The Runaway

Description

When Peter Ash rescues a stranded woman, he finds she's in far deeper trouble than he bargained for... Peter Ash came home from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan with only one souvenir: crippling claustrophobia due to PTSD. After years of living rough, he's trying hard to get back to a normal life - one where people aren't trying to kill him. And then he meets Helene, a young pregnant woman stranded on a remote Nebraska road. With no other rescuers in sight, Peter offers her a ride. But Helene's angry ex-cop husband is hot on her trail. It seems Helene has seen something she was never meant to see, and for Peter, protecting her will mean putting both their lives on the line... Reviews for Nick Petrie and the Peter Ash series: 'Petrie's writing shows ever-increasing skill and confidence with no sign of flagging' Crime Fiction Lover 'Petrie's Peter Ash is the real deal' Lee Child '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

Nick Petrie received his MFA in fiction from the University of Washington, won a Hopwood Award for short fiction, and his story 'At the Laundromat' won the 2006 Short Story Contest in the Seattle Review. His debut novel featuring ex-soldier Peter Ash, The Drifter, won numerous awards including the International Thriller Writers Award for Best First Novel in 2017.

This is a book that keeps you in the edge of your seat. A heart in your mouth page turner. Most highly recommended -- Lizzie Sirrett, Promoting Crime Fiction Ash is an engaging character... This is a thrilling ride with plenty of action from start to finish -- Chris Roberts, CrimeReview Fans of award-winning author Nick Petrie's high-octane action adventures won't be disappointed in his latest, seventh in the series * Crime Fiction Lover * PRAISE FOR NICK PETRIE: 'Lots of characters get compared to my own Jack Reacher, but Petrie's Peter Ash is the real deal' Lee Child. 'Nonstop action at a machine gun pace. If you aren't reading Nick Petrie, now is the time to start' C.J. Box, on The Breaker. 'A gripping, beautifully written novel' Huffington Post, on The Drifter. 'A stunning debut novel... The pace is like a sniper round, extraordinarily fast and precisely calibrated' -- David Baldacci, on The Drifter