New Releases by Gregg Hurwitz

DC''s flagship title (and namesake) goes back to issue #1! Experience Batman''s premiere series updated for the modern age with this massive omnibus edition! Detective Comics goes back to the beginning in this special oversize omnibus. A part of the celebrated New 52 initiative, this acclaimed run on Detective Comics sends Batman against his iconic rogues gallery including Scarecrow and The Penguin. Alongside recognizable foes are new threats such as the vicious Court of Owls, who''ve been watching over Gotham since the city broke ground. Collecting the entire run of the Detective Comics new 52 run, this is a perfect place for new fans to dive into boundless Batman tales. Collects: Detective Comics #0-26; Detective Comics Annual #1-2.

In the next explosive novel in this New York Times bestselling series, Evan Smoak, having lived his life by the assassin’s Ten Commandments, finds himself at odds with his oldest friend in the world, where principles are in conflict with honor, no rules hold―and no one may get out alive. Evan Smoak was once a highly successful black ops assassin known as Orphan X, dedicated to a rigid set of operational rules. Even after going deep underground and remaking his life, Evan remains dedicated to his unbreakable code. But for the first time in his life, those principles have put him on a collision course with the man who might be his best friend in the world, Tommy Stojack. Stojack, a gifted gunsmith who has created much of Evan''s own weapons and combat gear, has apparently crossed one of Evan''s sharply delineated lines. When Evan decides to have it out with Tommy, Evan is ambushed by a skilled crew of killers determined to take him down. But Evan is hard to kill and the dispute explodes into open warfare between Evan and Tommy. Now Evan has no choice but to track down and face his only friend. In the meantime, Tommy has already left town in order to honor an old promise to a Navy friend who died in his arms. His mission is to help his dead friend''s son. In a depressed rural area, with conflicts flaring up everywhere, that son could be responsible for the death of an innocent. And while Tommy is trying to keep him and his friends alive, Evan arrives with vengeance in mind. But as deadly as the former Orphan X is, Evan isn''t even the most dangerous threat to arrive on the scene.

Um die Unschuldigen und Hoffnungslosen Gotham Citys zu beschützen, muss es der Dunkle Ritter in diesem Band voller Bat-Geschichten von Thriller-Autor Gregg Hurwitz mit Monstern aller Art aufnehmen: dem gefährlichen Clayface, der wilden Fledermaus-Kreatur Man-Bat und dem skrupellosen Gangster Pinguin, der sogar mit Menschenhändlern zusammenarbeitet! Mit Artwork von Alex Maleev (DAREDEVIL) Autor: Gregg Hurwitz Zeichner: Alex Maleev

The New York Times bestselling Orphan X returns in this "crackerjack new thriller" (Kirkus Reviews) and "crushingly brilliant piece of fiction" (Best Thriller Books)! Once a black ops government assassin known as Orphan X, Evan Smoak left the Program, went deep underground, and reinvented himself as someone who will go anywhere and risk everything to help the truly desperate who have nowhere else to turn. Since then, Evan has fought international crime syndicates and drug cartels, faced down the most powerful people in the world and even brought down a president. Now struggling with an unexpected personal crisis, Evan goes back to the very basics of his mission - and this time, the truly desperate is a little girl who wants him to find her missing dog. Not his usual mission, and not one Evan embraces with enthusiasm, but this unlikely, tiny job quickly explodes into his biggest mission yet, one that finds him battered between twisted AI technocrat billionaires, a mysterious female assassin who seems a mirror of himself, and personal stakes so gut-wrenching he can scarcely make sense of them. Evan''s mission pushes him to his limit - he must find and take down the assassin known only as the Wolf, before she succeeds in completing her mission and killing the people who can identify her - a teenaged daughter of her last target, and Evan himself. Matched skill for skill, instinct for instinct, Evan must outwit an opponent who will literally stop at nothing if he is to survive.

