Orphan X

I checked this novel out of the library because it was the answer when I asked the librarian if he could recommend “a page” turner for me. It didn't disappoint because it drew me in so deeply that I stayed up late two nights in a row reading it! The protagonist, Evan Smaok is a complex character. Taken from a group home as a pre-teen, he was trained by government agents to be a hired assassin and general “fix-it” man. After his program was disbanded, he went freelance as the Nowhere Man - who helps out those who can't get others to help them. The plot is fast-moving, the technological explanations convincing and the twists frequent. I appreciated how the author took pains to explain the whys and hows of the mysterious elements of the plot once they were resolved. Reading this book won't help me (or you) to solve the world's problems, but it will entertain and almost certainly keep you up late reading it.