GREGG HURWITZ is the New York Times bestselling author of the Orphan X books, including Into the Fire. Critically acclaimed, his novels have graced top ten lists and have been published in 22 languages. Additionally, he's written screenplays for and sold scripts to many of the major studios, and written, developed, and produced television for various networks. Hurwitz resides in Los Angeles.
Gregg will be joined by two experts he turns to for research. Joining him will be Bret Nelson, ER doctor, and Brian Shiers, mixed martial arts expert and mindful awareness therapist.
Bret Nelson is a professor of Emergency Medicine and System Chief of Emergency Ultrasound at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York. He has been invited to speak on a variety of medical and education topics around the world. He has written several emergency medicine textbooks and dozens of articles in the medical literature. He has won teaching awards from Mount Sinai, Harvard Medical School, and several national medical organizations. You can follow him on Twitter @bretpnelson.
Brian Shiers is recognized as a Certified Mindfulness Facilitator by the International Mindfulness Teacher’s Association, and is an Authorized Teacher for the UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center (MARC). With an undergraduate degree in Kinesiology / Exercise Science and a Master's degree in Psychology with an emphasis on Interpersonal Neurobiology, Brian specializes in the body’s role in developing a flexible mind and emotional intelligence. Brian provides mindfulness programs for Disney Animation Studios, and specializes in emotion regulation and optimal performance for the FBI’s Hostage Rescue Team as well as law enforcement agencies across the nation. He currently serves as a Mindfulness Skills Specialist and Primary Therapist at Westside DBT specializing in anxiety disorders.
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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.
* A Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly Bestseller *
“Read the Orphan X series. You’ll thank me later."—David Baldacci
Gregg Hurwitz's New York Times bestselling Orphan X returns—just when Evan Smoak thinks he's done, his deadliest job yet pulls him back Into The Fire...
“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. . .
when there’s nowhere else to turn. . .
“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.
“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 them. But he’s not merely a legend.