Past Crimes A Finalist for the Edgar Award for Best First NovelWhen his estranged grandfather is shot and left for dead an Army Ranger must plunge into the criminal underworld of his youth to find a murdere

A Finalist for the 2016 Edgar Award for Best First NovelWhen his estranged grandfather is shot and left for dead, an Army Ranger must plunge into the criminal underworld of his youth to find a murderer and uncover a shocking family secret in this atmospheric and evocative debut thrillerVan Shaw was raised to be a thief, but at eighteen he suddenly broke all ties to that l A Finalist for the 2016 Edgar Award for Best First NovelWhen his estranged grandfather is shot and left for dead, an Army Ranger must plunge into the criminal underworld of his youth to find a murderer and uncover a shocking family secret in this atmospheric and evocative debut thrillerVan Shaw was raised to be a thief, but at eighteen he suddenly broke all ties to that life and joined the military abandoning his illicit past and the career criminal grandfather who taught him the trade Now, after ten years of silence, his grandfather has asked him to come home to Seattle But when Van arrives, he discovers his grandfather bleeding out on the floor from a gunshot to the head With a lifetime of tough history between him and the old man, Van knows he s the main suspect The only way he can clear his name is to go back to the world he d sworn to leave behind Tapping into his criminal skills, he begins to hunt the shooter and uncover what drove his grandfather to reach out after so long But in a 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 talent in the mold of Dennis Lehane, Robert B Parker, and John D MacDonald.
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Glen Erik Hamilton s debut PAST CRIMES won the Anthony, Macavity, and Strand Magazine Critics awards for Best First Novel, and was also nominated for the Edgar, Barry, and Nero awards Publishers Weekly and Library Journal gave PAST CRIMES starred reviews, and Kirkus called the book an exciting heir to the classic detective novel The follow up in the Van Shaw series, HARD COLD WINTER, was published to rave reviews in March by William Morrow US and Faber Faber UK A native of Seattle, Glen grew up aboard a sailboat, finding trouble around the islands and commercial docks of the Pacific Northwest He now lives in California but frequently returns to his hometown to soak up the rain Follow his wet footprints on Facebook and on Twitter GlenErikH glenerikhamilton