Burning Bright / The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper / The Vanishing Year / I'm Still Here

by Nick Petrie, Phaedra Patrick, Kate Moretti

BURNING BRIGHT: It's an impossible escape scene - and that's just the beginning of this thriller about an ex-Marine and in investigative reporter on the run.

THE CURIOUS CHARMS OF ARTHUR PEPPER: For the simple and precise Mr. Arthur Pepper, the discover of a charm bracelet turns out to be, precisely, anything by simple.

THE VANISHING YEAR: Step into the simmering suspense of a world where bad things are happening, past secrets won't stay hidden, and no one is who they appear to be.

I'M STILL HERE: A young woman in a coma and a young man torn by the turmoil within his family. Can they possibly get through to one another?

575 pages, Hardcover

First published July 1, 2017

About the author

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.

For more on Nick Petrie, see his website NickPetrie.com, or find him on Facebook or Twitter.

Reviews

[Annarino K · Rating 4 out of 5]

First story was a good action mystery with a likable protagonist, 4*.

Pepper, the second, was very sweet and adorable. 5*. I really loved it.

The Vanishing Year was well done and a page turner for me. 4.5 rounded up to 5*

I’m Still Here is a fascinating premise but has a lot of problems with consent and other issues related to medical decisions a storyline that went on too long and an extremely abrupt ending. I read 50% then skipped to the end and didn’t give it a star rating.

So I liked the first, loved the second, really liked the third and the fourth wasn’t for me.