The Night Agent

"The Night Agent is a whirlwind of a book, a captivating narrative that takes us inside the White House's inner sanctum and the shadowy machinations surrounding it. A powerful and taut thriller." - Mark Greaney #1 bestselling author of Mission Critical

"This story is impossible to put out of mind. . . . Relevant and revealing, this is one of the best thrillers to come along in years." - Michael Connelly

"Strap in for one hell of a ride. The Night Agent is full of twists and surprises you'll never see coming." - Ben Coes, New York Times bestselling author of Bloody Sunday

"Matthew Quirk moves into David Baldacci and John Grisham territory with The Night Agent, a paranoid, pulse-pounding thriller that could not be more prescient. If you're wondering where the best of the next generation of suspense talent is headed, look no further." - Joseph Finder

"Matthew Quirk is rapidly proving himself to be among our finest thriller writers, and The Night Agent is the latest undeniable evidence. Quirk writes rapid-fire, page-turning action with unusual grace and intelligence, and his latest American nightmare is guaranteed to keep readers up late." - Michael Koryta, New York Times bestselling author of How It Happened

"Baldacci's debut [Absolute Power] kept me awake half the night. I'm still a fan. . . I had the same reaction when I picked up The Night Agent. . . Best to start this at the beginning of a weekend, as you'll be burning the midnight oil 'til you're finished." - Newark Star Ledger

"Plenty of breathless one-more-chapter, stay-up-late suspense wrapped around a meaty and timely story . . . irresistible." - Lee Child

"Quirk's chilling and modern scenario of foreign influence reaching into the highest reaches of government will be thoroughly enjoyed by political thriller junkies." - Library Journal (starred review)

"Quirk returns to the thriller scene with a thundering bang. . . Quirk's latest feels like he's been churning out political thrillers for decades, hitting on a timely plot that starts out fast and only speeds up as the story unfolds. . . [A] high-stakes, nail-biting political thriller." - TheRealBookSpy. com

"Lots of good, tense plotting. . . A real pleasure of espionage fiction is tradecraft secrets, and Quirk doesn't disappoint." - Booklist

"The Night Agent is a compelling high-stakes thriller, lightning fast, relentlessly suspenseful and unsettlingly realistic." - Hank Phillippi Ryan, bestselling author of Trust Me

Praise for the earlier novels: "A thundering David-and-Goliath tale of corruption. . . A real page turner, with high stakes action that doesn't stop." - Booklist (starred review) on The 500

"The Firm goes to Washington, only with a whole lot more action." - James Patterson on The 500

"Sophisticated storytelling [and] whiplash pacing . . . Clever twists and startling surprises." - Washington Post on Cold Barrel Zero

"The action dazzles. The characters feel authentic and fully fleshed. The threats seem all too real." - Los Angeles Review of Books on Cold Barrel Zero

"The story is expertly stripped down, the action relentless, and the characters multilayered. A lethal game of cat and mouse." - Kirkus Reviews on Cold Barrel Zero

"A tour de force. Dead Man Switch turns the intelligence community's 'wilderness of mirrors' into a high-speed racetrack, delivering twist after twist toward a literally explosive conclusion. . . Quirk shows us the human cost of living-and dying-on the gray edges of national security." - Joseph Finder

"This is a nonstop, heart-pounding ride in which moral blacks and whites turn gray in "the efficient alignment of power and interests" that is big-time politics. Quirk has another high-powered hit on his hands." - Booklist (starred review) on The Directive

"The Directive does for the Fed what. . . Aaron Sorkin did for the White House in "The West Wing", and what Beau Willimon is doing with "House of Cards". . . Drips with the kind of eye for the telling detail that only a canny reporter, detective or spy possesses." - Forbes

"A plot that twists like a cobra in a sack, a whip-crack pace and engaging characters make The Night Agent a very classy thriller." - Financial Times

"This is David Baldacci territory, but done with a refreshing vigour by. . . Quirk who is making a name for himself as a thriller writer to watch." - Daily Mail (London)

"A whirlwind of action and suspense." - The New York Times