The Runaway, Nick Petrie
The Runaway, Nick Petrie
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The Runaway

Author: Nick Petrie

Narrator: Stephen Mendel

Unabridged: 11 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 01/18/2022


Synopsis

"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.

About The Author

Nick Petrie is the author of six novels in the Peter Ash series, most recently The Breaker. His debut, 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. A husband and father, he lives in the Milwaukee area.


Reviews

Goodreads review by PamG on November 21, 2021

The Runaway by Nick Petrie is an action crime thriller that has suspense, intrigue, and many pulse-pounding moments. It is the seventh book in the Peter Ash series and is set in multiple states, but mainly Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota. Peter is headed east to join the family co......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on September 22, 2021

Had the privilege of reading this book early. Love the Peter Ash series! And the Runaway in question in this novel…. Look out. Exactly my kind of heroine! Much murder and mayhem ensue.......more

Goodreads review by Jeremy on July 06, 2022

Peter Ash is a magnet for trouble but he usually for a good reason. A good samarian. This time, he stops to check on a pregnant young lady and almost immediately he's being chased and shot at. Helping the lady puts him in the sights of a true psychopath. And I mean PYSCHO. Petrie has created a truly......more

Goodreads review by Kori on January 20, 2022

Talk about a page turner, Nick Petrie, knows how to tell one hell of a story. The Runaway, is book 7 in the Peter Ash series. Yes, this book is part of a series BUT can be read as a standalone and I honestly believe this is the best in the series, yet. Peter Ash, is an ex-Marine. As established in p......more

Goodreads review by Max on July 18, 2022

What a disappointment! I have read all the books in this series and generally enjoyed them. But this is not a book about Peter Ash, the ex-Marine with a pure heart and debilitating PTSD. It is primarily about Helene Johannson, a 18 year old girl who leaves a desperate situation in a small Midwest to......more


Quotes

"Explosive and engaging! Fasten your seatbelt, this is going to be a wild ride."—Lisa Gardner

"Each book is richer. Each new Peter Ash novel is deeper and more complex than the last. Nick Petrie raises the bar with each new book and every time exceeds himself."—Robert Crais

“The result is another violent, fast-paced thriller in this action-packed series."—Associated Press

"The Runaway laces a tense thriller with wry humor."—Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

"Downright frightening fun...This is one hellacious ride for crime fiction fans."—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"Nail-biting ...Shifting points of view serve to heighten the suspense. This adrenaline-fueled ride will keep readers turning the pages."—Publishers Weekly

"There's an emotional intensity here that's new and startling....Petrie creates fully fleshed, likable people only to blow them away in explosions of blood and bone, and the book itself seems to vibrate from the shock. This is a lava-flow of action, and a rich reading experience as well."—Booklist

“The plot is clever and tight which leads readers on an edge-of-your-seat adventure. With vivid world building that felt believable, this novel had a strong sense of place.”—Mystery and Suspense Magazine

"Nick Petrie knows how to deliver a memorable narrative with exciting scenes and realistic action."—Deadly Pleasures

"Peter Ash is a different kettle of action and attitude. This [book], the seventh of this series, seems to me the best so far, which is saying a lot."—Sullivan County Democrat

Praise for the Peter Ash Series:

“Lots of characters get compared to my own Jack Reacher, but Peter Ash is the real deal.”—Lee Child

“Nonstop action at a machine gun pace.”—C.J. Box

“The hype about Nick Petrie is real- he's just that damn good!"—Mark Greaney

"If you’re not already on the Peter Ash train, jump aboard now. Nick Petrie is doing headliner work.”—Robert Crais

“For me, no crime-fiction character has ever measured up to Jack Reacher—until, that is, I met Peter Ash.”—Entertainment Weekly

“Nick Petrie proves himself to be a maestro, wielding his keyboard with all the deftness of a master conductor’s baton.”—Providence Journal