Gregg Hurwitz
Gregg Hurwitz is the New York Times, #1 internationally bestselling author of 24 thrillers, including the Orphan X series, and two award-winning thriller novels for teens. His novels have won numerous literary awards, graced top ten lists, and have been published in 33 languages. Gregg currently serves as the Co-President of International Thriller Writers (ITW).
Gregg has written screenplays for or sold spec scripts to many of the major studios (including Sweet Girl and The Book of Henry), and written, developed, and produced television for various networks. He is also a New York Times bestselling comic book writer, having penned stories for AWA (Knighted and the critically acclaimed anthology NewThink), Marvel (Wolverine, Punisher) and DC (Batman, Penguin). He has published poetry, numerous academic articles on Shakespeare, taught fiction writing in the USC English Department, and guest lectured for UCLA, and for Harvard in the United States and internationally. In 2022, he helped write the opening ceremony of the World Cup. In the course of researching his thrillers, he has sneaked onto demolition ranges with Navy SEALs, swum with sharks in the Galápagos, and gone undercover into mind-control cults.
Currently, Gregg is actively working against polarization in politics and culture. To that end, he’s produced several hundred commercials which got over a hundred million views on digital TV platforms. His editorial pieces have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, The Huffington Post, The Bulwark, and others. Follow Gregg on Facebook and Twitter.
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No greater friend. No deadlier enemy.
The explosive new novel in the New York Times bestselling Orphan X series is flipping the acclaimed series on its head. Find out why series superfans and new readers alike are calling it a “knockout” (firstCLUE).
Evan Smoak is a highly trained former governm...Read More
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Evan Smoak returns in The Last Orphan, the next New York Times bestselling Orphan X thriller--when everything changes and everything is at risk.
As a child, Evan Smoak was plucked out of a group home, raised and trained as an off-the-books assassin for the government as part of the Orphan program. When he broke with the pro...Read More
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Evan Smoak returns in The Last Orphan, the next New York Times bestselling Orphan X thriller--when everything changes and everything is at risk.
As a child, Evan Smoak was plucked out of a group home, raised and trained as an off-the-books assassin for the government as part of the Orphan program. When he broke with the pro...Read More
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*NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER*
Gregg Hurwitz's New York Times bestselling series returns when Orphan X faces his most challenging mission ever in Dark Horse.
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 ...Read More
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Evan Smoak—government assassin gone rogue—returns in Hellbent, an engrossing, unputdownable thriller from Gregg Hurwitz, the latest in his #1 international bestselling Orphan X series.
Taken from a group home at age twelve, Evan Smoak was raised and trained as an off-the-books government assassin: Orphan X. After he brok...Read More
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Forced into retirement, Evan Smoak gets an urgent request for help from someone he didn't even suspect existed—in Prodigal Son, the next New York Times bestselling Orphan X book from Gregg Hurwitz.
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...Read More
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Evan Smoak returns in The Nowhere Man, the sequel to Orphan X, from New York Times bestselling author Gregg Hurwitz.
Who is THE NOWHERE MAN?
He is spoken about only in whispers. He comes to those in greatest need of his protection. There is no enemy he cannot fight. He lives by his own code. He takes no pris...Read More
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* A Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly Bestseller *
“Read the Orphan X series. You’ll thank me later."
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“Brilliantly conceived and plotted … Read this book. You’ll thank me later.” -- David Baldacci
Who is Orphan X?
The Nowhere Man is a legendary figure spoken about only in whispers. It’s said that when he’s reached by the truly desperate and deserving, the Nowhere Man can and will do anything to protect and save t...Read More
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“A swift-paced plot involving numerous twists plus a surprise ending...Plan to stay up all night reading this one.” —Library Journal (starred review)
Orphan X—the man, the legend, and the only one to right the world’s wrongs when no one else can. . .
Evan Smoak was ta...Read More
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when there’s nowhere else to turn. . .
His name is Evan Smoak. Taken from a group home at age twelve, he was raised and trained as an off-the-books government assassin: Orphan X. After breaking with the Orphan Program, Evan disappeared and reinvented himself as the Nowhere Man, a man spoken about only in whispers and dedicated ...Read More
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“Will keep readers on the edge of their seats.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Who is THE NOWHERE MAN?
He is spoken about only in whispers. He comes to those in greatest need of his protection. There is no enemy he cannot fight. He lives by his own code. He takes no prisoners. His name is Evan Smoak.Read More
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“Brilliantly conceived and plotted … Read this book. You’ll thank me later.” -- David Baldacci
Who is Orphan X?
