Van Shaw was raised to be a thief, but at the age of eighteen he abruptly abandoned the illicit life and joined the US Army, leaving behind Seattle and the grandfather who taught him the trade. But after ten years of estrangement, Van's grandfather has suddenly asked him to come home.

The first in a new series starring Van Shaw, for fans of Lee Child and Dennis Lehane. Van is summoned home by his grandfather, only to find him shot dead; Van must enter the criminal underworld to find answers.