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"Lots of characters get compared to my own Jack Reacher, but Petries Peter Ash is the real deal." - Lee ChildIn this action-packed thriller starring war veteran Peter Ash, a well-planned and flawlessly executed hijacking reveals the hidden dangers of Colorados mellowest business, but Ash may find theres more to this crime than meets the eye. Combat veteran Peter Ash leaves a simple life rebuilding hiking trails in Oregon to help his good friend Henry Nygaard, whose daughter runs a Denver security company that protects cash-rich cannabis entrepreneurs from modern-day highwaymen. Henrys son-in-law and the companys operations manager were carrying a large sum of client money when their vehicle vanished without a trace, leaving Henrys daughter and her company vulnerable.When Peter is riding shotgun on another cash run, the cargo hes guarding comes under attack and he narrowly escapes with his life. As the assaults escalate, Peter has to wonder: for criminals this sophisticated, is it really just about the cash?After finding himself on the defensive for too long, Peter marshals his resources and begins to dig for the truth in a scheme that is bigger - and far more lucrative - than hed ever anticipated. With so much on the line, his enemy will not give up quietly...and now he has Peter directly in his sights.
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Nick Petrie received his MFA in fiction from the University of Washington, won a Hopwood Award for short fiction while an undergraduate at the University of Michigan, and his story "At the Laundromat" won the 2006 Short Story Contest in The Seattle Review, a national literary journal. A husband and father, he has worked as a roofer, carpenter, remodeling contractor, and freelance building inspector. He lives in Milwaukee. For more on Nick Petrie, see his website, www.nickpetrie.com