Joey Morales was the last recruit of the government''s full black operation, the Orphan Program. Trained to be an assassin until she washed out, she was rescued by Evan Smoak, the former agent known as Orphan X. Now Joey, a world-class hacker, starts training for one of her biggest challenges yet: having a normal life. Still a teenager, she discovers she loves music as much as hacking, if not more so. But as she carves out a space for herself, the one thing missing is a family to support her endeavors. When a major recital comes up, she asks her rescuer turned adopted uncle, Evan, to recruit his various friends into another operation—attending her performance. And while Evan doesn’t understand why she wants them there, he won’t let her be disappointed—no matter what.

Evan Smoak returns in The Last Orphan, the next New York Times bestselling Orphan X thriller--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 the program and went deep underground, he left with a lot of secrets in his head that the government would do anything to make sure never got out. When he remade himself as The Nowhere Man, dedicated to helping the most desperate in their times of trouble, Evan found himself slowly back on the government''s radar. Having eliminated most of the Orphans in the program, the government will stop at nothing to eliminate the threat they see in Evan. But Orphan X has always been several steps ahead of his pursuers. Until he makes one little mistake... Now the President has him in her control and offers Evan a deal - eliminate a rich, powerful man she says is too dangerous to live and, in turn, she''ll let Evan survive. But when Evan left the Program he swore to only use his skills against those who really deserve it. Now he has to decide what''s more important - his principles or his life.

: A “science-fiction” anthology comic set in a far-away world…that is actually the reality of living today in America. This Black Mirror-style anthology examines the cultural and political polarization of the country and the technocrats that have driven us to such extremes of thought that we need to present the present as something…futuristic. Each of our five issues is a stand-alone tale. An episode of TV.

In this action-packed adventure set in the universe of The Resistance, Gregg Hurwitz (Legends of the Dark Knight, Vengeance of Moon Knight), Mark Texeira (Ghost Rider, Wolverine), and Brain Reber (X-Men: Legacy, Spider-Man/Deadpool) introduce a masked vigilante for the 21st Century. Bob Ryder is a hapless bureaucrat whose bad luck streak comes to a crescendo when he accidentally kills the city’s masked vigilante, The Knight. Oops. Now, Bob is forced to take on the mantle of the legendary hero before the city descends into chaos. Good thing he’s got The Knight’s former butler/assistant to show him the ropes.

In this action-packed adventure set in the universe of The Resistance, Gregg Hurwitz (Legends of the Dark Knight, Vengeance of Moon Knight), Mark Texeira (Ghost Rider, Wolverine), and Brain Reber (X-Men: Legacy, Spider-Man/Deadpool) introduce a masked vigilante for the 21st Century. Bob Ryder is a hapless bureaucrat whose bad luck streak comes to a crescendo when he accidentally kills the city’s masked vigilante, The Knight. Oops. Now, Bob is forced to take on the mantle of the legendary hero before the city descends into chaos. Good thing he’s got The Knight’s former butler/assistant to show him the ropes.

In this action-packed adventure set in the universe of The Resistance, Gregg Hurwitz (Legends of the Dark Knight, Vengeance of Moon Knight), Mark Texeira (Ghost Rider, Wolverine), and Brain Reber (X-Men: Legacy, Spider-Man/Deadpool) introduce a masked vigilante for the 21st Century. Bob Ryder is a hapless bureaucrat whose bad luck streak comes to a crescendo when he accidentally kills the city’s masked vigilante, The Knight. Oops. Now, Bob is forced to take on the mantle of the legendary hero before the city descends into chaos. Good thing he’s got The Knight’s former butler/assistant to show him the ropes.

Bestselling author Gregg Hurwitz examines the painful and dark past of one of Batman''s most devious foes. How did young Oswald Cobblepot go from being the apple of his mother''s eye to the leader of underworld gangs and adversary of the Caped Crusader?

