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Gregg Hurwitz - The Last Orphan /38 in the Orphan X series
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Feb 14, 2023
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00:26:38
On this episode, we had a lively interview with Gregg Hurwitz, the author of The Last Orphan,#8 in the Orphan X series by Gregg Hurwitz (Minotaur Books 2/14.23Evan Smoak returns in The Last Orphan, the latest New York Times bestselling Orphan Xthriller--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 theprogram and went deep underground, he left with a lot of secrets in his head that thegovernment would do anything to make sure never got out.When he remade himself as The Nowhere Man, dedicated to helping the most desperate intheir times of trouble, Evan found himself slowly back on the government's radar. Havingeliminated most of the Orphans in the program, the government will stop at nothing to eliminatethe threat they see in Evan. But Orphan X has always been several steps ahead of hispursuers.Until he makes one little mistake...Now the President has him in her control and offers Evan a deal - eliminate a rich, powerful manshe says is too dangerous to live and, in turn, she'll let Evan survive. But when Evan left theProgram he swore to only use his skills against those who really deserve it. Now he has todecide what's more important - his principles or his life.TRIVIALast Week's Question Was:Where did Dorothy L. Sayers get the names for her characters in “The Nine Tailors”a. graves in the cemeteryb. the neighborsc. school friendsd. the baptism role in churchShe grew up in the tiny village of Bluntisham in Huntingdonshire after her father was given theliving there as rector of Bluntisham-cum-Earith. The church graveyard next to the elegantRegency-style rectory features the surnames of several characters from her mystery The NineTailors.This week's question is:Gregg Hurwitz received the Harvard Undergraduate-Scholar Award for what?a. Chessb. Boxingc. Pole vaultd. Croquet

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