Dead Man Switch (Thorndike Press Large Print Thriller) - Hardcover

Quirk, Matthew

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1432842331 ISBN 13: 9781432842338

Publisher: Thorndike Press Large Print, 2017

Synopsis

"WHEN IT COMES TO QUIRK, I FOLLOW A SIMPLE THREE-STEP PLAN: BUY, CANCEL PLANS, READ." --Gregg Hurwitz, bestselling author of Orphan X and The Nowhere Man
Someone is hunting down America's most elite special ops soldiers--in their homes.
A deadly fall on a rugged stretch of California coast. A burglary gone wrong in Virginia. These incidents seem unrelated, but the victims were living undercover, their true identities closely held secrets. They are members of a classified team, the last line of defense against foreign threats. Now, someone is assassinating them, one by one, taking out family members and innocent bystanders to make the deaths seem like accidents.
Captain John Hayes, a special operations legend, has left the military to settle down with his family. But when he pieces together a pattern behind the murders and discovers that his protegee Claire Rhodes, a brilliant assassin, is the prime suspect, he returns to duty to unmask the attackers.
With every success, the killers grow bolder. Their ultimate goal: Lure Hayes and his remaining fellow soldiers to Manhattan, to eliminate them all in a single devastating strike. To save his teammates and thousands of innocent lives, Hayes must find a way to stop a seemingly unstoppable weapon.
Dead Man Switch delivers nonstop twists, turns, and action in a high-stakes thriller about what happens when the fight abroad follows our covert operators home-and their painstakingly constructed double lives are shattered.

About this title

About the Author

Matthew Quirk studied history and literature at Harvard College. After graduation, he joined The Atlantic and spent five years at the magazine, reporting on a variety of subjects, including crime, private military contractors, the opium trade, terrorism prosecutions, and international gangs. Quirk's bestselling first novel, The 500, is currently in development as a major motion picture. He lives in San Diego.

Review

PRAISE FOR MATTHEW QUIRK:
"Quirk's writing drips with the kind of eye for the telling detail that only a canny reporter, detective or spy possesses." "Forbes""

"Quirk is an expert at escalation." "Entertainment Weekly""

PRAISE FOR MATTHEW QUIRK:
"Quirk's writing drips with the kind of eye for the telling detail that only a canny reporter, detective or spy possesses." Forbes"

"Quirk is an expert at escalation." Entertainment Weekly"

"A tour de force. DEAD MAN SWITCH turns the intelligence community's 'wilderness of mirrors' into a high-speed racetrack, delivering twist after twist toward a literally explosive conclusion. More than that, Quirk shows us the human cost of living-and dying-on the gray edges of national security, and creates characters whose choices feel powerful and real." Joseph Finder, New York Times bestselling author of Paranoia and Guilty Minds"

"Quirk is an expert at escalation." Entertainment Weekly"

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 "Dead Man Switch is an intriguing premise, perfectly executed. Matthew Quirk writes like his heroes operate: no missteps, no mistakes, just nonstop deadly action." April Smith, author of the Special Agent Ana Grey thrillers"

"Dazzling . . . Right up to the tense finale in New York City's Rockefeller Plaza, Quirk never strikes a dull or off-key note."--Publishers Weekly

"Quirk's deft plotting and superior action scenes are what make the book tick. But the author also has a nice way of getting the most out of his characters and his varied locales without falling back on cliches. An excellent follow-up to Cold Barrel Zero, this is a standout thriller."--Kirkus Reviews

"A fine thriller . . . Quirk is a master at organizing details--smoke, a chill wind, a splash of water--to create suspense. . . . Fans of special-ops thrillers will devour this latest entry in Quirk's fiery action series."--Booklist

About this edition

• Publisher: Thorndike Press Large Print
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1432842331
• ISBN 13: 9781432842338
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 421