Publication Date: January 20, 2026
From the author of The Night Agent—the #1 global Netflix sensation—comes an edge-of-your-seat thriller about a young actress who must go undercover in a deadly world of espionage to save her best friend…and herself.
A silent war.
An unlikely spy.
She’s done playing by their rules.
Actress Anna Vaughn is fearless—on screen, at least. She tends to play doomed brunettes with a badass streak, and has put in countless hours training for parts and learning how to fight, shoot, and drive like a pro.
She likes to believe she is as tough as her characters, but off-camera she leads a far quieter life: trying to keep her acting career alive so she can take care of her younger sister.
When her best friend Natalie, her rock, disappears after a night out with a mysterious new man, the signs point to foul play and a circle of spies operating in Manhattan. Anna must use all the tricks she’s learned for her roles to hunt for her missing friend. She quickly learns the dangers are all too real.
She crosses paths with Kevin Matthews, an FBI agent on the same trail, tracking a string of killings and disappearances and a powerful clique of oligarchs. With Matthews as her handler, she has only days to prepare for the greatest performance of her life—going undercover. She will follow in her friend’s footsteps through the gilded mansions, yachts, and secret clubs of New York to infiltrate the conspiracy and bring Natalie home.
As the killers close in, her only chance for survival is to become as lethal as the characters she once played.
No camera. No script. Just instinct.
When her best friend disappears, actress Anna Vaughn wants answers. To get them, she will have to pull off the performance of a lifetime.
Author Matthew Quirk plunges the fierce female character, accustomed to assuming new roles, into a world of powerful oligarchs. The Method quickly ramps up the suspense and puts Anna in the spotlight with no options for another take.
Enter FBI agent Keith Matthews, dealing with death and destruction and somehow connected to powerful people. Bringing Anna under his control seems like a smart idea since they seemingly share similar goals.
What unfolds is a deep dive into the dark shadows of espionage, where one false move generates a bullet. Between her acting skills and advanced fighting abilities, Anna focuses on doing whatever it takes to find her friend.
Little does she realize that sometimes real life gets interrupted, just like those pesky script changes. Full of twists, the action keeps readers engaged.
The Method delivers plenty of thrills as a skilled actress takes on the bad guys.
Matthew Quirk is the New York Times bestselling author of Inside Threat, Red Warning, Hour of the Assassin, The Night Agent, Dead Man Switch, Cold Barrel Zero, The Directive, and The 500. He spent five years at The Atlantic reporting on crime, private military contractors, terrorism prosecutions, and international gangs. He lives in San Diego, California.
