{"product_id":"9781405934435","title":"Buy a Bullet (A free Orphan X ebook short story)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN EXCLUSIVE EBOOK SHORT STORY, NOT A FULL-LENGTH NOVEL. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTaken from a children's home as a young boy, Evan Smoak was a trained to become a government operative known as Orphan X. But then he broke with the programme.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow living out of sight and out of reach of his former employers, Evan chances upon a young woman in a coffee shop in Northern California who needs his help. Brutalized and under the control of a very powerful, dangerous man, she knows her life is at risk if she doesn't escape. And Evan knows that only a man with his particular set of skills has any chance of setting her free. His next move was never in doubt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBuy A Bullet\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of the day Orphan X became \u003ci\u003eThe Nowhere Man.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eOrphan X\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Outstanding in every way' \u003cbr\u003eLEE CHILD\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Read this book. You will thank me later'\u003cbr\u003eDAVID BALDACCI\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The most gripping thriller I've read in a long, long time!' \u003cbr\u003eTESS GERRITSEN\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The page-turner of the season is Orphan X ... Wonderful'\u003cbr\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Memorable as hell'\u003cbr\u003eJAMES PATTERSON\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The most exciting thriller I've read since The Bourne Identity' \u003cbr\u003eROBERT CRAIS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A page-turning masterpiece' \u003cbr\u003eJONATHAN KELLERMAN\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A new series character to rival Reacher'\u003cbr\u003eINDEPENDENT\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A masterpiece of suspense and thrills . . . Turn off the real world and dive into this amazing start to a new series' \u003cbr\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'There is a pristine classicism to Gregg Hurwitz's Orphan X, which borrows from Robert Ludlum and superhero lore to bring us Evan Smoak . . . Orphan X is tight and tense in all the right places . . . Orphan X is weapons-grade thriller-writing from a modern master.' \u003cbr\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Pure nail-biting stay-up-all-night suspense' \u003cbr\u003eHARLAN COBEN\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Orphan X is not good. Orphan X is great. Whatever you like best in a thriller - action, plot, character, suspense - Orphan X has it'\u003cbr\u003eSIMON TOYNE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Mind blowing! A perfect mix of Jason Bourne and Jack Reacher'\u003cbr\u003eLISA GARDNER\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Bond, Frodo, Paddington Bear - some of literature's greatest heroes have been orphans. Add Orphan X's Evan Smoak to the list'\u003cbr\u003eSHORTLIST\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Orphan X is outstanding . . . a smart, stylish, state-of-the-art thriller'\u003cbr\u003eWASHINGTON POST\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Bestseller Hurwitz melds non-stop action and high-tech gadgetry with an acute character study in this excellent series opener . . . Evan Smoak is an electrifying character'\u003cbr\u003ePUBLISHER'S WEEKLY\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A masterpiece of suspense and thrills . . . Turn off the real world and dive into this amazing start to a new series'\u003cbr\u003eASSOCIATED PRESS\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47106508259568,"sku":"9781405934435","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781405934435_p0.jpg?v=1763717010","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781405934435","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}