Light It Up

November 20, 2017
Thriller Award–winner Petrie’s propulsive third Peter Ash novel (after 2017’s Burning Bright) finds the hyperresourceful Marine veteran in Colorado, helping old friend Henry Nygaard’s Heavy Metal Protection team deliver a truckload of medical marijuana to Denver-area shops. Later, on a mountain road, hijackers ambush the truck and seize the money collected in Denver. Peter, the only team member to survive the violent encounter, manages to kill several hijackers and elude the rest. Eager to avenge his friends, Peter sets out to recover the stolen money and uncover the conspiracy behind the theft. With the help of Lewis, his faithful ex-Marine sidekick, and girlfriend June Cassidy—both as fearless as Peter himself—many bones are broken and gallons of blood are spilled in seeing justice done. The final hand-to-hand battle between Peter and the psychotic villain, involving a variety of guns, axes, and even a hammer, is a violent pièce de résistance. Petrie is a master of orchestrating convincing mayhem. Author tour. Agent: Barbara Poelle, Irene Goodman Literary Agency.

Narrator Stephen Mendel really knows how to milk suspense from the written word as Nick Petrie creates something new in this audio crime novel--exploring crime in the world of legalized marijuana. Combat veteran Peter Ash is helping the daughter of a friend move a huge load of cash from a marijuana operation to a safe location when everything falls apart. The routine mission turns deadly, and Ash ends up fighting for his life. Mendel makes us feel the fear and anguish the hero is going through, whether he is escaping with a wounded friend by riding a gurney down a mountainside or facing the fear of his claustrophobia. This is a nonstop thrill ride right to the end. M.S. � AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine