Logan Booth

I first heard of The Forsaken by Matt Rogers at BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival late last year when Rogers spoke on a panel. He’s not exactly a debut author as he’s had a successful self-published career before getting picked up by Simon and Schuster. I LOVE Gregg Hurwitz’s Orphan X series and I believe Rogers gives him a shout-out or hat-tip here by referencing his creation – the black ops government program using orphaned children. And Rogers’s lead Logan Booth is reminiscent of Orphan X (Evan Smoak) himself. There’s the brawn and fancy weaponry but also cunning street smarts.