And Peter Ash, the Reacher-like star of Shorewood writer Nick Petrie's thrillers ... In "The Price You Pay," the eighth novel in Petrie's action series, it's time for Ash to return the favor.

Our regular crime fiction column returns with reviews of new novels by Janice Hallett, Tina Baker, Jacqueline Bublitz, Wiley Cash, Alafair Burke, Tove Alsterdal, Amy McCulloch, and more If you’ve read ...