The Drifter
Ratings16
Average rating3.8
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Ratings16
Average rating3.8
"An explosive thriller debut introducing Peter Ash, a veteran who finds that the demons of war aren't easily left behind . . . " --
"Peter Ash came home from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan with only one souvenir: what he calls his 'white static,' the buzzing claustrophobia due to post-traumatic stress that has driven him to spend a year roaming in nature, sleeping under the stars. But when a friend from the Marines commits suicide, Ash returns to civilization to help the man's widow with some home repairs. Under her dilapidated porch, he finds more than he bargained for: the largest, ugliest, meanest dog he's ever encountered...and a Samsonite suitcase stuffed with cash and explosives. As Ash begins to investigate this unexpected discovery, he finds himself at the center of a plot that is far larger than he could have imagined...and it may lead straight back to the world he thought he'd left for good." --
Peter Ash came home from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan with a buzzing claustrophobia due to post-traumatic stress that has driven him to spend a year roaming in nature, sleeping under the stars. When a friend from the Marines commits suicide, Ash returns to civilization to help the man's widow with some home repairs. Under her dilapidated porch, he finds more than he bargained for: the largest, ugliest, meanest dog he's ever encountered... and a Samsonite suitcase stuffed with cash and explosives. Soon Ash is at the center of a plot that is far larger than he could have imagined-- and it may lead straight back to the world he thought he'd left for good.
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8 primary booksPeter Ash is a 8-book series with 8 primary works first released in 2015 with contributions by Nick Petrie and Nicholas Petrie.
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Really enjoyed this book. I am looking forward to catching up to all the books in the series.
maybe better-than-average thriller but a little marred by a drawn-out multi-voiced ending.
★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 (rounded up)
This originally appeared at The Irresponsible Reader.
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Peter pushed the truck hard toward downtown, the city roads rough with potholes, trying to get to Lake Capital begot they closed the doors for the day.
One eye on the rearview, watching for the black Ford. But it would be easy to miss in heavy traffic. And Peter's truck would be easy to follow. Unless he was willing to rent a beige sedan, he couldn't do anything about it.
He didn't have a plan for Lake Capital. But the principle wasn't complicated. It was the same principle he'd operated under for years.
Poke a stick into something and see what happened.
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Finished Nicholas Petrie's THE DRIFTER last night. I enjoyed it. It was an action/mystery, very much in the Jack Reacher vein, but it had enough separation from Reacher that it didn't feel like a wanna-be or a copy.
In the protagonist, Peter Ash, Petrie created a flawed, damaged hero that was refreshingly different from Lee Child's uber-hero Jack Reacher. Ash is carrying some deep scars from his eight years in the Marine Corps and just trying to find solace in this world. He has severe claustrophobia as part of his PTSD and that makes everything a challenge for him.
In the book, Petrie manages to raise some serious questions about how the government treats its veterans, as well as throwing some shade at how the rich stay rich in the county.
It wasn't a perfect book, but it was very good. Some of the dialogue felt stiff, and it felt like the pace of the second act dragged a bit, but I'm looking forward to reading the sequel, BURNING BRIGHT, which just came out not too long ago.
