Matthew Quirk is the New York Times bestselling author of The 500, The Directive, Dead Man Switch, Cold Barrel Zero, and The Night Agent. He spent five years at The Atlantic magazine reporting on crime, private military contractors, terrorism prosecutions, and international gangs before turning to fiction. An Edgar award finalist and winner of the ITW Thriller Award for Best First Novel, Quirk lives in San Diego.
'[Hour of the Assassin] restores your faith in writers of breathless thrillers, if not politicians ... The action is non-stop and the tradecraft - especially in the framing of the lone hero - is totally convincing' * Shots Magazine * 'Quirk does a great line in exciting chase novels and Hour of the Assassin is no exception; a great premise, an intelligent background story and plenty of action ... Well plotted, well written, entertaining' * NB Magazine * PRAISE FOR MATTHEW QUIRK: '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. '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. 'Breathless stay-up-late suspense' -- Lee Child