# Matthew Quirk

> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Matthew_Quirk
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Matthew_Quirk.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Quirk
> Source revision: 1350175605
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

{{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](/source/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](/source/The_Night_Agent) by [Shawn Ryan](/source/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](/source/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](/source/San_Diego), [California](/source/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](/source/The_Wall_Street_Journal)'' and ''[The Washington Post](/source/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](/source/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](/source/The_Night_Agent)'' (2023 TV series), starring [Gabriel Basso](/source/Gabriel_Basso), [Luciane Buchanan](/source/Luciane_Buchanan), and [Hong Chau](/source/Hong_Chau).

== Awards ==
Matthew was nominated for an [Edgar Award](/source/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}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Authority control}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=nm5094200|name=Matthew Quirk}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Quirk, Matthew}}
Category:1981 births
Category:Living people
Category:Harvard College alumni
Category:American male novelists
Category:American spy fiction writers
Category:American thriller writers
Category:Novelists from California
Category:21st-century American male writers

---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Matthew Quirk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Quirk) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Quirk?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.