In Hurwitz We Trust

Political thrillers tend to sound alike. The stakes are always earth-shattering, the players big on ego and arrogance, and the pacing necessarily propelling. It is the rare book of this sort that exceeds expectations. But January Magazine critic Anthony Rainone insists that Trust No One, by Los Angeles author, screenwriter, and graphic novelist Gregg Hurwitz, stands out from the pack.

Beginning his review, Rainone explains:

Nick Horrigan is a man running from his past. He has few friends he can trust. His relationship with his family is in tatters. His employment history is mediocre. Horrigan is on a linear path to obscurity. Then, things change in a heartbeat. Horrigan is taken from his Santa Monica apartment in the early morning hours by Secret Service agents. He is told that a terrorist is threatening to blow up a nearby nuclear power plant. The terrorist will talk only to him. Horrigan doesn’t know the man or why he’s been singled out. The agents dispatched to roust Horrigan are equally clueless and distrustful. From this opening, the reader is likely to believe that Trust No One is a novel about murderous terrorists, maybe the kinds of guys that 24’s Jack Bauer confronts on television. But then the plot blows up--literally. From its ashes appears a political thriller of considerable ambition and tension. Author Gregg Hurwitz is a rising star among thriller writers, and Trust No One is going to make that
ascent brighter.

You can read the full critique here.