Nick Petrie received his MFA in fiction from the University of Washington, won a Hopwood Award for short fiction while an undergraduate at the University of Michigan, and his story "At the Laundromat" won the 2006 Short Story Contest in the The Seattle Review, a national literary journal. A husband and father, he runs a home-inspection business in Milwaukee. His novels in the Peter Ash series include The Drifter, winner of the ITW Thriller Award and the Barry Award for Best First Novel, Burning Bright, and Light It Up.
Praise for The Drifter
“As I was reading Petrie’s exceptional debut, O’Brien’s [The
Things They Carried] buzzed at the edges of my consciousness,
casting the newer book as a thematic sequel to O’Brien’s
classic...The Drifter may be about a different war, but it’s
about the same hell, and in this book it’s about the things a vet
carries home with him....[The] lean prose, gritty descriptions, and
raw psychological depth give the novel a feel that reminded me of
early Dennis Lehane.”—Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
“A gripping, beautifully written novel.”—The Huffington Post
“The Drifter is a stunning debut. Peter Ash is one of the most
complex characters I've come across in a long time. The pace is
like a sniper round, extraordinarily fast and precisely calibrated.
The prose is fluid, original and frequently brilliant, the story
heart-wrenching and uplifting at the same time. There is grit in
this tale that will stay with you for a long time. Perhaps forever.
I eagerly await Nick Petrie's next creation.”—New York
Times-bestselling author David Baldacci
“A powerful, empathetic, and entertaining tale about the plight
many combat veterans face when they come home from Iraq and
Afghanistan. Top-notch storytelling.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred
review)
“[Ash’s] sharply intelligent, witty voice strikes the right tone
for an honest exploration of the challenges returning veterans
face, and while this wandering veteran will remind some of Jack
Reacher, Peter’s struggle to overcome PTSD sets him apart. An
absorbing thriller debut with heart.”—Booklist
“Petrie’s expertly paced plot sets a colorful array of characters
on a collision course. Readers will look forward to seeing more of
the resourceful Ash.”—Publishers Weekly
“Petrie's impressive debut thriller is fine tuned, the action
gripping, and through Ash offers a well-drawn portrait of a vet who
can't escape his combat experience. Like Raymond Chandler's Philip
Marlowe, Ash's philosophy of detection is to poke a stick into
something and see what happens. His discoveries will keep the
reader on edge and whet the appetite for more from this
author.”—Library Journal
“Nick Petrie’s debut novel follows the compelling story of one
former Marine’s struggle to reacclimate himself to civilian life
while honoring his commitment to a fallen soldier. That alone is
reason to keep reading, but Petrie amps up the stakes in surprising
fashion, creating a story that is moving, thrilling and satisfying
on every level....[An] intimate story of personal discovery as well
as an obsessive pageturner of a book.”—BookPage
“Gritty and engaging, this debut novel will capture readers from
the first word. Edge-of-your-seat action keeps the plot racing to a
stunning conclusion....This is a fantastic first novel and a
captivating thriller.”—RT Book Reviews (4 ½ stars)
“With The Drifter, Nick Petrie has written just about the
perfect thriller. I haven't read such a well-crafted and gripping
story in a month of Sundays. If this is Petrie's first novel, watch
out for the second one. But why wait? This one's here now, and it's
a home run.”—New York Times-bestselling author John
Lescroart
“A tangled tale of intrigue, action, and adventure with a
battle-scarred hero who definitely rises to the challenge. The
clever plot is firmly conceived and crisp writing makes this a
terrific story, told terrifically.”—New York Times-bestselling
author Steve Berry
“Nick Petrie's The Drifter has one of the most thrilling
openings I've ever read, involving a dank crawlspace, the
nastiest, smelliest dog in creation, and a former
Marine lieutenant still suffering from the trauma of his war. It
can't get better than this, I figured, but it does. Petrie's
novel keeps accelerating even as it burrows ever deeper
into the dark heart of the new American dream. It is a
sterling debut. And yes, the dog is a star.”—New York
Times-bestselling authorWilliam Lashner “A timely,
intelligent thriller, as much an indictment as a gripping
page-turner. Nick Petrie’s debut simmers and seethes until it
finally boils over in a masterfully-drawn final showdown. Teeming
with grit and desperation and told in spare, vivid prose, this is
not a debut you’ll want to miss.”—Owen Laukkanen, author
of The Stolen Ones
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