Order of Gregg Hurwitz Books

If there ever was a man who could outthink a villain, outfight a thug, and outwrite half of Hollywood, it would be Gregg Hurwitz. Born on January 20, 1973, in San Francisco, California, Hurwitz seemed destined for an ordinary life. But fate—and a mind that refused to stay still—had other plans. Instead of settling into the comfortable humdrum of normalcy, he vaulted himself into the world’s imagination, becoming one of the sharpest thriller writers of our generation.

Gregg Hurwitz isn't just a novelist. He’s a screenwriter, comic book creator, television producer, and, as some readers might argue, a low-key philosopher hiding behind explosive action scenes. After graduating from Bell High School in Los Angeles, Hurwitz pursued his undergraduate degree at Harvard University (yes, that Harvard), where he majored in English literature. But that wasn’t enough. His thirst for storytelling sophistication led him across the Atlantic to Trinity College, Oxford, on a graduate fellowship, where he studied Shakespearean tragedy. Imagine the future king of modern-day thrillers studying the blood-soaked, psychologically twisted world of Macbeth and Hamlet. Coincidence? Hardly.

From his earliest days, Hurwitz displayed an almost eerie fascination with the dark corners of the human mind. His first published novel, The Tower (1999), erupted onto the scene with a violence and intellect that made the literary world sit up and stare. It wasn’t just action—it was action layered with aching humanity, deep character flaws, and moral complexity. And Hurwitz was just getting warmed up.

He has since authored over twenty internationally bestselling novels, including his iconic "Orphan X" series, where Evan Smoak—aka The Nowhere Man—became a new kind of hero for a new kind of world. Hurwitz's books are a lethal blend of pulse-pounding suspense, razor-edge prose, and heartbreaking character arcs that force readers to wonder: What would I do if it were me?

But Gregg Hurwitz isn’t confined to the quiet click of a laptop keyboard. No, he’s got Hollywood under his belt too, having written scripts for major studios like Warner Bros., Paramount, MGM, and Netflix. He’s contributed to beloved comic book franchises, including Batman and Wolverine, where he redefined these larger-than-life characters with a haunting psychological depth that left fans stunned.

And here’s the irony: for a man who plunges into the darkest reaches of human behavior, Gregg Hurwitz himself champions mental health, political advocacy, and social justice reform. He’s helped design messaging strategies for political campaigns and has written op-eds for The Wall Street Journal and The Guardian. The guy who builds assassins, broken spies, and haunted heroes on the page? He’s also fighting to build a better real-world society.

As of now, Gregg Hurwitz is very much alive, thriving at the height of his career, and by all appearances, nowhere near slowing down. His birthday candles may add up each year, but every novel he writes seems younger, hungrier, and more dangerous than the last.

Where is Hurwitz headed next? Will Evan Smoak survive the next conspiracy? Will Hurwitz’s political and cinematic fingerprints reach even wider audiences?
The only certainty is this: wherever the line between darkness and redemption is drawn, Gregg Hurwitz will be there, blurring it with bloody brilliance.