EVERY DAY ABOVE GROUND by Glen Erik Hamilton - SIGNED FIRST EDITION BOOK

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A favor for a dying ex-con turns into a violent battle against a mysterious enemy for Van Shaw in this emotionally powerful and gritty thriller from the award-winning author of Past Crimes and Hard Cold Winter.

It sounds like a thief’s dream to Van Shaw: A terminally ill ex-con tells him of an easy fortune in gold, abandoned and nearly forgotten after its original owner died in prison. For the dying man, the money is a legacy to ensure his preteen daughter’s future. For Van, the gold is cash he desperately needs to rebuild his destroyed family home.

The grandson of a career criminal who taught him all the tricks of his trade, Van suspects that nothing is ever that easy. Sure enough, the safe holding the fortune is a trap—set by a mysterious player armed with tremendous resources and a lifetime of hatred. Now, Shaw’s partner is in the clutches of the hunters, and the former army ranger may be their next prey. But when the ex-con’s innocent daughter is threatened too, Van’s own hard childhood means he can’t let her come to harm.

To discover who has them in the cross hairs, Shaw must seek out the hunters’ real prey. His quest leads him from an underground bare-knuckle fighting ring, which may be fronting a darker purpose, to a massive pop-culture convention, where Van and his allies, Hollis and Corcoran, play a dangerous game with foes on every side. It also introduces Van to a brash and beautiful aspiring journalist who poses a whole different kind of personal risk.

For years, Van Shaw has tried to live every day above ground, on the right side of the law, even though crime is his gift . . . and in his blood. If he survives the coming storm, he’ll have to decide what he wants—and whether he can live as an outlaw without sacrificing his honor.

When Glen Erik Hamilton arrived with his Edgar nominated PAST CRIMES, I knew this was going to be one of those series that I had to read. After A HARD COLD WINTER, Van Shaw returns to the streets of Seattle in a new thriller. As a favor for a dying ex-con Van agrees to crack a safe in an abandoned building that is supposed to contain millions in gold bars. It’s a simple job – that is until everything goes wrong! Van barely escapes with his life, as unknown bad guys grab his partner and the gold. The story grows exposing an old rivalry between two criminal elements, with Van in the middle, trying to make sense of it all. Suspense, murder, and fast passed intrigue move the reader along with Van Shaw through this third book in the series. Don’t miss EVERY DAY ABOVE GROUND.