* A Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly Bestseller * “Read the Orphan X series. You’ll thank me later." —David Baldacci The 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... Evan Smoak lives by his own code. Once he was known as Orphan X. Trained as an off-the-books government assassin and spoken about only in whispers, Evan Smoak was one of the most talented – and most feared – men in the Program. But he broke free and reinvented himself as The Nowhere Man, a figure shrouded in mystery, known for helping the truly desperate. If anyone is truly desperate, it’s Max Merriweather. Max is at the end of his rope. His cousin has been brutally murdered, leaving Max an envelope that contains nothing but a mysterious key. However, someone really wants that key, badly enough that Max – and anyone he turns to – is in deadly danger. What seems like a simple job for The Nowhere Man turns out to be anything but. Behind every threat he takes out, a deadlier one emerges and Evan Smoak must put himself in greater danger than ever before as he heads once more Into The Fire.

Die Ärzte sagen, dass Drew Glück hatte: Ohne die Notoperation nach dem epileptischen Anfall hätte sein Hirntumor ihn binnen kurzem umgebracht. Die Polizei hat weniger gute Nachrichten: Sie hat Drew nachts neben der Leiche seiner Ex-Freundin gefunden, das blutverschmierte Messer noch in der Hand. Verzweifelt beteuert er seine Unschuld. Doch in Wahrheit kann er sich an nichts erinnern ...

* AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * "This novel will be remembered as one of the best thrillers of the year." —Associated Press "A shocking stunner in every way. The perfect thriller." —Robert Crais When darkness closes in—he''s your last, best hope. Evan Smoak returns in Gregg Hurwitz’s #1 international bestselling Orphan X series in Out of the Dark. Taken from a group home at age twelve, Evan Smoak was raised and trained as part of the Orphan Program, an off-the-books operation designed to create deniable intelligence assets—i.e. assassins. Evan was Orphan X. He broke with the Program, using everything he learned to disappear and reinvent himself as the Nowhere Man, a man who helps the truly desperate when no one else can. But now Evan''s past is catching up to him. Someone at the very highest level of government has been trying to eliminate every trace of the Orphan Program by killing all the remaining Orphans and their trainers. After Evan''s mentor and the only father he ever knew was killed, he decided to strike back. His target is the man who started the Program and who is now the most heavily guarded person in the world: the President of the United States. But President Bennett knows that Orphan X is after him and, using weapons of his own, he''s decided to counter-attack. Bennett activates the one man who has the skills and experience to track down and take out Orphan X—the first recruit of the Program, Orphan A. With Evan devoting all his skills, resources, and intelligence to find a way through the layers of security that surround the President, suddenly he also has to protect himself against the deadliest of opponents. It''s Orphan vs. Orphan with the future of the country—even the world—on the line.

The Nowhere Man is a figure shrouded in secrecy—a near legendary figure who helps the truly desperate, those with nowhere else to turn who are lucky enough to be able to reach out to him. When darkness closes in, the Nowhere Man is your last, best hope. Before he was the Nowhere Man, Evan Smoak was a highly trained government operative known to a few as Orphan X. But he now lives by hiding in plain sight, keeping his head down and his eyes clear. So when a local summer intern for a tabloid news site finds herself trailing an aggressive reporter into a crime zone, things go terribly awry. The only person who can help her is a man with the background and the skills of the Nowhere Man. From New York Times bestselling author Gregg Hurwitz comes an electrifying, original story in his “nerve-shredding” internationally #1 bestsellling Orphan X series. Also contains an extended excerpt from the Orphan X thriller—Out of the Dark.

"Taken from a group home at age twelve, Evan Smoak was raised and trained as a ... government assassin: Orphan X. Now, secret government forces are busy trying to [eliminate the remaining] traces of the Orphan Program which includes Evan himself."--Provided by publisher.

