The 500
- Published
- 5 June 2012
- Pages
- 337
- ISBN-13
- 9780316198622
- Type
- novel
About this book
The 500, published in June 2012, is Matthew Quirk's debut novel and the first of two Mike Ford books, running 337 pages as it introduces the former con artist turned Washington lobbyist at an elite D.C. consulting firm whose partners turn out to have darker plans for him.
Key facts about The 500
The 500 is a novel by Matthew Quirk. Readers have had it since 5 June 2012. It runs to 337 pages.
Our list holds 2 editions of The 500. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780316198622 to find the main one.
The 500 is book 1 of 2 in the Mike Ford series. The series has 2 published books. As a result, this is the book to start the series with. The Directive is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 10 March 2015.
Additionally, Matthew Quirk writes John Hayes as a separate series. Those series sit on our thriller shelf. Meanwhile, The Method is the latest published Matthew Quirk book on file, from 20 January 2026.
About Matthew Quirk
Matthew Quirk is an American thriller writer who studied history and literature at Harvard College before spending five years as a staff writer for The Atlantic, reporting on crime, private military contractors, the opium trade, terrorism prosecutions and international gangs -- reporting that gave him the institutional and security-world detail he has drawn on across his fiction since. See every Matthew Quirk book in order.
Its place in Mike Ford
The 500 is book 1 in the Mike Ford series. It is followed by The Directive. See the full Mike Ford reading order.
Matthew Quirk's debut series follows Mike Ford, a former con artist and thief from a family of grifters who has gone straight and built a career as a Washington lobbyist -- until his brother's arrest pulls him back into using his old skills, this time against the political and financial institutions he now moves among. The 500 introduces Ford at an elite D.C. consulting firm whose partners turn out to be running influence-peddling schemes that reach the White House; The Directive follows him into a heist…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780316198622
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780316225489