Author

Gregg Hurwitz

Q: What should I read first by Gregg Hurwitz?

Start with the Tim Rackley series, since it is the first on file, then read it in publication order.

Gregg Hurwitz has 33 known credited books (33 published) across 2 series. Start with Tim Rackley.

Gregg Hurwitz is an American thriller author best known for the Orphan X series, following Evan Smoak, a former deep-cover intelligence asset trained from childhood in a black-ops program called the Orphan Program who now operates off the grid as an anonymous protector for people with nowhere else to turn. Beginning with Orphan X in 2016, the series has become one of the more acclaimed modern entries in the lone-operative thriller tradition, praised for grounding its action in genuine emotional stakes around identity, found family, and the psychological cost of a childhood built for violence, rather than relying purely on spectacle. Before Orphan X, Hurwitz wrote a run of well-regarded standalone thrillers, including The Kill Clause and Trust No One, and worked extensively in comics and screenwriting, including scripts for Marvel's Wolverine. New readers should start with Orphan X to meet Evan Smoak from the beginning, since the series builds his backstory and world progressively across installments. There is no film or television adaptation of the Orphan X novels to date, though the series has been in development for adaptation. Hurwitz continues to publish new entries in the series on a regular schedule.

Series: 2
Credited books: 33
Published: 33
Latest published book: The Damage Man 1 September 2026
Active: 1999–present
Best known for: Tim Rackley

Key facts about Gregg Hurwitz

Our list holds 33 books by Gregg Hurwitz. 21 of them belong to a series, while 12 stand alone. Since all 33 are out now, every book here is ready to read. Their series sit on our thriller shelf.

Gregg Hurwitz has 2 series on file. Tim Rackley has 4 books, while Orphan X has 17 books. In particular, Orphan X is the longest series on file. Tim Rackley starts with The Kill Clause, while Orphan X starts with Orphan X.

Since Tim Rackley is the first series on file, it is the place to start. Their first published book on file came out in 1999. Meanwhile, The Damage Man is the latest published book, out on 1 September 2026.

There are also 12 standalone books. You can read them in any order, since each one stands alone. The newest one that is out is Last Chance, from 2017. The oldest on file is The Tower, from 1999.