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Into the Fire by Gregg Hurwitz
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Max Merriweather is at the end of his rope. Separated from the woman he loves and barely scraping by, Max is a disappointment to everyone in his life. Then his very successful cousin Grant is brutally murdered. Two months before, Grant left Max an envelope with instructions to take it to a reporter if anything happened to him. Now the reporter is missing and Max’s apartment is ransacked. A man at the end of his rope, he calls The Nowhere Man.
With mixed feelings, Evan takes on this mission, easily finding the men who are after Max and executing a plan to keep him safe. But it isn’t as obvious as it seems—and Evan finds himself enmeshed in one of the most challenging missions of his life, one that he can’t survive on his own. With the help of Joey Morales, a genius-level hacker and the last Orphan recruited into the Program, and the brilliant, off-the-books gunsmith, Tommy Stojack, Orphan X once more heads…Into the Fire.
Settings
Los Angeles, California
Culver City, California
64 Chapters
Character List
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Recurring Characters
Evan Smoak: aka Orphan X. He’s a well trained former operative in the covert Orphan program. He left the program unsanctioned. He’s now operating as The Nowhere Man.
Jack Jones: Evan’s trainer and mentor who was recently killed.
Joey Morales: aka Vera. Former Orphan in training who escaped. Jack found her and, with her help, took down Orphan Y. She’s now in a Swiss boarding school under an alias. She has superior hacking skills.
Tommy Stojack: Specialist in weapons customization, supporting procurement and R&D for various government sanctioned black ops organizations. He’s Evan’s supplier.
Melinda Truong: Art restorer. She also creates forged documents for Evan.
Mia Hall: District Attorney and mother of son Peter. She’s a widow and one of Evan’s neighbors in his building, 12B. Her husband Roger is deceased.
Peter Hall: Mia’s 9-year old son.
Ida Rosenbaum: One of Evan’s neighbors in his building, 6G.
Joaquin: Security guard at Evan’s building.
Hugh Walters: One Evan’s neighbors in his building and HOA president.
Johnny Middleton: One Evan’s neighbors in his building, 8E.
Lorilee Smithson: One Evan’s neighbors in his building, 3F.
Pat Johnson: One Evan’s neighbors in his building, 12F.
Joey Delarosa: Accountant in the building across the street from Evan’s, 19H. Evan hacks into his WiFi.
Charles Van Sciver: aka Orphan Y.
Candy McClure: aka Orphan V. Assassin who was working with Van Sciver but later helped take down Bennett.
Jonathan Bennett: Former President of the United States, taken out by Evan.
Victoria Donahue-Carr: Former Vice President of the United States, now President following Bennett’s death.
Jordan Thornhill: Orphan R who was working for Van Sciver. Evan killed him.
Jim Harville: Former Orphan J whose handler was Jack Johns. Thornhill killed him.
Orphan C: Formerly part of the program whose handler was Jack Johns. He was hiding out as a homeless man. Thornhill killed him.
Tim Draker: Orphan L whose handler was Jack Johns. He was hiding as an addict. Thornhill killed him.
Trevon Gaines: Evan’s last client.
Non Recurring Characters
Max Merriweather: Hapless member of the Merriweather family who becomes Evan’s client.
Grant Merriweather: Forensic accountant who was murdered by Terzian. Max’s cousin.
Jill Merriweather: Grant’s wife.
Michelle Merriweather: Grant and Jill’s oldest child. She’s pregnant.
Ross Merriweather: Grant and Jill’s son.
Terel Merriweather: Grant and Jill’s son.
Violet McKenna Merriweather: Max’s estranged wife.
Clark McKenna: Violet’s wealthy father, married to Gwendolyn.
Gwendolyn McKenna: Violet’s mother, married to Clark.
Terry Merriweather: Max’s father.
Lorraine Lennox: Los Angeles Times newspaper reporter.
David (The Terror) Terzian:
Dr. Patel:Doctor who treated Grant and was then killed by Terzian.
Mr. Omar: Max’s landlord.
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