Experience a heart-pumping and thrilling tale of suspense! Originally published in THRILLER (2006), edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author James Patterson. In this intense Thriller Short, New York Times bestselling author Gregg Hurwitz once again explores justice versus the law. Here his research for his deputy US marshal character, Tim Rackley from The Kill Clause and Troubleshooter, comes into full focus. Laura Hillman runs a bar near a prison, and she is also quite lonely. When Brian Dyer arrives to have a drink, she’s enamored with his charm and sense of honor. An attempted robbery puts a bullet in Brian’s foot, but he’s able to force the thief to flee. But from all appearances, the thief is going to come back, and this time lives will be on the line. Don’t miss any of these exciting Thriller Shorts: James Penney’s New Identity by Lee Child Operation Northwoods by James Grippando Epitaph by J. A. Konrath The Face in the Window by Heather Graham Kowalski’s in Love by James Rollins The Hunt for Dmitri by Gayle Lynds Disfigured by Michael Palmer and Daniel Palmer The Abelard Sanction by David Morrell Falling by Chris Mooney Success of a Mission by Dennis Lynds The Portal by John Lescroart and M. J. Rose The Double Dealer by David Liss Dirty Weather by Gregg Hurwitz Spirit Walker by David Dun At the Drop of a Hat by Denise Hamilton The Other Side of the Mirror by Eric Van Lustbader Man Catch by Christopher Rice Goodnight, Sweet Mother by Alex Kava Sacrificial Lion by Grant Blackwood Interlude at Duane’s by F. Paul Wilson The Powder Monkey by Ted Bell Surviving Toronto by M. Diane Vogt Assassins by Christopher Reich The Athens Solution by Brad Thor Diplomatic Constraints by Raelynn Hillhouse Kill Zone by Robert Liparulo The Devils’ Due by Steve Berry The Tuesday Club by Katherine Neville Gone Fishing by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child

When bestselling thriller writer Andrew Danner wakes up in a hospital bed with no idea how he got there, he is horrified to be told that he is responsible for the murder of his ex-fiancee. In the resulting celebrity trial, Drew is exonerated on the grounds of temporary insanity caused by a recent brain tumour. But he still has no idea if he did kill Genevieve, and is desperate to find out. Haunted by what appear to be his bizarre night-time actions did he really cut his own foot with a knife? Drew is shocked when another woman is discovered dead, murdered in the same way as Genevieve. Trying to clear his name and understand what''s happening to him, Drew enlists the help of a tame forensic scientist, a sympathetic detective, his staunch friend Chic who has helpful underworld connections, and an over-confident teenager. Can Drew discover what really happened that night and unmask the real killer?

"A brilliant, terrifying, rule-breaking reimagining of the zombie novel. Hurwitz pulls no punches and takes no prisoners."—Jonathan Maberry, NYT bestselling author of Rot & Ruin, on The Rains Phase one of the invasion is over. The small town of Creek''s Cause is decimated, a war zone. Everyone over the age of eighteen years is either dead or unrecognizable, all transformed into vicious, inhuman beings. The kids and teens who remain hide in the high school, struggling to survive—at least until their eighteenth birthdays. But phase two is about to begin... And the Rain brothers might be humanity''s only hope of survival. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

When the adults in Creek''s Cause turn into ferocious, inhuman beings, Chance Rain and his older brother, Patrick, take refuge with other kids at the school, where they work to find the source of the plague.

