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His job is to protect them.
As a secret service agent, Nick Averose spent a decade guarding the most powerful people in the US. Now, he's a mock killer, testing the security around the highest officials to find vulnerabilities, before America's enemies can.
But now someone's out to get him.
Nick's latest assignment leads him to the home of a former CIA director. But when he breaches the director's study, Nick is entangled in a vicious crime. One that will shake Washington to its foundations.
He's the perfect scapegoat.
Nick needs to find out who is framing him for the crime and why. If he can't uncover the truth, a dark conspiracy will consume him and everyone else within the Oval Office...
Praise for Matthew Quirk:
'Breathless stay-up-late suspense' Lee Child
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Release date
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9781804547618
- File size: 237118 KB
- Duration: 08:13:59
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Languages
- English
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Reviews
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January 6, 2020
Nick Averose, the star of this nonstop whirlwind from Quirk (The Night Agent), works as a so-called red teamer, testing the security surrounding government VIPs. While on the job one night checking out the protection level at the home of former CIA director Malcolm Widener, Averose is shocked to discover Widener stabbed to death on the floor of his study. Quickly realizing he’s likely been framed, Averose escapes into the Washington, D.C., night. So starts a mad scramble through the nation’s capital and its suburbs with Averose dodging pursuers while trying to figure out why somebody would want to set him up. Though frantically on the move, Averose eventually connects enough dots to determine that what’s going on somehow involves the presidential campaign of Sen. Sam MacDonough. Quirk again displays the infectious pacing he’s known for, but Averose leaves little lasting impression. There’s plenty of action, but readers will be disappointed in how closely this sticks to the contours of a typical chase story. Author tour. Agent: Dan Conaway, Writers House. -
Will Damron performs Quirk's latest political thriller in a smoky voice and no-nonsense tone. Former Secret Service agent turned security consultant Nick Averose is framed for the murder of former CIA director Malcolm Widener. Rather than run and hide, Averose heads toward danger, searching for the real murderer while unraveling political reasons for the assassination. Damron's steady pace lacks emotion in a way that is surprisingly effective at ratcheting up tension during the action-packed investigation. Damron's calm voice mimics the steady nerves Averose demonstrates as he carries out his expertise in finding weaknesses in security systems. The listener becomes caught in the web of intrigue, cover-ups, and secrecy that Averose fights to untangle as he attempts to foil a political takeover at the highest levels of government. M.B.K. © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine
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