Synopsis from Goodreads:
“In this explosive conclusion to The Orphan Trilogy, the ninth-born orphan’s dramatic story resumes five years after book one, The Ninth Orphan, ends.
Having eluded his former masters at the Omega Agency and escaped his past life as an operative, Nine has married his soul mate, Isabelle. They’ve carved out a new life for themselves, off the grid, in the remote islands of French Polynesia.
The contented couple have a five-year-old son, Francis, who is a chip off the old block and who has inherited his father’s unique DNA. Francis will soon have a sister as Isabelle is about to give birth to a baby girl.
Their idyllic lifestyle is shattered when Francis is abducted by operatives in the employ of the Omega Agency, the shadowy organization that brought Nine into the world and once controlled every aspect of his life. The terrified boy with the unique DNA is dispatched to one of Omega’s underground medical laboratories for scientific testing and experimentation.
Nine is desperate to find Francis before Omega can harm him. He soon finds he’s up against his fellow orphans – all elite operatives as he once was – who are under orders to kill him on sight. To overcome them, he must call on all his former training and skills. His search takes him around the world – from Tahiti to America, Germany, Greenland and the Congo.
To add to Nine’s worries, he has a serious heart condition that requires immediate surgery. The clock is ticking and he knows he’s on borrowed time. It’s a race against the clock to find his son before Omega can harm the boy – and before his heart gives out.”
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As the synopsis says, this is the final book in the trilogy and, I have to say that I am a little sad about that as I have grown to really like Nine and Seventeen and I will miss their exploits which have been expertly written about by James and Lance Morcan. I feel you really need to have read the first book - The Ninth Orphan and the second - The Orphan Factory - to really appreciate this one but you won’t be disappointed and I would highly recommend that you buy all three.
The description of this, the third book, says it all so I won’t go into the ins and outs of the story but will say “what’s not to like?” You’ve got brilliant characters, a fantastic story which is excellently written and is easy to read with flowing text that seamlessly changes from the different perspectives of the main characters. The locations are expertly described as are the various unsavoury characters that Nine utilises to help his cause in the search for his son which include a motorcycle gang from Greenland, African Militia and the American Mafia. These may be shady people but are nothing in comparison to the Omega Corporation that Nine is going up against who think that horrendous experiments against children are perfectly acceptable!
The entire book is just great and although it’s a traditional story of good against evil; hope against despair it's so well written that it feels fresh, new and exciting and I have no hesitation in recommending it to anyone and would encourage you, yes you who are reading this, to go and buy the trilogy right now … you won’t be disappointed and if you are, well you wouldn’t know a good book if it came up and hit you in the face!
Disclaimer: I was sent an eBook copy of this book direct from the authors in return for an unbiased and honest review - this in no way influenced my review whatsoever.
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