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Nick Petrie

2 Series • 11 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Peter Ash Books
Start with: The Drifter (2016)
Popular Choice
Publication Order of Anthologies
Start with: Mystery Tribune / Issue Nº21 (2024)

ⓘ About Nick Petrie

Nick Petrie is a popular author best known for Peter Ash, a series of books whose protagonist has been compared to Jack Reacher. +Biography Nick Petrie showed all the signs of publishing greatness at a relatively early age. And it wasn’t just his MFA in Fiction writing from the University of Washington that got people talking. There was also the short story he wrote as an undergraduate at the University of Michigan that saw him win a Hopwood Award. Then there’s ‘The Laundromat’, a short story he wrote in 2006 and which won him a Seattle Review Short Story contest. The author has since been nominated for an Edgar Award, Barry Awards and a Hammett Prize, feats that have further cemented his place in the literary arena.

All Book Series by Nick Petrie

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The Drifter

Series opener · book 1 of 10 · published 2016

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2016
2
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Burning Bright

Book 2 of 10 · published 2017

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2017
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Light It Up

Book 3 of 10 · published 2018

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2018
4
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Tear It Down

Book 4 of 10 · published 2019

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2019
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The Wild One

Book 5 of 10 · published 2020

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2020
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The Breaker

Book 6 of 10 · published 2021

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2021
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The Runaway

Book 7 of 10 · published 2022

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2022
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The Price You Pay / The Heavy Lift

Book 8 of 10 · published 2024

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2024
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The Dark Time

Book 9 of 10 · published 2026

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2026
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Shadow Game

Latest in the series · book 10 of 10 · published 2027

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2027
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Mystery Tribune / Issue Nº21

Single-title series · published 2024

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2024

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Nick Petrie?

Nick Petrie is a popular author best known for Peter Ash, a series of books whose protagonist has been compared to Jack Reacher. +Biography Nick Petrie showed all the signs of publishing greatness at a relatively early age. And it wasn’t just his MFA in Fiction writing from the University of Washington that got people talking. There was also the short story he wrote as an undergraduate at the University of Michigan that saw him win a Hopwood Award.

Which Nick Petrie series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Peter Ash series, the earliest of Nick Petrie's multi-book series: it opens with The Drifter (2016) and runs to 10 books across 2016–2027, ending with Shadow Game (2027).

How many books has Nick Petrie written?

Nick Petrie has 11 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2016 and 2027. 10 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Peter Ash series with 10 books — and 1 is a standalone title, collection or anthology.

In what order should Nick Petrie's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Nick Petrie's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Peter Ash (2016–2027, 10 books).

How are Nick Petrie's books organised into series?

This guide splits Nick Petrie's 11 books into 1 named series and 1 title that stands alone or appear only in collections: Peter Ash (10 books, 2016–2027).