Out of the Dark by Gregg Hurwitz ( Orphan X # 4)

Out of the Dark by Gregg Hurwitz
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

When reading a series it is only natural that at some point the later volumes just don't match up to the first book in the series. Obviously, Gregg Hurwitz didn't get the message. Each entry in the Orpahn X series has been as good or better than the last and Out of the Dark is no exception. It is unputdownable and one of the main reasons why this series is the best going in thriller fiction today, bar none.
We first met Evan Smoak in Orphan X where all of the groundwork of the series was laid out. Part of a secret black ops program, orphans were "adopted" by the government and raised to be the ultimate weapon. In books 2 and 3, The Nowhere Man and Hellbent, introduced a story arc where the orphans were being targeted and killed for what they knew. But, Evan Smoak also dabels in helping those who cannot help themselves, the only payment he will accept for this help is that they need to pass on Evan's phone number to those who really need it. With both these storylines it creates a very rich look into Evan's life.
With Out of the Dark, Evan realizes that if he and the other orphans are to have any semblance of peace, he must confront and kill a former Department of Defense official whose goal is to cover up a mission from 1997, Evan's first mission, which he remembers fully but cannot figure out its importance to this individual and why he is willing to kill to keep the secret. Unfortunately, this former DoD official is now the President of the United States and has the full security apparatus of the US to keep him safe.
No spoilers here! Read this series! You will not be disappointed. Actually, you will becuase they end so damn quick, leaving you wisihng for the next Orphan X book.

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