Part of Orphan X
First published 2024
Evan Smoak built a new life after escaping the black book government program that created Orphan X. Now he helps desperate people with nowhere left to turn. When a little girl asks him to find her missing dog, Evan reluctantly takes what seems like his smallest case ever. The simple search quickly spirals into his most dangerous mission yet. He discovers a web involving AI billionaires and a female assassin called the Wolf who mirrors his own deadly skills. The Wolf hunts a teenage girl whose father was her last target. She also wants Evan dead because both can identify her. Evan must track down this killer before she completes her mission. The Wolf matches him move for move, skill for skill. She will destroy anyone in her path. Evan faces personal stakes that shake him to his core while battling an opponent who tests every limit of his training and instincts.
Genres: suspense, adult-fiction, thriller, action, mystery-thriller
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, gritty, intense, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, mirror-antagonist, personal-stakes, skilled-operative
Period: 21st-century
Paperback · Michael Joseph
Content warnings: murder, violence