Nick Pirog Books in Order

Set in 1994, this prequel follows fourteen year old Henry Bins as his dad leaves on a cruise and he finally gets a week of freedom. A new friend, a rescued puppy, and a shady tech scheme turn his single waking hour into a coming of age mystery.

In this prequel, thirty year old Thomas Prescott follows his sister to Philadelphia after losing his job with Seattle PD. Drawn into protests, a strangled heiress, and a serial killer who carves three digits into every victim, he uncovers a deadly connection to an illegal street lottery.

In the sixth 3 a.m. novel, Henry fights to clear his father's name as an old trial, a new baby, and a bruising election collide. His one waking hour becomes a sprint through family secrets and political conspiracy that rewrites everything he thought he knew.

When ex lover Gina Brady calls from the Bolivian Amazon begging for help, Thomas cannot ignore her. Guided by a dubious fixer and tangled up with an archaeological expedition, he treks deep into the jungle, facing cartels, tribesmen, and the elements in a rescue mission that keeps getting deadlier.

Science fiction writer Jerry Ryman is stuck in Lake Tahoe, reeling from a breakup, failed books, and the death of his dog Hugo. When Hugo is reborn as a kitten in San Francisco and sets out to return, their intertwined journeys with loyal dog Cassie turn into a warm, witty story about loss and second chances.

After inheriting a 250 acre farm in tiny Tarrin, Missouri, Thomas tries to settle into small town life until he hears about a local mass shooting that was supposedly solved. Digging into the victims' pasts leads him into Big Biotech, dirty politics, and a truth the town would rather forget.

Maddy Young dies on the eve of retaking the bar exam and wakes in Two, a strange city where many of the dead start over at the same age. As he adjusts to new roommates and a revived legal career, forbidden topics, constant surveillance, and a group called the Borns hint at a darker design.

Henry's fiancée surprises him with a private 3 a.m. visit to the Smithsonian National Zoo, the perfect gift for a man who only wakes in the dark. When Lassie and Murdock crash the party, their chaos turns a quiet tour into a madcap Christmas rescue.

On a February night between 3 and 4 a.m., Henry is supposed to enjoy a long awaited wedding and a rare hour of peace. When trouble crashes the celebration, he has sixty minutes to untangle secrets and keep everyone he loves alive.

Two weeks after being abducted, Henry is still haunted by questions about his past and his strange sleep disorder. Chasing answers through his mother's Cold War secrets and a program called Project Sandman, he discovers that the cure he wants may be as dangerous as the disease.

Henry has sent his dad to Las Vegas and agreed to babysit his one hundred sixty pound dog, Murdock. A silly game with his cat Lassie leads to an emergency vet visit that explodes into a one hour hostage crisis he has to solve before sunrise.

Henry travels to Alaska so he can finally see the sun during his midnight hour, only to uncover a plot that will leave hundreds dead minutes after sunrise. With a cryptic clue from his father, he races to stop catastrophe before time runs out.

Thirty years after his mother walked out, Henry finally finds her at the bottom of a river. As he digs into her secret life as a spy, his one waking hour fills with family lies, government intrigue, and new danger tied to his condition.

Henry Bins is awake only from 3 to 4 a.m. each day because of a rare sleep disorder. One night, during that single hour, he hears a woman's scream and sees the president leaving her house, forcing him to investigate with almost no time.

On the luxury cruise ship The Afrikaans, Thomas is meant to enjoy a quiet vacation among pampered guests. When African pirates seize the liner and demand medical aid for a remote Zulu village, he and a World Health Organization doctor race to keep hundreds of hostages alive and uncover the real ransom.

Back in Seattle after a bad breakup, Thomas spots a body floating in the cove behind his childhood home, the missing governor of Washington. Paired with detective Erica Frost, he uncovers a deadly conspiracy that stretches from the state capitol to the snowy peaks of the North Cascades.

Retired homicide detective Thomas Prescott wants nothing to do with the bestseller about his old serial killer case, until the supposedly dead murderer strikes again. As people close to him start dying, he must face his past and stop a killer who knows every move he makes.