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 carpenter, remodeling contractor, and building inspector. He lives in Milwaukee.
The Survivor (2026) Andrew Reid "Andrew Reid's The Survivor is an unflinching and unrelenting roller coaster ride toward the darkest pits of human despair - and then, somehow, astonishingly, back into the light. After reading this novel, you will never be the same again."
Dead Money (2025) Jakob Kerr "If you've ever dreamed of murdering a tech billionaire - or if you simply love a good story - Dead Money is for you."
Burn Out (2024) Joshua Hood "Burn Out blazes with the authenticity that only comes with personal experience of gunfights and parachute jumps. Joshua Hood's done it all, and it shows on the page. Burn Out kept me up reading until 3:00 a.m.!"
The Ascent (2024) (Kurt Argento, book 1) Adam Plantinga "Adam Plantinga's debut novel, THE ASCENT, is a red hot blast of crime and punishment, and crackles with sly wit and a jaded authenticity that has been hard-earned by Plantinga's many years as a street cop. THE ASCENT is so damn good that I will read anything else Plantinga cares to write, including his grocery list."
The Bitter Past (2023) (Porter Beck, book 1) Bruce Borgos "Vividly set in Nevada's high desert, The Bitter Past is an emotional story about the steep cost of doing the right thing. Bruce Borgos tells a gripping tale with vivid characters at a breakneck pace - I can't wait to see what Porter Beck does next!"
The Instructor (2023) (Derek Harrington, book 1) T R Hendricks "The Instructor is an unexpected pleasure, crackling with intensity, vivid with authenticity and emotion. T.R. Hendricks writes like a knife fight on a moonless night--fast, brutal, and bloody."
Breakfall (2023) Zhanna Slor "BREAKFALL is a sexy and compelling slow burn, part twisted romance, part mystery - think 50 SHADES OF GREY with a murder."
Wolf Trap (2023) (Brian Rhome, book 1) Connor Sullivan "From the White House Situation Room to the killing fields of Yemen, WOLF TRAP is a fast, complex, and thrilling novel that shows without a doubt - if you didn't know this already - that Connor Sullivan is one of our must-read writers."
The Guilty One (2023) Bill Schweigart "The Guilty One is a fast, fun, incredibly thrilling novel, as well as a compelling argument for the necessity of police work and a deep examination of its costs. Or I could keep it short and sweet: Bill Schweigart is REALLY good. Read this book!"
The Gatekeeper (2022) (Dez Limerick, book 1) James Byrne "James Byrne's The Gatekeeper is a fast blast of pure fun. Dez Limerick is smart, funny, and endlessly capable, and Byrne's writing is filled with unexpected twists. Do not miss this one!"
Lone Jack Trail (2020) (Winslow and Burke, book 2) Owen Laukkanen "Owen Laukkanen sure as hell knows how to tell a story."
Without Sanction (2020) (Matt Drake , book 1) Don Bentley "Without Sanction is a relentless, crackling debut about the fight against terrorism, its unacknowledged costs, and the price paid by its operatives. Don Bentley has lived this life, and he writes with deep authenticity, a serious swagger, wry wit, and a lyrical heart. This is one hell of a book."
The Chill (2020) Scott Carson "With THE CHILL, Scott Carson has written a spooky, thrilling, and genuinely moving tale of righteous obsession from beyond the grave, with a setting and characters that leap off the page. If you like Stephen King or Joe Hill, you must read Scott Carson."
Last Looks (2018) (Charlie Waldo, book 1) Howard Michael Gould "Last Looks is a fun, fast, and quirky take on the essential depravity of modern society in general, and Hollywood in particular. Howard Michael Gould is both thoughtful and hilarious, and I can't wait to see what he does next."
Fogland Point (2018) Doug Burgess "Fogland Point is a unique, surprising, moving, occasionally hilarious, and entirely marvelous book about the complicated mysteries that lie at the heart of all families - although the Hazard family is definitely more complicated and mysterious and interesting than most."
High White Sun (2018) (Sheriff Chris Cherry, book 2) J Todd Scott "This hot blast of desert wind is by turns ruthless and heartfelt, lyrical and violent, and, like all great stories, feels utterly true. J. Todd Scott knows borderland Texas like nobody else, and it shows."
