GREGG HURWITZ is the New York Times bestselling author of numerous thrillers including You’re Next and Orphan X. Critically acclaimed, Hurwitz is a two-time finalist for ITW’s Best Novel prize and a finalist for CWA’s Steel Dagger. In addition to his novels, Hurwitz is a screenwriter, TV producer, and comic book author. The first book in the Evan Smoak series, Orphan X, has been sold in sixteen countries. Hurwitz, who lives in Los Angeles, is writing the screenplay adaption of Orphan X for Warner Brothers and Bradley Cooper.