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Every Day Above Ground Kindle Edition

by Glen Erik Hamilton (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 233 ratings
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From the multiple prize-winning author of Past Crimes
Former Army Ranger Van Shaw is recently single, out of money, and struggling to keep on the straight and narrow. So when an old contact, Mick O'Hassan, shows up on his doorstep, fresh out of prison and claiming to know the whereabouts of a hidden stash of gold, Van feels the powerful pull of his past.
The trouble is, some things are too good to be true, and before they know it Van and O'Hassan are trapped in a game with few rules and too many deadly players. Turns out, the only easy part of a life of crime is getting sucked back in...

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    Van Shaw Mysteries
  2. Print length
    389 pages
  3. Language
    English
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  5. Publisher
    Faber & Faber
  6. Publication date
    August 1, 2017
  7. File size
    1671 KB
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A debut novel from a gifted writer with a sure hand. As much fun to read as Lee Child's Jack Reacher.

-- "J. A. Jance, New York Times bestselling author, on Past Crimes"

Every Day Above Ground is utterly addictive. A taut, riveting thriller with every nuance striking a perfect chord. The plot is gripping, the fighting realistic, and the characters well developed. Glen Erik Hamilton can flat-out write with the best of the best.

-- "Robert Dugoni, New York Times bestselling author, on Every Day Above Ground"

If you like Lee Child's Jack Reacher, you will absolutely love Van Shaw.

-- "Deborah Crombie, New York Times bestselling author"

Hamilton's outstanding third Van Shaw novel fulfills the promise of the earlier entries...The suspenseful, fast-moving plot is a good match for the empathetic, nuanced lead.

-- "Publishers Weekly (starred review)"

This guy has got what it takes.

-- "Lee Child, #1 New York Times bestselling author, praise for the author"

From the Back Cover

When an old acquaintance of Van Shaw’s late grandfather shows up in Seattle, he offers the broke veteran a money-making opportunity—an easy fortune in gold. For the dying man, the money is a legacy to ensure his daughter’s future. For Van, the gold is cash he desperately needs to tide him over until he can find legitimate work. 

But Van knows that nothing is ever quite as easy as it seems. The safe holding the fortune turns out to be deadly bait set by a malevolent player with tremendous resources, an army of hunters, and a lifetime of hatred. Now Shaw’s partner is in the clutches of this shadowy mastermind, and the former Army Ranger may be his next prey. To discover who has them in the crosshairs, Van must play a dangerous game, with foes on every side.

For Van Shaw, every day above ground is a good day, and all the better if he can stay on the right side of the law, even though crime is his gift . . . and in his blood.

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0713Z3QN1
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Faber & Faber (August 1, 2017)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 1, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1671 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 389 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 233 ratings

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Glen Erik Hamilton

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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 2016 by William Morrow (US) and Faber & Faber (UK), and the third novel EVERY DAY ABOVE GROUND has received a starred review from Publishers Weekly.

A native of Seattle, Glen grew up aboard a sailboat, finding trouble around the islands and marinas and commercial docks of the Pacific Northwest. He now lives in California with his family but frequently returns to his hometown to soak up the rain.

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4.5 out of 5
233 global ratings

