{"product_id":"the-night-agent-a-novel-isbn-9780062875471","title":"The Night Agent: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Inspiration for the Smash Hit Netflix Series! Starring Gabriel Basso and Luciane Buchanan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Matthew Quirk moves into David Baldacci and John Grisham territory with \u003ci\u003eThe Night Agent\u003c\/i\u003e, 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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo find a Russian mole in the White House, an FBI agent must question everything. . . and trust no one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo one is more surprised than FBI Agent Peter Sutherland when he’s tapped to work in the White House Situation Room. When Peter was a boy, his father was suspected of selling secrets to the Russians—a breach that cost him his career, his reputation, and eventually his life. Now Peter’s job is monitoring an emergency line for a call that has not—and might never—come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil tonight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 1:05 A.M. the phone rings. A terrified young woman named Rose tells Peter that two people have just been murdered and that the killer might still be in the house with her. One of the victims gave her this phone number with urgent instructions: “Tell them OSPREY was right. It’s happening...”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe call thrusts Peter into the heart of a White House conspiracy years in the making, involving a Russian mole at the highest levels of the U.S. government. Anyone in the White House could be the traitor. Anyone could be corrupted. To save the nation, Peter must take the rules into his own hands, question everything, and trust no one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Night Agent \u003c\/i\u003emarks the return of the classic conspiracy thriller, a \u003ci\u003eThree Days of the Condor\u003c\/i\u003e for today’s chaotic world. With incredible twists and heart-stopping action, this electrifying spy thriller pulls back the curtain on Washington power and confirms Matthew Quirk as a new master of suspense.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf you liked \u003ci\u003eThe Night Agent\u003c\/i\u003e, you'll love Matthew Quirk's twisty new thriller, \u003ci\u003eThe Method!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLook for these other pulse-pounding thrillers by Matthew Quirk:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eRed Warning\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eHour of the Assassin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eDead Man Switch \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eCold Barrel Zero \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Directive \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe 500\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eInside Threat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTo save America from a catastrophic betrayal, an FBI agent must stop a Russian mole in the White House in this exhilarating political thriller reminiscent of the early novels of John Grisham and David Baldacci.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo one is more surprised than FBI Agent Peter Sutherland when he’s tapped to work in the White House Situation Room. When Peter was a boy, his father was suspected of selling secrets to the Russians—a breach that cost him his career, his reputation, and eventually his life. Peter knows intimately how one broken rule can have devastating consequences, and he has always done everything strictly by the book. Nowhere is he more vigilant than in this room, the sanctum of America’s most closely guarded military and intelligence secrets. His job is monitoring an emergency line for a call that has not—and might never—come. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil tonight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 1:05 A.M. the phone rings. A terrified young woman named Rose tells Peter that two people have just been murdered and that the killer might still be in the house with her. One of the victims gave her this phone number with urgent instructions: “Tell them OSPREY was right. It’s happening . . .” The call thrusts Peter into the heart of a conspiracy years in the making, involving a Russian mole at the highest levels of the US government. Anyone in the White House could be the traitor. Anyone could be corrupted. To save the nation, Peter must take the rules into his own hands, question everything, and trust no one. He plunges into a desperate hunt for the traitor—an odyssey that pits him and Rose against Russia’s most skilled and ruthless operatives and the full force of the FBI itself. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the fate of the country on the line, Peter and Rose must evade seasoned assassins to find the shocking truth—and stop the threat from inside before it’s too late. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Night Agent \u003c\/em\u003emarks the return of the classic conspiracy thriller, a \u003cem\u003eThree Days of the Condor\u003c\/em\u003e for today’s chaotic world. With incredible twists and heart-stopping action, this electrifying novel pulls back the curtain on Washington power and confirms Matthew Quirk as a new master of suspense.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Strap in for one hell of a ride. \u003cem\u003eThe Night Agent\u003c\/em\u003e is full of twists and surprises you’ll never see coming.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBen Coes, New York Times bestselling author of Bloody Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Night Agent\u003c\/em\u003e is a compelling high-stakes thriller, lightning fast, relentlessly suspenseful and unsettlingly realistic.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHank Phillippi Ryan, bestselling author of Trust Me\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for the earlier novels:\u003c\/u\u003e  “A thundering David-and-Goliath tale of corruption… A real page turner, with high stakes action that doesn’t stop.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review) on The 500\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The Firm goes to Washington, only with a whole lot more action.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames Patterson on The 500\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Sophisticated storytelling [and] whiplash pacing . . . Clever twists and startling surprises.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post on Cold Barrel Zero\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The action dazzles. The characters feel authentic and fully fleshed. The threats seem all too real.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books on Cold Barrel Zero\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Lots of good, tense plotting… A real pleasure of espionage fiction is tradecraft secrets, and Quirk doesn’t disappoint.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“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.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTheRealBookSpy.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Baldacci’s debut [\u003cem\u003eAbsolute Power\u003c\/em\u003e] kept me awake half the night. I’m still a fan… I had the same reaction when I picked up \u003cem\u003eThe Night Agent\u003c\/em\u003e… Best to start this at the beginning of a weekend, as you’ll be burning the midnight oil ‘til you’re finished.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNewark Star Ledger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail (London)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A plot that twists like a cobra in a sack, a whip-crack pace and engaging characters make \u003cem\u003eThe Night Agent\u003c\/em\u003e a very classy thriller.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A whirlwind of action and suspense.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Matthew Quirk is rapidly proving himself to be among our finest thriller writers, and \u003cem\u003eThe Night Agent \u003c\/em\u003eis 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.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Koryta, New York Times bestselling author of How It Happened\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Night Agent\u003c\/em\u003e 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.”   - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMark Greaney #1 bestselling author of Mission Critical\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Quirk’s chilling and modern scenario of foreign influence reaching into the highest reaches of government will be thoroughly enjoyed by political thriller junkies.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This story is impossible to put out of mind.... Relevant and revealing, this is one of the best thrillers to come along in years.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Connelly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The story is expertly stripped down, the action relentless, and the characters multilayered. A lethal game of cat and mouse.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews on Cold Barrel Zero\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“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.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoseph Finder\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“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. 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