is that there are two factions of Drones, one that wants my big brother Patrick and me to save the world, and the other that is taking kids and using them to hatch something... otherworldly. I don't want to know what they are, but I'm pretty sure I'm about to find out. What I do know is that Patrick and his girlfriend Alex are out there, they aren't dead and they won't let me die at the hands of the Harvesters. Not when we have things to do: because come on, the world isn't going to save itself. Last Chance is the relentlessly action-packed sequel to The Rains. Fans of The Hunger Games and Rick Yancey's The 5th Wave will love this thrilling adventure from the bestselling author of Orphan X and comics in the Batman, Wolverine and Punisher universes.

THE FIRST BOOK IN THE HIGH-OCTANE YOUNG ADULT ADVENTURE THRILLER SERIES FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR GREGG HURWITZ. It's never really been my thing to be the brave one - that's always been my older brother Patrick - but something world-changing is happening in our small town of Creek's Cause. Parasites have infected everyone over the age of eighteen, making them violent, and if they even sniff a kid they either bash our brains in or take us back to their creepy lair. We're trapped at the school with the other remaining survivors, including Patrick's girlfriend Alex, and we don't know how long we'll last. The school is surrounded by infected adults, and we're sure that there is something else out there, something controlling the people that used to be our parents, our guardians. But here's the real problem, Patrick is turning eighteen in a few days, so it's up to me - Chance Rain - to find a way to save him. And maybe, just maybe if we survive the next few weeks then we can help save humanity. From the New York Times bestselling author of Orphan X and comics in the Batman, Wolverine, and Punisher universes comes The Rains, a thrilling adventure as relentless as The Hunger Games and as page-turning as Rick Yancey's The 5th Wave.

Sirotek X, produkt specializovaného programu na výrobu zabijáků pro nejutajenější mezinárodní mise, se ocitá v úzkých. Jeho úhlavní nepřítel Van Sciver ho zasáhne na jeho slabém místě: rozhodne se ublížit jeho bývalému učiteli a náhradnímu otci Jackovi. Hnán touhou po pomstě, setkává se Evan s poslední Jackovou žákyní Joey. Společně pak začínají vymýšlet, jak se Van Scivera definitivně zbavit. Zjišťují však, že tento muž je jen prodlouženou rukou a rozkazy k postupné likvidaci Sirotků přicházejí z míst mnohem vyšších. Kromě maximálního nasazení v boji proti nepřátelům v sobě Evan navíc musí dál rozvíjet i svou lidskou stránku, protože se postupně stává pro Joey tím, čím mu kdysi byl Jack.

To some he was Orphan X. Others knew him as the Nowhere Man. But to Jack Johns he was a boy named Evan Smoak. Taken from an orphanage, Evan was raised inside a top-secret government programme and trained to become a lethal weapon. By Jack. And yet for all the dangerous skill he instilled in his young charge, Jack Jones cared for Evan like a son. But Jack knew too much about a programme that had gone rotten - he was a loose end that needed to be dealt with. But if you go after the only person who ever treated him like a human being, you can guarantee that the Nowhere Man will be coming for you. Hellbent on making things right .

Na bedrech patnáctiletého Chance a jeho osmnáctiletého bratra Patricka leží velká zodpovědnost - jsou jediní dva, kteří mohou zachránit svět. Přátelská mimozemská civilizace vytvořila z jejich těl zbraň, která je tou poslední nadějí na záchranu lidstva. Jen oni dva dokážou zvrátit postupné obsazování země krvelačnými vetřelci z jiné části vesmíru. Po boku jim stojí věrná přítelkyně Alex a proti nim nejen invazní druh, ale i někteří bývalí spolužáci v čele s bezohledným Benem. Ze zdánlivě bezpečného útočiště, které jim poskytuje školní budova, se musí vydat na dobrodružnou výpravu do Stark Peaku. Už jen kvůli Alex, jejíž osmnáctiny se rychle blíží a hrozí jí strašlivá proměna