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Nick Petrie

    Nick Petrie is a writer whose work delves into the intricacies of human nature, often exploring themes of redemption and the struggle for meaning. His prose is characterized by its sharp observation and a deep empathy for his characters, painting vivid portraits of lives lived on the margins. Petrie masterfully crafts narratives that are both thought-provoking and emotionally resonant, drawing readers into complex moral landscapes. His background as a carpenter and building inspector informs his authentic portrayal of working-class lives and the tangible realities they face.

    Nick Petrie
    Runaway
    The Wild One
    Tear It Down
    The Price You Pay
    Tulák
    Chladná země, Kousek duše, Sucho, Nažhavený tygr
    • Tulák

      • 464 stránek
      • 17 hodin čtení
      4,0(339)Ohodnotit

      Peter Ash se vrátil z války s jediným suvenýrem – bílým šumem – klaustrofobickým bzučením v hlavě, což je následek post-traumatického stresu, který ho přiměl strávit poslední rok života v ústraní. Z útěku před civilizací Petera vytrhne zpráva o smrti přítele, která ho donutí vyhledat manželku zesnulého mariňáka a pomoci jí s opravou zchátralé verandy, pod kterou najde nejen kufr plný peněz... Jakmile se Ash začne pídit po významu tohoto nečekaného objevu, ocitá se uprostřed spiknutí, které jej vede dál, než si dokáže představit…. A může ho dovést zpět do světa, do kterého už nikdy nechtěl vkročit.

      Tulák
    • The new thriller featuring ex-soldier Peter Ash by award-winning American author Nick Petrie.When Peter Ash receives a four a.m. phone call to help out a former criminal, it's just the start of a whirlwind which drags Peter into its centre.The man in question, Wilson, is missing from his home in upstate Wisconsin. When he is eventually found, nearly frozen in the woods near his isolated home, Wilson starts to open up about many things: his criminal past, a rogue therapist, and tales of evidence that proves of great interest to foreign gangsters.Soon, Peter and his associates are in a race against time to find the evidence - and stop the bloodshed . . .The latest propulsive thriller in this bestselling and award-winning series is for fans of Lee Child, David Baldacci and Jordan Harper. Reviewers on Nick Petrie:'Stunning... The pace is like a sniper round, extraordinarily fast and precisely calibrated.' David Baldacci 'If you aren't reading Nick Petrie, now is the time to start.' C.J. Box 'A gripping, beautifully written novel.' Huffington Post

      The Price You Pay
    • Tear It Down

      • 496 stránek
      • 18 hodin čtení
      4,3(105)Ohodnotit

      In the new edge-of-your-seat adventure from bestselling author Nick Petrie, Peter Ash pursues one case--and stumbles into a deadlier one--in the City of the Blues.Iraq war veteran Peter Ash is restless in the home he shares with June Cassidy in Washington State. June knows Peter needs to be on the move, so she sends him to Memphis to help her friend Wanda Wyatt, a photographer and war correspondent who's been receiving peculiar threats. But when Peter arrives in Memphis, he finds the situation has gone downhill fast--someone has just driven a dump truck into Wanda's living room. But neither Wanda nor Peter can figure out why.At the same time, a young homeless street musician finds himself roped into a plan to rob a jewelry store. The heist doesn't go as planned, and the young man finds himself holding a sack full of Rolexes and running for his life. When his getaway car breaks down, he steals a new one at gunpoint--Peter's 1968 green Chevrolet pickup truck.Peter likes the skinny kid's smarts and attitude, but he soon discovers that the desperate musician is in far worse trouble than he knows. And Wanda's troubles are only beginning. Peter finds himself stuck between Memphis gangsters--looking for Rolexes and revenge--and a Mississippi ex-con and his hog-butcher brother looking for a valuable piece of family history that goes all the way back to the Civil War.

      Tear It Down
    • Struggling with PTSD, veteran Peter Ash has no intention of getting on an airplane - until a grieving woman asks him to find her grandson. The woman's daughter has been murdered. Her husband Erik is the sole suspect. Finding the boy becomes more complicated when Peter is met at the airport by a man from the US Embassy. For unknown reasons Peter's own government doesn't want him in Iceland, and when he refuses to leave they start hunting him. Now Peter must confront his PTSD and amidst a powerful Icelandic snowstorm, find a killer, save a child, and keep himself out of prison...

      The Wild One
    • Runaway

      • 400 stránek
      • 14 hodin čtení
      4,2(363)Ohodnotit

      "Petrie has a preternatural talent for ratcheting up suspense."--New York Times Book Review When Peter Ash rescues a stranded woman, he finds she’s in far deeper trouble than he could ever imagine in the powerful new thriller in this bestselling and award-winning series. War veteran Peter Ash is driving through northern Nebraska when he encounters a young pregnant woman alone on a gravel road, her car dead. Peter offers her a lift, but what begins as an act of kindness soon turns into a deadly cat-and-mouse chase across the lonely highways with the woman’s vicious ex-cop husband hot on their trail. The pregnant woman has seen something she was never meant to see . . . but protecting her might prove to be more than Peter can handle. In order to save the woman and himself, Peter must use everything he has learned during his time as a Marine, including his knowledge of human nature, in order to escape a ruthless killer with instincts and skills that match—and perhaps exceed—Peter’s own.

      Runaway
    • In the latest thriller starring war veteran Peter Ash, a flawlessly executed hijacking reveals the hidden dangers of Colorado's marijuana business.

      Light It Up
    • PRAISE FOR THE DRIFTER : 'Lots of characters get compared to my own Jack Reacher, but Petrie's Peter Ash is the real deal' Lee Child. 'A gripping, beautifully written novel' Huffington Post . 'A stunning debut novel ... The pace is like a sniper round, extraordinarily fast and precisely calibrated' David Baldacci.

      Burning Bright
    • The Runaway

      • 400 stránek
      • 14 hodin čtení
      4,1(22)Ohodnotit

      The newest thriller from Nick Petrie, following ex-soldier Peter Ash on the run from a corrupt police officer in Nebraska.

      The Runaway
    • The Breaker

      • 400 stránek
      • 14 hodin čtení
      4,1(92)Ohodnotit

      The sixth thriller following Iraq war veteran Peter Ash. If he can catch a dangerous assassin Peter's own record will be wiped clean...

      The Breaker