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Dark Horse
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 15 hrs and 7 mins
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Summary
Brought to you by Penguin.
This audiobook includes a bonus conversation between the author and Jack Carr.
The Sunday Times best-selling series returns - and Orphan X faces his most challenging mission ever....
Evan Smoak is a man with many identities and a challenging past. As Orphan X, he was a government assassin for the off-the-books Orphan Program. After he broke with the program, he adopted a new name and a new mission - the Nowhere Man, helping the most desperate in their times of trouble.
Having just survived an attack on his life, and the complete devastation of his base of operations, as well as his complicated (and deepening) relationship with his neighbour, Mia Hall, Evan isn't interested in taking on a new mission.
But one finds him anyway.
Aragon Urrea is a kingpin of a major drug-dealing operation in South Texas. He's also the patron of the local area - supplying employment in legitimate operations, providing help to the helpless, a rough justice to the downtrodden, and a future to a people normally with little hope. He's complicated - a not completely good man, who does bad things for often good reasons.
However, for all his money and power, he is helpless when one of the most vicious cartels kidnaps his innocent 18-year-old daughter, spiriting her away into the armoured complex that is their headquarters in Mexico. With no other way to rescue his daughter, he turns to the Nowhere Man.
Now not only must Evan figure out how to get into the impregnable fortress of a heavily armed, deeply paranoid cartel leader, but he must decide if he should help a very bad man - no matter how just the cause.
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- Gavin
- 02-03-22
Riveting, engaging and moving
The depth to and mastery of Greg Hurwotz’s Orphan X series keeps getting better. The emotional exploration of the characters interwoven with fast pace, spell bindingly brilliant action makes Dark Horse more than a thrilling listen, it is a thought provoking exploration into who you are. Powerful, engaging and very clever. Scott Brick’s narration was as phenomenal as ever.
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- Ray Watson
- 23-02-22
Another cliffhanger
Yet another great book in the Orphan X series, you won't be disappointed in it
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- Cliff Wright
- 19-04-22
Orphan X
I have listen to all the orphan X books and this one is as good as any . Not sure why people are moaning about how the author describes the scenes , he has always done this and it is one of the reasons I love these books .
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- MR C.
- 08-07-22
Just as good as all the rest!
I was slightly worried this one wasn't going to live up to the rest after reading some of the negative comments but I was pleasantly surprised. Amazing book, amazing characters and amazing narrator! 👏
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- Anonymous User
- 06-10-22
always a great read
narrator was great and some excellent passages but the storyline was just too contrived and predictable. I have read most of the Hurwitz portfolio. it is starting to be too formulaic.
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- Amazon Customer
- 01-11-22
excellent story and great narration.
I am loving all the characters and getting to know them better. The narration is fantastic and can't wait for the next book.
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- graham
- 12-03-22
exceptional!
My first written review had to wait 7 months for the release of this book it's toooo long, please can we have another book a lot sooner.
Excellent story line as usual, would like Tommy to have been involved more. Greg when are you doing a book review in the UK?
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- LizzyL
- 07-03-22
What was that all about???
I didn't enjoy this book at all! I don't know who the characters were because there isn't anywhere to see who's who!!!!
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- Chester Gunn
- 17-06-22
Best Smoak in terms of character development
This book is, for me, when we really get a fleshed out Evan Smoak. This is where everything clicks with his character; his impossible wish to be a normal person, his loneliness, his double life, his father role, his wish for a friend, his need to keep doing what he’s doing. Everything about his inner conflict is written so well and we get real intimate with how he functions. Probably in the strongest way throughout the series.
The other characters are not necessarily on the same level, though. Joey goes a bit over the top with the joking and annoyance - she ends up not being believable. The evil drug lord man also feels a bit out there - not a super character.
But even if we have to suspend our disbelief sometimes, what we really want is seeing how Evan solves problems in the universe Gregg Hurwitz has created for him. We want to see him succeed, and we get to see that
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- GPM01
- 23-06-23
Great book as usual
The story takes a little more time than other X books to get going but it is well worth the wait. As to really enjoy any book you have to get to know the characters so you can enjoy the story. And this book has a lot of interesting new characters in it.
The big twist in the story was one I didn’t expect and made the story even more enjoyable.
The ongoing story of X’s relationships and understanding of normal everyday life are interesting and funny at times.
All in all, I thought this book was great and very well read.
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