{{Short description|American journalist and novelist}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}} {{Infobox writer <!-- for information see Template:Infobox writer/doc --> | name = Matthew Quirk | image = Matthew Quirk at San Diego Writers Festival 2026.jpg | imagesize = | caption = Matthew Quirk at the 2026 San Diego Writers Festival | pseudonym = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1980}} | birth_place = | death_date = | alma_mater = Harvard College | occupation = Writer, Novelist, Journalist | nationality = American | period = 2012–present | genre = Thrillers | notableworks = ''The Night Agent'' | website = {{URL|http://matthewquirk.com/}} }}
'''Matthew Quirk''' is a ''New York Times'' bestselling<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zorrilla |first=Mónica Marie |date=2021-07-21 |title='The Night Agent' Series Set at Netflix From Executive Producer Shawn Ryan |url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/the-night-agent-netflix-shawn-ryan-1235024783/ |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> American novelist and journalist who is best known for his book ''The Night Agent'', a political conspiracy thriller, which was adapted into a Netflix show by Shawn Ryan.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2023-03-24 |title=How many Night Agent books by Matthew Quirk are there? |url=https://netflixlife.com/2023/03/24/how-many-night-agent-books-by-matthew-quirk-are-there/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327042034/https://netflixlife.com/2023/03/24/how-many-night-agent-books-by-matthew-quirk-are-there/ |archive-date=2023-03-27 |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=Netflix Life |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Andreeva">{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=2022-02-01 |title='The Night Agent': Hong Chau, DB Woodside, Sarah Desjardins & Enrique Murciano Among 7 Cast in Netflix Series |url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/the-night-agent-hong-chau-db-woodside-sarah-desjardins-enrique-murciano-cast-netflix-series-1234923629/ |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Hale |first=Mike |date=2023-03-24 |title=In the Long, Paranoid Shadow of '24' |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/24/arts/television/rabbit-hole-night-agent-review.html |access-date=2023-03-27 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Prior to being a novelist, he worked as a reporter for ''The Atlantic'', discussing crime and terrorism.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilkens |first=John |date=2020-04-02 |title=San Diego authors, bookshops like Warwick's in La Jolla adapt with virtual book tours amid coronavirus crisis |url=https://www.lajollalight.com/art/books/story/2020-04-01/authors-bookshops-virtual-book-tours |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=La Jolla Light |agency=''San Diego Union-Tribune'' |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-02-04 |title=San Diego Author Matthew Quirk Discusses New Political Thriller |url=https://www.kpbs.org/news/midday-edition/2019/02/04/san-diego-author-matthew-quirk-discusses-new-polit |access-date=2023-03-27 |publisher=KPBS Public Media |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Quirk |first=Matthew |title=Matthew Quirk |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/author/matthew-quirk/ |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=The Atlantic |language=en-US}}</ref> He currently lives in San Diego, California.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Davidson |first=Denise |date=2019-01-13 |title=For San Diego author Matthew Quirk, current events help in plotting the perfect thriller |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/books/sd-et-books-matthew-quirk-20190104-story.html |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=San Diego Union-Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Career == Matthew worked as a journalist for ''The Atlantic''. He also wrote for ''The Wall Street Journal'' and ''The Washington Post''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Magazine |first=Books Martin Cid |date=2023-03-22 |title=Matthew Quirk - Martin Cid Magazine |url=https://martincid.com/en/2023/03/matthew-quirk/ |access-date=2023-03-27 |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Background== Quirk studied history and literature at Harvard University.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=CombsWriter |first=Seth |date=2020-04-19 |title=Matthew Quirk thrills readers in 'Hour of the Assassin' |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/books/story/2020-04-19/matthew-quirk-thrills-readers-in-hour-of-the-assassin |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=San Diego Union-Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Works == ===Mike Ford Series=== * ''The 500'' (2012)<ref name=":0" /> * ''The Directive'' (2014)<ref name=":0" />
===John Hayes Series=== * ''Cold Barrel Zero'' (2016)<ref name=":0" /> * ''Dead Man Switch'' (2017)<ref name=":0" />
===Standalone Books=== * ''The Night Agent'' (2019)<ref name=":0" /> * ''Hour of the Assassin'' (2020)<ref name=":0" /> * ''Red Warning'' (2022)<ref name=":0" /> * ''Inside Threat'' (2023)<ref name=":0" /> * ''The Method'' (2026)
== Adaptations == * ''The Night Agent'' (2023 TV series), starring Gabriel Basso, Luciane Buchanan, and Hong Chau.
== Awards == Matthew was nominated for an Edgar Award for Best First Novel by an American Author in 2012 for ''The 500''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Category List – Best First Novel {{!}} Edgar® Awards Info & Database |url=https://edgarawards.com/category-list-best-first-novel/ |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=edgarawards.com}}</ref>
== Bibliography == # ''Inside Threat: A Novel '' (2023) {{ASIN|B0BFX1VCDN}} # ''Red Warning'' (2022) {{ASIN|B09FLRYMCP}} # ''Hour of the Assassin: A Novel'' (2020) {{ASIN|B07TS3GFFQ}} # ''The Night Agent'' (2019) {{ASIN|B07B7LB9TN}} # ''Dead Man Switch (John Hayes Series Book 2)'' (2017) {{ASIN|B01HZFB420}} # ''Cold Barrel Zero (John Hayes Series Book 1) '' (2016) {{ASIN|B0112T4YMC}} # ''The Directive: A Novel (Mike Ford Book 2)'' (2014) {{ASIN|B00EXTQRLK}} # ''The 500: A Novel (Mike Ford Book 1)'' (2012) {{ASIN|B005SCRX2S}}
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==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=nm5094200|name=Matthew Quirk}}
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