Hour of the Assassin
epub | 566.75 KB | English | 9780062875495 | Matthew Quirk | William Morrow
Description: "Quirk has earned his spot in the front ranks of thriller writers. Opens with a bang and keeps exploding for three hundred pages."*-David Baldacci, New York Times bestselling author of A Minute to Midnight
Framed and on the run for his life, a former Secret Service agent discovers how far some men will go to grasp the highest office in the land in this electrifying tale from the author of The Night Agent-a propulsive political thriller reminiscent of the best early Baldacci and Grisham novels.
As a Secret Service agent, Nick Averose spent a decade protecting the most powerful men and women in America and developed a unique gift: the ability to think like an assassin. Now, he uses that skill in a little-known but crucial job. As a "red teamer," he poses as a threat, testing the security around our highest officials to find vulnerabilities-before our enemies can. He is a mock killer, capable of slipping past even the best defenses.
His latest assignment is to assess the security surrounding the former CIA director at his DC area home. But soon after he breaches the man's study, the home's inner sanctum, Nick finds himself entangled in a vicious crime that will shake Washington to its foundations-as all the evidence points to Nick.
Nick kno he's the perfect scapegoat. But who is framing him, and why? To clear his name, he must find the truth-a search that leads to a dark conspiracy whose roots stretch back decades. The prize is the most powerful position in the world: the Oval Office.
To save himself and the people he loves, Nick must stop the men who rule Washington before they bury him along with their secrets.*
"This one is a gritty, intense political*thriller, filled with nuance and dire exploits. Totally entertaining. A treat from start to finish.*-Steve Berry, author of*The Malta Exchange
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Review
"A cracking-good suspenser carried by some fine writing. and leading up to a sweaty-palms finale that goes on for 100 quickly turned pages." (Library Journal)
"Quirk has earned his spot in the front ranks of thriller writers. Opens with a bang and keeps exploding for three hundred pages." (David Baldacci New York Times bestselling author of A Minute to Midnight)
"This one is a gritty, intense political*thriller, filled with nuance and dire exploits. Totally entertaining. A treat from start to finish."* (Steve Berry, author of The Malta Exchange)
"Quirk crafts intense plots that crackle with a barely restrained energy... Damn hard to put down, and blazed my way through it in less than a day. Quirk has once again written a story that stands out as one of the best thrillers you will read this year." (Mystery Scene Magazine)
"[A] nonstop whirlwind. Quirk again displays the infectious pacing he's known for." (Publishers Weekly)
"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 on The Night Agent)
"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*on The Night Agent)
"Plenty of breathless one-more-chapter, stay-up-late suspense wrapped around a meaty and timely story ... irresistible." (Lee Child on The Night Agent)
"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 on The Night Agent)
"Lots of good, tense plotting. A real pleasure of espionage fiction is tradecraft secrets, and Quirk doesn't disappoint." (Booklist on The Night Agent)
About the Author
Matthew Quirk is the New York Times bestselling author of The 500, The Directive, Cold Barrel Zero, and Dead Man Switch. He spent five years at The Atlantic reporting on crime, private military contractors, terrorism prosecutions, and international gangs. He lives in San Diego, California.
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