The Breaker
A man wanted by two governments, Peter Ash has found a simple, low-profile life in Milwaukee, living with his girlfriend June and renovating old buildings with his friend Lewis. Staying out of trouble is the key to preserving this fragile peace... but when Peter spots a suspicious armed man walking into a crowded market, he knows he can't stand by and do nothing.
Peter does interrupt a crime, but it wasn't at all what he'd expected. The young gunman appeared to have one target and one mission--but when he escapes, and his victim vanishes before police arrive, it seems there is more to the encounter than meets the eye. Peter's hunch is proven correct when a powerful associate from his past appears with an interest in the crime, and an irresistible offer: if he and June solve this mystery, Peter's record will be scrubbed clean.
While Peter and Lewis trace the gunman, reporter June digs into the victim of the incident, a man whose face rings a bell in her memory. As their parallel investigations draw together, they're thrust into the path of a ruthless tech thief, an eerily cheerful assassin, a brilliant and troubled inventor, and a revolutionary technology that could wreak devastation in the wrong hands. But for Peter, even more is at stake: this investigation is his only path to a life free from the threat of prosecution or prison. Before the end, he'll have to fight harder than ever before to ensure that freedom doesn't come at too high a cost. . . .
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Nick Petrie
Few thriller writers manage to marry raw physicality with emotional depth the way Nick Petrie does. His novels aren’t just fast-paced—they hum with tension born from real-world scars. At the heart of his bestselling Peter Ash series is a veteran struggling to find peace in a country that doesn’t quite know what to do with him. Ash isn’t a hero in the classic mold—he’s restless, damaged, fiercely competent, and often alone. And it’s precisely this uneasy combination that makes him—and Petrie’s work—so compelling.
Peter Ash
He doesn’t seek out trouble—but trouble has a way of finding him. In a country bristling with tension, violence, and unseen threats, a former Marine with combat scars that won’t fade walks a fine line between survival and salvation. The Peter Ash series digs deep beneath the surface of the action-thriller genre, delivering not just explosive plots, but a portrait of a man trying to stitch himself back together in a world that rarely makes room for healing.
Peter Ash consists of nine books and series is set to expand with the upcoming release of one more book. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
