Peter Nichols

May 11, 2024 | bookreporter.com | Peter Nichols

The fictional Granite Harbor in Maine is the type of small, quaint town where thrillers and mysteries take place, as it is full of colorful characters, wild spaces, traditional values and a false sense of security. This is the setting for Peter Nichols’ latest novel, GRANITE HARBOR, where a killer with a penchant for ritual tableaus is hunting local teens.

Apr 30, 2024 | crimereads.com | Peter Nichols

Write what you know, they say. A tall order if you’re writing about a serial killer. Most serial killers don’t take the time to sit down and write crime fiction—harder to plot a crime than simply do it, I would think, particularly once you’ve figured it out and are on a roll—but there’s a thought: a serial killer who writes crime novels. Otherwise, you do your research for that part of it.

Jan 20, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | Peter Nichols |Anthony Horowitz |Megan Miranda

Well-written, character-driven portrait of small-town New England meets Silence of the Lambs. Strong stomach a plus. Nichols follows up his innovative novel The Rocks (2015) with a more familiar type of thriller. In its opening scene we meet three teenage boys, gleefully skateboarding the nighttime streets of sleepy Granite Harbor. When Shane splits off from the group, an observer in a pickup truck rolls after him, a montage of images racing through his brain.