The Night Agent
Matthew Quirk
“Matthew Quirk moves into David Baldacci and John Grisham territory with The Night Agent, 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 FinderTo find a Russian mole in the White House, an FBI agent must question everything. more
512 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published William Morrow Paperbacks
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Matthew Quirk
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Matthew Quirk studied history and literature at Harvard College. After graduation, he spent five years at The Atlantic reporting on crime, private military contractors, terrorism prosecutions, and international gangs. He lives in San Diego.Community reviews
3. 5⭐Traitor, corruption, and lots of action. I read after watching the series on Netflix, and I think this time I prefer the adaptation slightly more. This is a good political thriller and well-written that perhaps I would've enjoyed it more if I read it before watching. The plot follows FBI Agent Peter Sutherland who's assigned to the emergency phone line at the white house. more
A bit of ‘24’, a dash of ‘Designated Survivor’ and a dollop of ‘West Wing’ all expertly made into 1 superb, tense thrillerPeter mans the ‘secret phone line’ in the Whitehouse operations room ( the one we see in the films where when there is a crisis they all sit round and scary looking people appear on video screens ) waiting for a call from anyone who has the secret access codes and needs immediate help, he waits, and waits and ( of course ) one night it rings, and when it does it sets of a game of cat and mouse that he, against everyone’s advice, get’s himself involved withFriends become enemies, allies turn to traitors, folk cross, double and even triple cross and soon he is facing a deception so big it will, if comes out, shock the worldThe story continues as he fights against this with Rose, also dragged into this not for want but for an event she witnessed and its no exaggeration to say it doesn’t let up right until the last wordSimply put it was brilliant 10/105 Stars. more
The Russians Controlling High-Placed People In the White House. What an enthralling thriller this is. Excitement follows Agent Peter Sutherland, now at work nights in the Situation Room, watching a phone that never seems to ring. His job is to answer if a call comes in and contact only the Chief of Staff and a trusted agent. Peter's father had been an agent, and was labelled as a traitor, a fact never confirmed before he died in a suspicious accident. more
honestly peter is so boring in this book, im currently watching the show and i think his personality translates better on screen. . more
3. 5 of 5 stars at The BiblioSanctum https://bibliosanctum. com/2019/02/09/. A perfectly serviceable political thriller, The Night Agent by Matthew Quirk introduces Peter Sutherland, a junior FBI agent who, despite being something of a pariah in security circles, has been given a second chance to prove himself. After all, his circumstances were through no fault of his own. more
This was the first book by this author that I have read. I had high hopes for this book but they crashed and burned with this one lol. On the bright side I think the author might have some talent but I have no desire to read any other books by him. I had several problems and the first big one was I did not care about the main good guy at all lol . I just thought he was very plain, boring which for this type of book is bad, you have to have an investment with the main character or the story will sink he is no Jack Ryan. more
Ίσα ίσα περνάει την τάξη. 5/10 ή αλλιώς, 2. 5* Η ιστορία πάνω κάτω χιλιοειπωμένη. ο αδιάφθορος και άτεγκτος (σε βαθμό δυσκοιλιότητας) τηλεφωνικός πράκτορας, που σπεύδει σε βοήθεια δεσποσύνης που βρίσκεται σε κίνδυνο, αγνοώντας τις εντολές των ανωτέρων του και βάζοντας σε κίνδυνο εκτός από την καριέρα του, και την ίδια του τη ζωή. Καλοί Αμερικανοί και κακοί Ρώσοι, κατάσκοποι και προδότες, σε ένα βιβλίο που μοιάζει με κατασκοπικό ανάγνωσμα του ψυχρού πολέμου 🥴, με ολίγον από Condor και με γκεστ εμφάνιση ενός wanna be Raymond 'Red' Reddington, και με εμφανείς τις απόψεις του συγγραφέα περί Ρωσίας και Πούτιν. more
