{"product_id":"2940170384310","title":"Every Day Above Ground: A Van Shaw Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eA 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 \u003ci\u003ePast Crimes\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHard Cold Winter\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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 trapamp;mdash;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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor 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 wantsamp;mdash;and whether he can live as an outlaw without sacrificing his honor.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47162162905328,"sku":"2940170384310","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170384310_p0.jpg?v=1763708931","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170384310","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}