Nick Petrie

Nick Petrie is an American thriller writer whose Peter Ash series has established him as one of the most exciting voices in modern action fiction. He has worked as a roofer, carpenter, remodelling contractor, and freelance building inspector — physical trades that inform the visceral, grounded quality of his writing. He lives in Milwaukee with his family. His debut novel The Drifter won both the ITW Thriller Award and the Barry Award for Best First Novel, and was a finalist for the Edgar and the Hammett Awards. The Peter Ash series follows a war veteran dealing with post-traumatic claustrophobia who keeps getting drawn into dangerous situations. The Breaker continues the series with characteristic twists: what begins as a straightforward intervention turns into something far more complex and dangerous. The series has been praised by writers including Lee Child and Don Winslow. Petrie's writing combines nonstop action with genuine psychological depth and surprising plot turns. His audiobooks and books offer listeners and readers propulsive, intelligent thrillers with a protagonist whose damage makes him real and whose resourcefulness makes him thrilling to follow.