Past Crimes, Glen Erik Hamilton
Past Crimes, Glen Erik Hamilton
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Past Crimes
A Van Shaw Novel

Author: Glen Erik Hamilton

Narrator: Jeff Harding

Unabridged: 10 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 03/03/2015


Synopsis

When his estranged grandfather is shot and left for dead, an Army Ranger plunges into the criminal underworld of his youth to find a murderer . . . and uncovers a shocking family secretFrom the time he was six years old, Van Shaw was raised by his Irish immigrant grandfather Donovan to be a thief—to boost cars, beat security alarms, crack safes, and burglarize businesses. But at eighteen, Dono's namesake and protégé suddenly broke all ties to that life and the people in it. Van escaped into the military, serving as an elite Army Ranger in Iraq and Afghanistan. Now, after ten years of silence, Dono has asked his grandson to come home to Seattle. "Tar abhaile, más féidir leat"—Come home, if you can.Taking some well-earned leave, Van heads to the Pacific Northwest, curious and a little unnerved by his grandfather's request. But when he arrives at Dono's house in the early hours of the morning, Van discovers the old thief bleeding out on the floor from a gunshot to the head. The last time the two men had seen each other Dono had also been lying on the floor—with Van pointing a gun at his heart. With a lifetime of tough history between him and the old man, the battle-tested Ranger knows the cops will link him to the crime.To clear his name and avenge his grandfather, Van must track down the shooter. Odds are strong that Dono knew the person. Was it a greedy accomplice? A disgruntled rival? Diving back into the illicit world he'd sworn to leave behind, Van reconnects with the ruthless felons who knew Dono best. Armed with his military and criminal skills, he follows a dangerous trail of clues that leads him deeper into Dono's life—and closer to uncovering what drove his grandfather to reach out after years of silence. As he plummets back into this violent, high-stakes world where right and wrong aren't defined by the law, Van finds that the past is all too present . . . and that the secrets held by those closest to him are the deadliest of all.Edgy and suspenseful, rich with emotional resonance, gritty action, and a deep-rooted sense of place, Past Crimes trumpets the arrival of a powerful new noir talent.

About Glen Erik Hamilton

A native of Seattle, GLEN ERIK HAMILTON was raised aboard a sailboat and grew up around the marinas and commercial docks and islands of the Pacific Northwest. His novels have won the Anthony, Macavity, and Strand Critics awards, and have been nominated for the Edgar, Barry, and Nero awards. After living for many years in Southern California, he and his family have recently returned to the Emerald City and its beautiful overcast skies.


Reviews

Goodreads review by David on October 02, 2019

This book has a great new character, real, three dimensional. The writing craft is strong and easy to drop into. The story is engaging and held me in the whole way through. The ending was very satisfying. I highly recommend this book. d.......more

Goodreads review by Raven on March 19, 2015

I was really quite taken with this debut from Hamilton, I must confess. As regular readers of my reviews know, I am always keen to discover new American writers and what appealed to me about Hamilton was the way that his book neatly bypassed the more simple label of ‘thriller’ and instead, through t......more

Goodreads review by Liz on March 17, 2015

Past Crimes is a very authentic feeling, cleverly written thriller with a main protagonist in Van Shaw that I absolutely adored. A note from his Grandfather brings Shaw back to Seattle, despite having left that life behind vowing never to return. When he discovers his Grandfather has been attacked, h......more

Goodreads review by Steve on April 22, 2020

A very good and well written first novel. I believe this author will excel moving forward. The only negative I thought was the over done chapters on Van Shaw's childhood or would have gave it a 5 star but definitely a 4+. I was very impressed with the content and it was a "no put down" book which mo......more

Goodreads review by Andy on September 30, 2018

The story involves a bunch of crooks killing each other. This is not my first choice for crime control policy. Nor is it a great way to set up dramatic tension for a thriller/whodunit because I don’t really care which bad guys offed the other ones.......more