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The Nowhere Man is a figure shrouded in secrecy—a near legendary figure who helps those lucky few who are given the means to reach out to him.

Before he was the Nowhere Man, Evan Smoak was a highly trained government operative known to a few as Orphan X. This is the story of Smoak's first outing as the Nowhere Man, where after completing a mission in Northern California, he happens to spot a young woman at a coffee shop. Brutalized and under the control of a very powerful, unscrupulous man, her life is in danger if she doesn't escape. And the only person that can help her do that is a man with the background and skills of the Nowhere Man.

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Palo Alto, California

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Character List
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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.
Leanne Lattimore: Radack’s girlfriend who seems to be an abuse victim.
Steve Radack: Dot com success story, the visionary behind software called Thumbprint.
Kane: One of Radack’s security operatives.
Padilla: One of Radack’s security operatives.
Marisol: Radack’s housekeeper.
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Spoiler Info
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Evan stops at a coffee shop on his way back to Los Angeles and notices a woman who appears to be a domestic abuse victim. Her “boyfriend” is a wealthy, reckless dot com guy. Evan does his research, validates his assumptions, sets up the plan and kills the guy in his home along with his two awful bodyguards.

Leanne Lattimore is his first client. (hide spoiler)]

I listened to this short story last week on my commute to work and home.