Nick Petrie

Nick Petrie received his MFA in fiction from the University of Washington and won a Hopwood Award for short fiction while attending the University of Michigan. His first novel, "The Drifter," won the ITW Thriller and Barry Awards, and was nominated for the Edgar, Anthony, and Hammett Awards. His books in the Peter Ash series include "The Drifter," "Burning Bright," "Light It Up," and 6 others. He lives with his family in Milwaukee, where he is hard at work on the next Peter Ash novel. His newest novel is the just released "The Dark Time."

Awards: International Thriller Writer Award, Barry Award for Best First Novel, WLA Literary Award (2017), and Apple iBooks Thriller of the Year. Shortlisted for Edgar, Hammett, and Anthony Awards.

Unraveling the Whodunit

By sparsing out clues and planting a few red herrings, authors Nick Petrie, Amy Meyerson and Matthew Quirk know how to keep us guessing. How do they do it? Let's ask!

Integrated Learning Center Room 150 (Seats 155, Wheelchair accessible)  
Sat, Mar 14, 1:00 pm - 1:55 pm
Mystery / Thrillers
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Integrated Learning Center (following presentation)  

Panelists: Amy Meyerson, Nick Petrie, Matthew Quirk
Moderator: Colette Bancroft
Sponsors: Session made possible courtesy of Hughes Federal Credit Union, Kimberly Peters and Bruce Peters

No Amateurs Allowed

Linda Castillo, James Byrne and Nick Petrie have come to the festival with protagonists who are pros ... investigators who know what they're doing. How do the authors keep current with modern techniques and protocols? Let's ask.

UA Campus Store Stage (Seats 250)  
Sun, Mar 15, 10:00 am - 10:55 am
Mystery / Thrillers
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - UA Campus Store Lower Level (following presentation)  

Panelists: Linda Castillo, James Byrne, Nick Petrie
Moderator: Kaira Rouda
Sponsors: Session made possible courtesy of Pi Beta Phi Fraternity - Arizona Alpha Chapter, UA Campus Store, Cameron and Cara Graham

Books:

The Dark Time

Mystery / Thrillers
Penguin Group
March 2026
ISBN 9780593540589
400 pages
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