This is top-notch thriller writing: fast-paced, tense, and utterly gripping, with moments that leave you almost breathless. The story follows Ash as he assists Lewis, a former criminal whose family is in danger. They've lost a series of diaries and personal data containing incriminating details that can't fall into the wrong hands. The mission is to retrieve them, but a vengeful adversary is determined to thwart Ash at any cost. This is pure escapist fiction at its best, and I raced through this nail-biting tale, thoroughly enjoying the journey. With a cast of compelling characters, including their spouses joining the fray, it's a brilliant read.

3.5/5.

I’m new to Nick Petrie as an author and this series of books featuring Peter Ash. I’ve probably missed some character development but The Price You Pay works well as a standalone. I’ll have the pleasure of going back to earlier titles too as based on this read, I’ve missed out on a cracking series.

This is first rate thriller writing; fast paced, tense, keeps you turning the pages almost breathless at some points. Ash is called upon the help Lewis, a former criminal who’s under threat, along with his family. A series of diaries and other personal data has gone missing and these contain details of misdeeds that must not fall into the wrong hands. The mission is to retrieve them. But someone is out for revenge and will go to any lengths to stop him. This is pure escapist fiction and I’ve zoomed through this nail biting take and thoroughly enjoyed the ride. A couple of great characters, joined by their spouses in this outing, trying to outwit the baddies. Brilliant.

Here's to another action packed pageturner in the excellent Peter Ash series.
This time it's all about Peter's friend Lewis and righting some wrongs from their past. With help from the rest of their adopted family they tackle each disaster that comes their way.
Fast moving, well written, great characters set in attractive surroundings. What's not to love!

Thank you Netgalley and Head of Zeus for the ARC.

The days of suffering Post Traumatic Stress Disorder are over for former marine Peter Ash, but he still sees the dead and maimed when he closes his eyes. The 8th book in the series leads Ash into the criminal underworld when a favour he does with his friend, Lewis, goes horribly wrong.

Before turning his life around, Lewis was a criminal responsible for some major crimes, many of them would put him in bad with some of the worst fellow criminals should the word as to his identity get out. The problem is, a bunch of notebooks detailing his many misdeeds are about to fall into the worst possible hands, along with his name, address and other personal details. This puts his family at risk. So getting the notebooks back is vital and to do it, he needs Ash’s help.

The Price You Pay is a desperate action thriller that moves at an incredible pace. The odds are stacked against Ash, Lewis and their respective families as heavily armed men come calling to get what they perceive to be their revenge. But the real danger lies with the person pulling the strings of the attackers. Someone’s out for revenge and is prepared to throw virtually unlimited resources at them to get the job done.

The story moves along at breakneck speed as Peter and Lewis figure out the best way to recover the missing books, while also curtailing the possibility that their contents may have been passed on to others.

Unlike the earlier books in the series where Peter tends to operate either on his own or with another professional, this time he’s joined by June, his partner, as well as Lewis and his wife. This brings a whole new dimension to the task ahead of them, creating much higher stakes as well as a curious dynamic that ups the tension to even greater heights.

This is a thriller series that has successfully evolved as it’s gone along, developing Peter Ash’s complex persona as well as his relationship with June very successfully. I really liked the inclusion of June into the hustle and bustle of the front line and she’s proving herself to be quite the badass performer and a perfectly suitable match for an ex-marine such as Peter.

The stakes are incredibly high, author Nick Petrie has ramped up the action to a level that hasn’t been reached in the earlier books and introduces some new characters who help to give the ongoing series even greater depth and interest.

My thanks to Head of Zeus and NetGalley for a digital ARC that enabled me to read, enjoy and review this book.