Matthew Quirk is a New York Times Bestselling American novelist and journalist who is best known for his book '' The Night Agent'', a political conspiracy thriller, which was adapted into a Netflix TV show of the same name by

Shawn Ryan Shawn Ryan (born October 11, 1966) is an American screenwriter and television producer. He has created and/or produced a number of television series including '' The Shield'' (2002–2008), '' The Unit'' (2006–2009), '' Lie to Me'' (2009– ...

. Prior to becoming a novelist, he worked as a reporter for ''

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'', reporting on crime and terrorism. He currently lives in

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Career

Matthew worked as a journalist for ''The Atlantic''. He also wrote for ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Background

Quirk studied history and literature at

Harvard University Harvard University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636 and named for its first benefactor, the History of the Puritans in North America, Puritan clergyma ...

Works

Mike Ford Series

* ''The 500'' (2012) * ''The Directive'' (2014)

John Hayes Series

* ''Cold Barrel Zero'' (2016) * ''Dead Man Switch'' (2017)

Standalone Books

* ''The Night Agent'' (2019) * ''Hour of the Assassin'' (2020) * ''Red Warning'' (2022) * ''Inside Threat'' (2023)

Adaptations

* '' The Night Agent'' (2023 TV series), starring Gabriel Basso,

Luciane Buchanan Luciane Buchanan (born 18 July 1993) is a New Zealand actress. She is known for her starring role in the Netflix action thriller series '' The Night Agent'' since 2023. She has also featured in '' Filthy Rich'' (2016–2017) and '' The New Legen ...

, and

Hong Chau Hong Chau (born June 25, 1979) is an American actress. She has received several award nominations for her film roles as Ngoc Lan Tran in '' Downsizing'' (2017) and as Liz, a nurse, in '' The Whale'' (2022), including a nomination for the Academ ...

Awards

Matthew was nominated for an

Edgar Award The Edgar Allan Poe Awards, popularly called the Edgars, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America which is based in New York City. Named after American writer Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849), a pioneer in the genre, the awards hon ...

for Best First Novel by an American Author in 2012 for ''The 500''.

Bibliography

# ''Inside Threat: A Novel '' (2023) # ''Red Warning'' (2022) # ''Hour of the Assassin: A Novel'' (2020) # ''The Night Agent'' (2019) # ''Dead Man Switch (John Hayes Series Book 2)'' (2017) # ''Cold Barrel Zero (John Hayes Series Book 1) '' (2016) # ''The Directive: A Novel (Mike Ford Book 2)'' (2014) # ''The 500: A Novel (Mike Ford Book 1)'' (2012)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Quirk, Matthew 1981 births Living people Harvard College alumni American male novelists American spy fiction writers American thriller writers Novelists from California 21st-century American male writers