Esta magistral novela de suspense, que inaugura la apasionante nueva serie de Gregg Hurwitz, atrapa al lector desde la primera página. Evan Smoak es Nowhere Man, un hombre entrenado para matar sin dejar rastros, que emplea sus talentos y recursos en una misión personal: ayudar a todos cuantos no pueden recurrir a nadie más. También es un hombre con un pasado peligroso. Cuando aún era un niño, Evan fue criado y entrenado como parte de un programa secreto diseñado para crear asesinos perfectos para los servicios de inteligencia. Él era el Huérfano X. Evan rompió con el programa y utilizó todo lo que había aprendido para desaparecer. Ahora, ha descubierto que alguien con talento y un entrenamiento parecido lo está persiguiendo, alguien que empezará a pisarle los talones y que aprovechará su punto débil -su trabajo como Nowhere Man- para encontrarlo y eliminarlo. Reseñas: «Apaga el mundo real y zambúllete en este asombroso inicio de una nueva serie.» Daily Mail «Un gigante del thriller por derecho propio.» Los Angeles Times «Desde su explosivo comienzo, Huérfano X supera a la mayor parte de los thrillers que he leído.» David Baldacci «La mejor novela que ha escrito Hurwitz hasta la fecha.» Lee Child «Un entretenimiento excelente.» The Washington Post «Hurwitz combina la acción trepidante y los artilugios de alta tecnología con un brillante estudio de carácter en este excelente primer libro de una serie.» Publishers Weekly «El thriller más excitante que he leído desde El caso Bourne. Los fans de Jack Reacher, Mitch Rapp y Jason Bourne adorarán a Evan Smoak y el mortífero y secreto mundo del Programa Huérfano.» Robert Crais « Huérfano X es el thriller más intenso y apasionante que he leído enmuchísimo tiempo. Aferraos a vuestro asiento, porque Hurwitz os llevará a un viaje vertiginoso que no olvidaréis.» Tess Gerritsen

Un numero di telefono per quando non sai a chi rivolgerti, quando le alternative sono finite e hai toccato il fondo. Un numero da usare una volta e mai più, da passare di mano in mano come un amuleto, come un’ultima speranza. All’altro capo del filo c’è lui, non una leggenda, ma un uomo in carne e ossa disposto a mettersi al servizio dei più deboli. Un cane sciolto, un giustiziere senza padroni né legge che tanti vorrebbero vedere morto. Nella vita di tutti i giorni è Evan Smoak, scapolo schivo e senza legami, ma un tempo era Orphan X: ragazzino emarginato strappato a un futuro già scritto e trasformato nella più perfetta macchina per uccidere al servizio del governo americano. Da quando Evan ha deciso di cambiare vita, da cacciatore si è trasformato in preda. Solo facendo appello a tutte le sue risorse può sperare di sfuggire al sistema che lo ha creato. E continuare a lottare per rendere il mondo un posto migliore, correggendo torti e ingiustizie un caso alla volta. Per settimane in testa alle classifiche americane e inglesi, Orphan X è un fenomeno editoriale in corso di pubblicazione in 20 Paesi. Destinato a diventare un grande film prodotto dalla Warner Bros. “Un maestro del thriller all’apice della forma.” - Lee Child “Il libro più eccitante che abbia letto dai tempi di The Bourne Identity.” - Robert Crais “Merita un posto d’onore nella hall of fame del thriller.” - David Baldacci

Guest-starring Deadpool! Herman Goncharenko lies at death''s door, wasting away of cancer, but someone wants him killed, not dead. Someone desperate enough to hire a certain mouthy mercenary to do the job. Goncharenko''s only hope just might be the reformed Moon Knight - if he''s able to withstand the force of nature known as Deadpool, and if Goncharenko is, indeed, worth saving. Plus a classic reprinting of Marvel Preview #21, featuring a story by the legendary Moon Knight team of Doug Moench and Bill Sienkiewicz. Collects Vengeance of the Moon Knight #7-9 and Marvel Preview #21.

"Smart and relentless... Hurwitz starts the pressure early and never, never lets up." —The Plain Dealer (Cleveland) on You''re Next In Don''t Look Back, Eve Hardaway, newly single mother of one, is on a trip she''s long dreamed of—a rafting and hiking tour through the jungles and mountains of Oaxaca, in southern Mexico. Eve wanders off the trail, to a house in the distance with a menacing man in the yard beyond it, throwing machetes at a human-shaped target. Disturbed by the sight, Eve moves quickly and quietly back to her group, taking care to avoid being seen. As she creeps along, she finds a broken digital camera, marked with the name Teresa Hamilton. Later that night, in a rarely used tourist cabin, she finds a discarded prescription bottle—also with the name Teresa Hamilton. From the camera''s memory card, Eve discovers Teresa Hamilton took a photo of that same menacing looking man in the woods. Teresa Hamilton has since disappeared. Now the man in the woods is after whoever was snooping around his house. With a violent past and deadly mission, he will do anything to avoid being discovered. A major storm wipes out the roads and all communication with the outside world. Now the tour group is trapped in the jungle with a dangerous predator with a secret to protect. With her only resource her determination to live, Eve must fight a dangerous foe and survive against incredible odds—if she''s to make it back home alive.

