from whitewavedarling

Fast-paced and twisting, this is one of those mystery/suspense novels that's hard to put down. The characters at the center of the book--and especially the main character, Van Shaw--are believable and engaging, and Hamilton's use of atmosphere is masterful. The more I read of this work, the more ...

from susandennis

I am always delighted when I find a new to me author. Especially one with a series and most especially one with a series that already has Book 2 published!! And I love the character - all the characters and it takes place in my own Seattle. Perfection all around. I have already bought book 2 in t...

from susanbeamon

I've reads many First in a New Series books. Sometimes they continue and sometimes I never hear of the series or the author again. It doesn't seem to matter if I liked the series. So I go into a new debut projected series carefully. I liked this book. There was a very nice mix of current crime an...

from muddyboy

A military man (Van) has a leave to go home to see his elderly grandfather who has been shot and is near death. His grandfather (Dono) has a long criminal past and we find that Van has done some unsavory things in his youth. Over time we find that Dono is involved in a plot to steal millions of d...

from doseofbella

Past Crimes (A Van Shaw Novel) By: Glen Erik Hamilton Harper Collins March 2015 Pages. 336 Copy Courtesy of The Reading Room Reviewed By: tk Van Shaw is contacted by his grandfather with a note saying he needs him to come home. Unfortunely that is all it said. Van has to take leave to from the Ar...