Full disclaimer, I read this after binge watching the entirety of the show on Netflix and then watching it again because I liked it so much. Then I decided I wanted to read the source material. This book follows Peter Sutherland, who answers a distress call from Rose Larkin, whose aunt and uncle have just been murdered. It all boils down to this: there's some kind of conspiracy in the White House, and Peter and Rose's lives are at risk until they can get to the bottom of it. Overall, I liked the book, but I most definitely didn't fall in love with it the way I did with the show. more
I like high-class espionage books and political thrillers by writers like John le Carré, but I’m not enough of a snob to turn up my nose at what I think of as “popcorn” thrillers. And this is definitely the kind of thriller you want to sit down and read with a drink and a bowl of popcorn handy. You’ve read the book description, so you know the plot setup. Matthew Quirk doesn’t spend a whole ton of time setting the scene, and once that’s finished, it’s just bang-bang action, chases, and tension in a mad dash to the finish. It’s a timely novel too, with a plot line based on Russian plans to get aggressive with its neighbors and to compromise any international forces that might interfere. more
3. 5 ☆Forget the rules. Forget the truth. You do what you have to do to survive. Hard hitting intense thriller that keeps the reader up all night racing through the short concise chapters. more
“Mobile pay phone. Night action. Pen. Clock. Door. more
Matthew Quirk returns to the thriller scene with a thundering bang. Saying you work at the White House sounds sexy unless you’re FBI agent Peter Sutherland, whose entire job description requires spending eight hours a night in the Situation Room sitting at a desk that houses a single phone that never rings. For Peter, though, the job symbolizes something much bigger than babysitting a silent hotline. The son of a disgraced FBI chief, Peter has had to work twice as hard to earn trust within the agency. Once a solid D1 basketball player, Sutherland left the NCAA behind to join the FBI in an effort to right the wrongs committed by his father. more
I received an advance reader’s edition of this book in a Goodreads Giveaway. The protagonist, the Night Agent, works in the White House, manning a hotline. Though his job is to refer trouble called in to others with more responsibility, he gets personally involved in investigating a case when a woman calls in as her aunt and uncle are being killed. The night agent begins to suspect that a traitor involved with Russian bad guys is in his midst at the White House. What follows are hundreds of pages of the protagonist chasing and being chased, with the author going into elaborate detail about all elements of the action. more
More like 4. 5-4. 75 Stars. I binged watched The Night Agent on Netflix and was obsessed and super sad when it ended. Then I found out that it was based on a book so I was happy I could read it to still get more. more
Ο Αμερικανός συγγραφέας Matthew Quirk συστήνεται για πρώτη φορά στο ελληνική αναγνωστικό κοινό με τον «Νυχτερινό πράκτορα», ένα κατασκοπευτικό θρίλερ που φιλοδοξεί να κερδίσει τις εντυπώσεις. Ο Πίτερ Σάδερλαντ είναι ένας νεαρός πράκτορας του FBI, που εργάζεται στη νυχτερινή βάρδια της Αίθουσας Διαχείρισης Κρίσεων στον Λευκό Οίκο. Ουσιαστικά, περνάει τις ώρες του περιμένοντας να χτυπήσει η ειδική γραμμή έκτακτης ανάγκης, που χρησιμοποιείται σε ιδιαίτερες περιπτώσεις και από συγκεκριμένα πρόσωπα. Ο Πίτερ ονειρευόταν μια καριέρα στην ενεργό δράση, όμως γνωρίζει πως κάτι τέτοιο δεν είναι εφικτό, αφού ο πατέρας του είχε κατηγορηθεί ως κατάσκοπος που πουλούσε μυστικά στους Ρώσους, περνώντας το «στίγμα» της προδοσίας και στον γιο του. Όταν ένα βράδυ χτυπάει η γραμμή έκτακτης ανάγκης, ο Πίτερ ακούει στην άλλη πλευρά τη φωνή μιας τρομοκρατημένης κοπέλας, η οποία του αναφέρει πως άγνωστοι εκτελεστές εισέβαλαν στο σπίτι των θείων της και άνοιξαν πυρ εναντίον τους. more
Δείτε επίσης και στο Chill and readΠριν λίγες μέρες διάβασα το βιβλίο «Νυχτερινός πράκτορας» του Matthew Quirk που κυκλοφορεί από τις Εκδόσεις Μεταίχμιο και ήταν η κατάλληλη στιγμή πιστεύω, καθώς τις ίδιες μέρες δινόταν η μάχη για την εκλογή νέου Προέδρου στην Αμερική. Το συγκεκριμένο βιβλίο, έχει να κάνει με τη διαφθορά σε υψηλά κλιμάκια, και δη μέσα στο Λευκό Οίκο και όσο πιο κοντά γίνεται στον ίδιο τον Πρόεδρο. Ευτυχώς ο Πρόεδρος του βιβλίου ήταν μυθιστορηματικός και έτσι δε χρειάστηκε να μπω στη διαδικασία να κάνω συγκρίσεις με υπαρκτά πρόσωπα. Ή μάλλον, μπήκα, αλλά δε θα μοιραστώ αυτές τις σκέψεις μου μαζί σας, θα σας αφήσω να κάνετε τις δικές σας. Ο νεαρός πράκτορας του FBI Πίτερ Σάδερλαντ ακολούθησε το επάγγελμα του πατέρα του, παρόλο που εκείνος κατηγορήθηκε ότι πουλούσε μυστικά στους Ρώσους, μια εξέλιξη με τραγικές συνέπειες για τον ίδιο, αλλά και για τον Πίτερ. more
