Matthew Quirk

The Night Agent is a suspenseful political thriller with non-stop action. Peter Sutherland is a new agent working in the White House, but his career with the FBI has been slow since his father, a convicted Russian spy, left a cloud of distrust over his son. One night, Peter's loyalty to his country is put to the ultimate test when he receives a distressed call for help over the hotline. What follows is a cat-and-mouse game of deadly betrayal and murder. I was a little disappointed at the end but still enjoyed this book immensely.… (mer)

Mike Ford was following his father into a life of crime, when he chose to go straight and instead worked his way through Harvard Law School. Now he's landed the ultimate job with the Davies Group, a powerful political consulting firm run by the charismatic Henry Davies. But he's about to discover that power comes with a price.

Mike Ford soon finds out that there’s serious corruption going on at his new job and he decides to secretly investigate. This gets him into a lot of trouble throughout the rest of the book. His con man tricks and other criminal skills learned in his early life were interesting and came in very handy. He was a likeable character but many of his decisions were detrimental to himself. The story was over the top but there was a lot of action and it was entertaining.… (mer)