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C. Snyder
5.0 out of 5 stars A Thief With Good Intentions
Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2019
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This is a non-stop thriller about a thief with good intentions. It is well-written and a very entertaining read.
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Xreeferman
4.0 out of 5 stars Great read
Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2019
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I enjoyed this book. The characters were well developed and personable. The story line kept my interest from the beginning and there were plenty of twists and turns. I will be reading the other books in the series
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5.0 out of 5 stars Hamilton is now my favorite author
Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2018
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Can’t wait for more stories with Van Shaw. Well plotted, well written, and fun to read. Couldn’t put this one down.
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P. Jameson
5.0 out of 5 stars A thriller as light-hearted as it is intense
Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2019
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Van Shaw is an unusual hero indeed. A criminal upbringing left him with handy tricks and burglary skills. Couple those with strong ethics and an opposition to violence, and interesting results follow. A great read!
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Colorado Avid Reader
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting but a bit confusing
Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2019
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This is the first book by this author that I’ve read. The main character, Van, is well developed and has depth. I had trouble differentiating the myriad of secondary characters though. This plot was convoluted and also difficult to follow for me. However, I like the overall writing style and will read the first two books in the series to get a better bead on Van’s back story.
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Dreamer
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved this book
Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2020
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Glen Erik Hamilton is officially my new favorite author. The Van Shaw series is great. Likable characters. Great setting. Good stories. Excellent writing.
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dbzpacas
3.0 out of 5 stars Van Shaw is a complex character...
Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2017
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I enjoy how the author takes us back in time to help round out the why's of his current actions. This is the third in the series; I found some of the situations and other players a bit more convoluted than the earlier books.
I look forward to the next Van Shaw book, yet hope he comes back to a more purposeful life.
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Michael D. Keleher
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read!
Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2017
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I believe the Van Shaw series is one of the best crime fiction/thrillers going right now. I look forward to each novel!
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Lagoon
5.0 out of 5 stars All that glitters........
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 13, 2018
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Things are quiet for Van Shaw. He’s low on funds and has time on his hands. Building a house is giving him something to cling to but his heart is not in it and he misses the buzzes he used to get with his late and much lamented Grandad Dono.

Adventure beckons when a freshly released jailbird,O’Hasson, tracks Van down and tells him of a stash of gold bars hidden in a safe in a building scheduled for demolition; just asking to be liberated. Van mulls it over but you know full well that he cannot pass this escapade up. Cracking the safe proves to be straight forward; it’s from that point on that matters go south in a hurry.

Naturally, the gold had not just been sitting in the safe unnoticed. Others have an interest in it, the Slattery brothers and the very alluring Ingrid Ekby. There is bad blood here and Van soon gets caught in a firefight between these opposing factions. Added to the mix is O’Hasson’s daughter. Only a youngster but certainly no shrinking violet. Addy, Van’s neighbourly friend also features throughout the book and does her level best to see that Van returns in one piece.

The plot is well constructed and gives Van plenty of scope to keep his military skills sharply honed. A very pacy tail and easily the strongest of this series to date.
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Steve Johnson
4.0 out of 5 stars Fun series
Reviewed in Australia on March 29, 2023
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Every Day Above Ground is Glen Erik Hamilton third novel in the Van Shaw novels. All of the books to date have been narrated in first person, which he has pulled off quite well. For a first person novel the plot is revealed in quiet I will structured way. There are two parallel stories running in this one as there were in the previous two novels. They are straightforward enough but have some complexity with many twists and turns. I enjoyed this third iteration and have read the first 3 novels in this series within about 2 weeks.
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Malcolm R
4.0 out of 5 stars Seattle set robbers and psychopaths
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 26, 2019
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A violent and bloody caper movie in book form involving several cons and machinations, four million in gold bars and about twelve deaths. Van Shaw keeps to his ethos of not killing anyone in cold blood but he doesn’t mind doing it in anger or indirectly, apart from other matters he is an indestructible hypocrite. A bit too long but, as everything needed to be sorted out, justifiable as it has a breathless pace though the story of Christmas when Van was twelve while giving more flesh to his character just made it longer. Already ordered the next one.
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Satchfan
5.0 out of 5 stars Cracking good stories, move over Jack Reacher, Van Shaw has arrived!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 26, 2020
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I am really enjoying the Van Shaw books. This one is the third in the series and every bit as good as the two preceding it. Van Shaw is a former army ranger with a chequered past and lots of unsavoury acquaintances that keep crawling out of the woodwork to get him into hot water, the plots are very well crafted and plenty of twists to keep you guessing and turning the pages. Addictive.
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Mr D.
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent series of books.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 19, 2022
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Excellent series of books. Great characterisations and highly recommended. If you like Reacher you will love Shaw
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