I had never heard of this author before reading a recommendation for the book. It sounded interesting enough for me to give it a try, and I’m so glad I did. This book was definitely filled with edge of your seat, non stop excitement. I’m sure this was intentional by the author, but at many times the story sounded very much like our last presidential election and what is currently happening now. I now have another author to add to my favorites list. more
Watched the Netflix series, read the novel. Been there, done that, multiple times. (Altered carbon, anyone. )It's interesting - both the series as well as the novel are good thrillers on their own. But they don't have that much in common. more
It’s always the second person introduced into the narrative. . more
Russian interference, political conspiracies, and edge-of-your-seat suspense drive Matthew Quirk’s nonstop thriller, “The Night Agent. ”FBI Agent Peter Sutherland’s job is to monitor the White House situation room’s emergency line. Late one night, he receives a call that sets off a firestorm of activity. A terrified woman named Rose tells him that two people have been murdered, and the killer may still be in the house. The call thrusts Peter into a whirlwind of betrayal and conspiracy as he flees into the night to track down ruthless killers responsible for a trail of dead bodies. more
2 Stars / 0 Steam FansBoring. Update (7/31/2023): I have since watched the Netflix show based off the book and I say SKIP the book WATCH the show. Binged all 8-10 episodes in 2 days it was so good. Video review available in Week 24: Jun 11 – Jun 17, 2023, weekly book reviews on Steph's Romance Book Talk (https://www. youtube. more
“The Night Agent” by Matthew Quirk features Peter Sutherland, an FBI agent, and Rose Larkin, someone he meets through work. Readers gain insight into Sutherland’s public personality through his friendly banter with fellow employees. He has a deeper private side resulting from a past family impropriety that haunts him constantly. He is careful about the rules, avoiding even the slightest hint of impropriety, but no matter how faultless he is, he cannot not escape that nagging past. “It was a long time ago, but there were moments, like now, when the past would come at him so vividly, a stab of pain. more
This book is written in the 3rd person past tense (thank you). I received it in a goodreads giveaway. Well, that was a fun ride. It had its fair share of twists and turns without being overly complicated. I liked the main male character, Peter. more
Eerily prescient political thriller with a highly placed Russian mole in the West Wing. An FBI agent, with a troubled family past preventing him from rising in the ranks, finds himself in the middle of a spy caper and potential political maelstrom. Will he solve the mystery, rescue the Nation and save the girl. The tale is fast and addictive, not least because of the real life parallels. Another winner of a book from author Matthew Quirk. more
I think this book was very well written with a storyline that was a fresh relief of counterterrorism and spying. The main characters set up was really cool and interesting while the support characters were phenomenal. The amount of detail and intrigue was over the top and left me questioning everything right up until the end. Matthew Quirk did a bang up job and he really earned all 5 ⭐️. more
Audiobook: maybe just the narrator, but could not get into it. DNF at 15%. more
This was VERY different from the tv series. This makes it hard to rate the book because I thought the tv series was great. The first I ever heard of this series was through Netflix, and somehow, I learned it was based on a book. My library had the audio and I added it to my TBR. When I watched the tv series I knew immediately I had to read the book because of course it would be better, right. more
My uncle casually wondered aloud if I could read this book before the rest of the family finished watching the mini series. Mission accomplished. . more