"Petrie has a preternatural talent for ratcheting up suspense."--New York Times Book Review

When Peter Ash rescues a stranded woman, he finds she's in far deeper trouble than he could ever imagine in the powerful new thriller in this bestselling and award-winning series.

War veteran Peter Ash is driving through northern Nebraska when he encounters a young pregnant woman alone on a gravel road, her car dead. Peter offers her a lift, but what begins as an act of kindness soon turns into a deadly cat-and-mouse chase across the lonely highways with the woman's vicious ex-cop husband hot on their trail. The pregnant woman has seen something she was never meant to see . . . but protecting her might prove to be more than Peter can handle.

In order to save the woman and himself, Peter must use everything he has learned during his time as a Marine, including his knowledge of human nature, in order to escape a ruthless killer with instincts and skills that match—and perhaps exceed—Peter's own.
Review
"Explosive and engaging! Fasten your seatbelt, this is going to be a wild ride."--Lisa Gardner

"The Runaway laces a tense thriller with wry humor."--Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

"Downright frightening fun...This is one hellacious ride for crime fiction fans."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"Nail-biting ...Shifting points of view serve to heighten the suspense. This adrenaline-fueled ride will keep readers turning the pages."--Publishers Weekly

"There's an emotional intensity here that's new and startling....Petrie creates fully fleshed, likable people only to blow them away in explosions of blood and bone, and the book itself seems to vibrate from the shock. This is a lava-flow of action, and a rich reading experience as well."--Booklist
"The plot is clever and tight which leads readers on an edge-of-your-seat adventure.  With vivid world building that felt believable, this novel had a strong sense of place."--Mystery and Suspense Magazine

Praise for the Peter Ash Series
"Lots of characters get compared to my own Jack Reacher, but Peter Ash is the real deal."—Lee Child

"Nonstop action at a machine gun pace."—C.J. Box

"The hype about Nick Petrie is real- he's just that damn good!"—Mark Greaney

"If you're not already on the Peter Ash train, jump aboard now. Nick Petrie is doing headliner work."—Robert Crais

"For me, no crime-fiction character has ever measured up to Jack Reacher—until, that is, I met Peter Ash."—Entertainment Weekly

"Nick Petrie proves himself to be a maestro, wielding his keyboard with all the deftness of a master conductor's baton."—Providence Journal

About the Author
Nick Petrie is the author of six novels in the Peter Ash series, most recently The Breaker. His debut, The Drifter, won both the ITW Thriller award and the Barry Award for Best First Novel, and was a finalist for the Edgar and the Hammett Awards. A husband and father, he lives in the Milwaukee area.