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When his estranged grandfather is shot and kept for useless, an military ranger plunges into the legal underworld of his children to discover a murderer - and uncovers a surprising family magic formula. From the time he was six yrs . old, Van Shaw grew up by his Irish immigrant grandfather, Donovan, to be always a thief - to improve cars, beat security alarms, crack safes, and burglarize businesses. But at 18 Dono's namesake and protégé out of the blue broke all ties compared to that life and the people in it. Van escaped into the military, portion as at the very top military ranger in Iraq and Afghanistan. Now, after 10 years of silence, Dono has asked his grandson to come home to Seattle. "Tar abhaile más féidir leat" - "Get back if you can." Taking some well-earned leave, Van heads to the Pacific Northwest, inquisitive and a little unnerved by his grandfather's submission. But when he arrives at Dono's house in the early time of the morning hours, Van discovers the old thief bleeding out on the ground from a gunshot to the head. The very last time both men had seen one another, Dono had also been lying on the floor - with Van pointing a gun at his heart. With an eternity of tough history between him and the old man, the battle-tested ranger has learned the cops will link him to the criminal offense. To clear his name and avenge his grandfather, Van must track down the shooter. Its likely that strong that Dono realized the person. Was it a greedy accomplice? A disgruntled rival? Diving back to the illicit world he'd sworn to leave back of, Van reconnects with the ruthless felons who realized Dono best. Armed with his military and legal skills, he comes after a dangerous trail of clues leading him deeper into Dono's life - and nearer to uncovering what drove his grandfather to reach out after many years of silence. As he plummets back to this violent, high-stakes world where right and wrong aren't identified by regulations, Van finds that the past is all too present...and that the secrets held by those closest to him are the deadliest of most. Edgy and suspenseful, wealthy with emotional resonance, gritty action, and a deep-rooted sense of place, History Crimes trumpets the arrival of a powerful new noir talent.
