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 secret
From 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.