The Nowhere Man is a legendary figure spoken about only in whispers. It’s said that when he’s reached by the truly desperate and deserving, the Nowhere Man can and will do anything to protect and ...Read More
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"Another winner from a top-tier thriller writer." —Kirkus Reviews
Daniel Brasher left a high-paying job as a money manager to marry his community-organizer wife and do the work he loves, leading group counseling sessions with recently paroled ex-cons. Now he's about to start a private practice. But just before his last day on the j...Read More
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Research and the Intrepid Writer:
New York Times bestselling thriller author, Gregg Hurwitz, is known for doing extensive and often dangerous research in the name of writing. From going under cover into a mind-control cult to sneaking onto demolition ranges with Navy SEALS to trekking through the jungles of Oaxaca, he puts himself through what his characters will go through so readers can get the most authentic experience possible. Gregg will share his adventures and discuss how they make their way into his novels.
Shakespeare the Crime Writer
With a background in Shakespearian tragedy, Gregg is often asked how he came to thrillers. But in reality, Shakespeare was one of the first successful commercial writers, and Gregg borrows many of his writing tactics for his novels. Gregg will discuss the link between Shakespeare’s work and modern-day crime novels, and how both influence his own writing.
The Art of Hard Work and Resilience
Gregg is often asked about the secrets to his success. As an author of 15 novels, dozens of comics and screenplays, Gregg’s answer is still the same: work. There is no substitution for sitting in the chair and putting words on paper. Gregg will share stories from his path to publication and demonstrate the art of working hard and making your own luck.
Gregg Hurwitz’s The Last Orphan is a 2024 International Thriller Writers Awards finalist in the Best Audiobook category.
Read the Associated Press review of Gregg Hurwitz’s newest novel The Nowhere Man in the Washington Post
Check out The Nowhere Man‘s inclusion in USA Today‘s Books: New and Noteworthy
Gregg sits down with the LA Times to discuss Orphan X, Batman, and plot twists.
The Huffington Post talks self discipline with Gregg and fitness icon Denise Austin.
Read more reviews of Orphan X from the Washington Post, and The Amazon Book Review.
Praise for The Nowhere Man
“Hurwitz knows how to put the reader deep in the mind of his hero as the pace never lets up.”
— Jeff Ayers, the Associated Press“‘The Nowhere Man’ echoes not only of Jack Reacher, but also the TV and film hit ‘The Equalizer,’ as well as the work of David Morrell in classics like ‘Brotherhood of the Rose’ that practically created the genre. Superb on all levels and a must-read for all thriller fans.”
— Jon Land, Providence Journal“Gregg Hurwitz isn’t just on the top of his game, he’s struck solid gold with The Nowhere Man, a hard-hitting, near-perfect thriller that starts fast and never lets up.”
— The Real Book SpyPraise for Orphan X
“This isn’t simply Hurwitz’s ‘best thriller yet’ or ‘a terrific new thriller’—Orphan X is an order-of-magnitude leap into stardom. It’s the most exciting thriller I’ve read since The Bourne Identity. Fans of Jack Reacher, Mitch Rapp, and Jason Bourne will LOVE Evan Smoak, and the deadly, secret world of the Orphan Program. A new thriller superstar is born!”
— Robert Crais“What is Orphan X? A thrill-a-minute read with twists and turns galore. I’m looking forward to Evan Smoak’s next adventure.”
— Phillip Margolin“Orphan X is the most gripping, high-octane thriller I’ve read in a long, long time. Hang onto your seat because Gregg Hurwitz will take you on a dizzying ride you’ll not soon forget!”
— Tess Gerritsen“Gregg Hurwitz’s Orphan X is his best yet—a real celebration of all the strengths he brings to a thriller.”
— Lee Child“From the explosive opening where a boy begins his dramatic transformation, Orphan X blows the doors off most thrillers I’ve read and catapults the readers on a cat-and-mouse chase that feels like a missile launch. Brilliantly conceived and plotted, his character Evan Smoak, Orphan X, deserves his own niche in the thriller hero hall of fame. Read this book. You will thank me later.”
— David BaldacciPraise for The Survivor
“Hurwitz can take a high-concept thriller and deliver the extras needed to elevate it further…[With] The Survivor, he outdoes himself.”
— Washington Post“In between tight, compelling action scenes, Hurwitz sensitively depicts Nate’s struggles…thriller fans won’t let this one gather any dust on the nightstand.”
— Publishers Weekly“Hurwitz demonstrates his mastery of the thriller genre…The book opens as dramatically as a reader could hope for and doesn’t relent….succeeds on every level.”
— Kirkus Reviews (starred review)“Surely Hurwitz can’t keep this up forever. Lately, each new book he publishes is his best so far, and this one’s no exception…It’s hard to imagine that he can top this one, but, based on past performance, don’t bet against it.”
— Booklist (starred review)Book This Speaker
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