Hour of the AssassinAuthor :
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Published : Tuesday 29 December 2020
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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
In this electrifying thriller from the author of The Night Agent now on Netflix, a former Secret Service agent who is framed and on the run discovers how far some men will go to grasp the highest office in the landa 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 vulnerabilitiesbefore 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 mans study, the homes inner sanctum, Nick finds himself entangled in a vicious crime that will shake Washington to its foundationsas all the evidence points to Nick.
Nick knows hes the perfect scapegoat. But who is framing him, and why? To clear his name, he must find the trutha 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 politicalthriller, filled with nuance and dire exploits. Totally entertaining. A treat from start to finish.Steve Berry, author ofThe Malta Exchange
Don't miss Matthew Quirk's twisty new thriller,Inside Threat!
Look for these other pulse-pounding thrillers by Matthew Quirk:
- Red Warning
- The Night Agent
- Dead Man Switch
- Cold Barrel Zero
- The Directive
- The 500
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