Nick Petrie

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5.0 • 599 Ratings

🗓️ 10 February 2026

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Nick Petrie: whiskey on the rocks Nick reveals the sage advice CJ Box gave him at the reception for the Edgar Awards that he’s held onto ever since, explains how his work as a building inspector meeting veterans who were buying a first home became a driving force for his debut novel, tells the meaning behind the character name Peter Ash, identifies the key differences between being a full-time or part-time writer, names the two possessions of each writer.

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0:13.8	with all the latest news, pictures, and updates from the show. Welcome to Dedicated with Doug Brunt.
0:20.1	You have just gained access to an exclusive insider's look at the lives and works of some of your favorite authors and hear conversations with the world's greatest writers as they discuss their writing lifestyle, creative process, latest work, and behind the scenes revelations.
0:39.8	Welcome to Dedicated. I'm your host Doug Brunt. Today we're with Nick Petrie. Nick worked for many years as a carpenter and building inspector before his debut novel, The Drifter, that introduced Peter Ash, a character that many, including Leech Child himself, have compared to Jack Reacher.
0:56.9	Nick is now out with his ninth in the Peter Ash series.
1:00.3	This one is called The Dark Time, and it's great.
1:03.6	Nick, welcome.
1:04.3	Thanks.
1:04.7	Thanks for having me.
1:05.2	I appreciate it.
1:06.0	This is my kind of afternoon.
1:07.2	We're going to have a little bit of whiskey on the rocks and talk thrillers and
1:12.3	carpentry and all kinds of fun stuff.
1:14.6	Excellent.
1:15.3	How many rocks?
1:16.4	Like a little more?
1:17.1	Yeah, that's great.
1:17.6	Okay.
1:19.1	And, of course, when we drink any kind of whiskey product on the rocks, we do it out of our
1:23.9	Jack Carr tumblers with the Tomahawks.
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