Nemesis - Gregg Hurwitz

Nemesis

By Gregg Hurwitz

  • Release Date: 2025-02-11
  • Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 1,134 Ratings

Description

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 government assassin who has survived for years by keeping his circle to a few trusted confidants and a strict code he calls “The Ten Commandments.” But when Evan suddenly finds himself at odds with his oldest friend, all the rules he lives by shatter—and the consequences are murderous.

Tommy Stojack might be Evan's best friend in the world. He’s a gifted gunsmith who has created much of Evan's own weapons and combat gear. But now, he has apparently crossed one of Evan's hardest lines and their argument explodes into open warfare. Now Evan has no choice but to track and face down his only friend.

In the meantime, Tommy has left town in order to honor his own promise to help a dead friend's son. While Tommy is fighting to save the son with everything he’s got, Evan arrives with vengeance in mind.

But as deadly as the former Orphan X is, there is an even more dangerous threat about to arrive on the scene. The only question left is will any of them get out alive.

Reviews

  • A challenge for the first time….

    5
    By mbmco
    I’ve been a solid fan of Hurwitz going back to the Tim Rackley series and have not missed a book of this series. And usually I hum through the book in two weeks. And then have a year to wait. That did not happen this time. Admittedly, I struggled, getting around the midpoint of this book and stopping for a long time. I wasn’t sure why, but I did and just recently came back to finish…..thankful I did. And it bred some thoughts as to why I put this book down for so long. Tommy and Evan going at one another just hurt. The themes in Calvary with the boys Tommy went to just rang so strongly to all the nonsense in our real world now. But most of all……Evan was cast to me for a while not as the shining exemplar he’s always been……but actually with some shades of “black hat” in my impression. It really threw me off But I’m so glad I came back. Hurwitz always gives a little bit of growth, of finding a way back to humanity for Evan in every book. This one was painful getting there…..but the payoff of Evan seeing how the Commandments can throw off dual outcomes easily was such a fantastic end. Making up with Tommy was so great. Finding him as he did at the end was not……but it was handled well. Tommy got to go on his terms. And after this odd but in the end fulfilling Hurwitz experience I don’t have long to wait for the next one.
  • What a shame

    1
    By DanLW47
    Very disappointed that the author waited so far into the series to show his disdain for rural America. Incredibly off-putting lectures throughout (though only towards white people) and a sloppy caricature of the backbone of the USA while every other ethnic group shows superior culture and grace. I wish I could get a refund for the entire series and I won’t be purchasing another book from this author.
  • Leave your America hating politics at home

    1
    By nobby22654
    Turned a great series into trash
  • Nemesis

    2
    By Buck113
    Not the best Orphan X book. Pretty disappointed. The ending was horrible in the sense that there was no closure. It wasn’t worth the money to be honest. I wish that it was available at my local library.
  • Ok. Not great.

    3
    By NikiNik25
    I’ve read all the books in the Orphan X Series, this one is not his best. Very slow at times, then a too abrupt ending.
  • Sad departure

    2
    By cbo19283745958472
    Simply not at the same level of the previous novels.
  • Nemesis

    5
    By bxj3
    This is the best book in the Orphan X series! Evan is more “real” in this one and even more lethal. The short interlude with Joey, Evan and Dog somehow adds to the mix of Evan’s feelings that are shown when he thinks he is betrayed by Tommy. If the reader wants to read the books in this series, I recommend starting at the beginning and rushing to this even if it takes a year.
  • Stay human

    5
    By JS fan not ML
    A little slow at the beginning but once you get through that, you won’t be able to put the book down. I love the Orphan X character and I was pleasantly surprised by the deeper dive into him…..how to keep him human! Highly recommend this series for anyone looking for one.
  • Nemesis

    5
    By mattm_79
    Probably one of the best Nowhere man novels so far but also one of the saddest
  • So good!

    5
    By donotbuythisseries
    Loved this novel!