Prodigal Son

Orphan X story line and the thrill it offers is one of the best nowadays. No thriller reader will be disappointed by reading this.

Orphan X is a very exciting series always keeping you in the edge of your seats. Good plots too as usual

Evan Smoak is an assassin par excellence. He is the Orphan X, selected at a young age from an orphanage by a shadowy government agency and trained to be a highly-skilled assassin for the government. After having had enough of killing for the government, he becomes the Nowhere Man, the helper of desperate, persecuted people. But the government, not wanting to risk the exposure of such a sensitive asset, forces him to retire in return for letting him live. His retirement, an opportunity for him to get the first taste of a normal life, is cut short when he gets a call from someone who claims to be his mother asking him to help a man whose life is in terrible danger – a man whom Smoak might know from his past life in the orphanage. It is up to Smoak to unravel the conspiracy and stop some extremely powerful bad guys from executing their deadly plan, while dealing with his past that has come back from nowhere to haunt him.Prodigal Son is my first experience with the hugely acclaimed Orphan X series by Gregg Hurwitz and it turned out to be so good that I have decided to read the five previous novels soon. This is an excellent book with the perfect mix of heart-stopping action, cutting-edge technology and a moving human element. While the breakneck narrative of Smoak’s adventure and the technological wizardry is exciting, his amusing interactions with his teenaged ward-cum-associate, Joey, and his little-bit-more-than-neighbour Mia and her son Peter, expose his hitherto concealed human side and lend this book a touch of tenderness. Smoak’s fight is as much internal as it is external and it is a lot of fun to watch the tough guy exploring the unexplored corners of his heart.The writing of Prodigal Son is top-notch and the plot is crisp. The characters, even the ones with minor parts to play, are finely etched and the dialogues are enjoyable. Though this part of the story is finished satisfactorily, the novel ends in a cliff-hanger, forcing the reader to wait impatiently for the next one. On the downside, the technological angle feels a bit over-the-top and the skills of Evan Smoak and Joey, in their respective fields, are unbelievable at times. Also, the part of the killer twins, Declan and Queenie, could have been developed more. Apart from these minor flaws, Prodigal Son is a fantastic piece of fiction that is sure to light-up a dull day!

A great series! Winding down to the last of the books! Well written! Gripping story line! Great character development! What's not to love!JUST READ IT!

Brilliant read

I have read every book in the series and thoroughly enjoyed every one. This book is no exception.I would like to see Joey, and especially Candy, play bigger roles in future books as they are great characters.By the way, I think it’s time to giveEvan a break and have him hook up with either Mia or Candy, with the latter being a better fit in many ways, and more realistic.

Von Band 1 bis hier zum prodigal son sind alle seine Bücher phantastisch. Spannung und Witz alles gut gemixt. Man möchte immer mehr lesen über Even Smoak und sein Leben

Another gripping read, highly recommend it, easy tho. as am big fan!Eight more words required? Evan studied Amazon's request...and dialled.