Hour of the Assassin: a gripping spy thriller from the author of THE NIGHT AGENT, now a massive worldwide hit TV series
Oct 2020 · Bloomsbury Publishing
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A former Secret Service agent must expose a dangerous conspiracy in this electrifying thriller from the author of THE NIGHT AGENT. Season 2 of the Netflix original series THE NIGHT AGENT out January 2025!
Readers love Matthew Quirk:
'Breathless stay-up-late suspense' Lee Child
'A thriller writer to watch' Daily Mail
'Quirk has earned his spot in the front ranks of thriller writers' David Baldacci
'A powerful and taut thriller' Mark Greaney
'One of the best thrillers to come along in years' Michael Connelly
His job is to protect them. But now he has to save himself.
Secret Service agent Nick Averose spent a decade guarding the most powerful people in the US. Now he's a mock killer, testing the security around the highest officials to find vulnerabilities before America's enemies can.
But now someone's out to get him.
Nick's latest assignment leads him to the home of a former CIA director. But when he breaches the director's study, Nick is entangled in a vicious crime that will shake Washington to its foundations.
He's the perfect scapegoat.
Nick needs to find out who is framing him for the crime and why. If he can't uncover the truth, a dark conspiracy will consume him and everyone else within the Oval Office.
READ ALL THE FANTASTIC THRILLERS BY MATTHEW QUIRK FROM HEAD OF ZEUS - AVAILABLE NOW
Hour of the Assassin
The Night Agent
Red Warning
Inside Threat
Readers love Matthew Quirk:
'Breathless stay-up-late suspense' Lee Child
'A thriller writer to watch' Daily Mail
'Quirk has earned his spot in the front ranks of thriller writers' David Baldacci
'A powerful and taut thriller' Mark Greaney
'One of the best thrillers to come along in years' Michael Connelly
His job is to protect them. But now he has to save himself.
Secret Service agent Nick Averose spent a decade guarding the most powerful people in the US. Now he's a mock killer, testing the security around the highest officials to find vulnerabilities before America's enemies can.
But now someone's out to get him.
Nick's latest assignment leads him to the home of a former CIA director. But when he breaches the director's study, Nick is entangled in a vicious crime that will shake Washington to its foundations.
He's the perfect scapegoat.
Nick needs to find out who is framing him for the crime and why. If he can't uncover the truth, a dark conspiracy will consume him and everyone else within the Oval Office.
READ ALL THE FANTASTIC THRILLERS BY MATTHEW QUIRK FROM HEAD OF ZEUS - AVAILABLE NOW
Hour of the Assassin
The Night Agent
Red Warning
Inside Threat
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About the author
Matthew Quirk, New York Times bestselling author, spent five years at The Atlantic magazine reporting on crime, private military contractors, terrorism prosecutions, and international gangs before turning to fiction. He is an Edgar Award finalist and winner of the ITW Thriller Award for Best First Novel. His novel The Night Agent has been made into a hit Netflix original series. He lives in San Diego.
Follow Matthew at @mquirk and matthewquirk.com
Follow Matthew at @mquirk and matthewquirk.com
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