The shape-shifting Clayface-formerly the disgraced actor Basil Karlo-is on a rampage, and Batman must battle his way through a network of his deadliest enemies to uncover the truth. But how do you stop a killer who can be anywhere-and anyone? And soaring above Gotham is another threat in the form of the Man-Bat, whose unstable serum has made his predatory plans much more deadly! In BATMAN - THE DARK KNIGHT: CLAY (collects issues #22-29), writer Gregg Hurwitz (DETECTIVE COMICS, Wolverine) teams with superstar artists Alex Maleev (BATMAN, Daredevil), Ethan Van Sciver (GREEN LANTERN, THE FLASH), and Alberto Ponticelli (DIAL H) for tales of Gotham City''s greatest villains!

Everything hangs in the balance in the Dark Knight’s life as Bruce Wayne grapples with revealing Batman to the woman of his dreams. But just as he’s ready to give her his all, the Mad Hatter joins the ranks of one of the greatest threats Gotham has ever known. By poisoning and kidnapping its citizens, he terrorizes Gotham in an attempt to rebuild his lost hopes into a wonderland. Can the Caped Crusader save the city-and his new love-before the Hatter shatters their world forever? Acclaimed writer Gregg Hurwitz (Survivor) teams up with superstar artist Ethan Van Sciver (GREEN LANTERN: REBIRTH) and breakout talent Szymon Kudranski (Spawn) for BATMAN - THE DARK KNIGHT: MAD (collects issues #16-21 and BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT ANNUAL #1).

"Another winner from a top-tier thriller writer." —Kirkus Reviews Daniel Brasher left a high-paying job as a money manager to marry his community-organizer wife and do the work he loves, leading group counseling sessions with recently paroled ex-cons. Now he''s about to start a private practice. But just before his last day on the job, Daniel finds an envelope in his department mailbox—one intended for someone else that was placed in his slot by accident. Inside it is an unsigned piece of paper, a note that says only "admit what you''ve done or you will bleed for it." along with a midnight deadline...which has passed. And the person to whom the envelope was addressed was found brutally murdered... "A fast-paced roller coaster ride...well-written and extremely realistic." —Criminal Element Soon, Daniel finds more warnings in his office mail, to people that the police cannot track down, and to victims that cannot be saved. Daniel''s efforts, however, have alerted the killer to his involvement... and the next threat he receives is his own. Now, Daniel—with no clue what he''s supposed to have done or to what action he must confess—must somehow appease, or outwit, a seemingly unstoppable killer. And time is running out... "Menace, treachery, and intrigue have never been more exciting." —The Washington Post

"Diagnosed with Lou Gehrig''s disease nine months earlier, Nate is about to leap off an 11th-floor ledge of a bank building in Santa Monica, Calif., when he notices a robbery in progress through the window next to where he''s standing. Nate climbs back in the window undetected, grabs a handgun a masked man has conveniently set down, and, thanks to his ROTC firearms training, succeeds in shooting dead five of the six robbers. In revenge, the thwarted theft''s mastermind, a notorious Ukrainian mobster, vows to brutally kill his estranged wife and teenage daughter unless Nate can retrieve the robbery''s objective--an envelope stored in one of the bank''s safe deposit boxes"--Provided by publisher.

Enjoying his family and career as a green contractor, Mike Wingate is targeted by an adversary and is unable to get police help because of his troubled youth, a situation that forces him to turn to a dangerous man from his past.