Not Even Past

Dave White
Not Even Past
(Open Road, April 2025)

Six years ago, Jackson Donne’s fiancée, Jeanne, died in a car crash—a hit-and-run with a drunk driver. It was an open-and-shut case with few questions asked, mostly because Donne was in no state to ask any.

Now the former-PI-turned-college-student has finals coming up and a wedding to plan with the new woman in his life. He’s something he hasn’t been in a long time: happy. But that unfamiliar feeling doesn’t last. Donne receives an email with a link to a video of Jeanne being held captive, alive—for now.

Donne’s investigative skills have faded. He has no contacts, no one to turn to—except for the dodgy ex-partner he had when he was a cop, the other man who loved Jeanne. Donne knows that each step into the past is a piece of the future he’s throwing away. But the truth is out there—on the violent New Jersey streets he once knew like the back of his hand…

Praise for Not Even Past

“A tremendous jolt of adrenaline . . . then ratchets the action back up for a breakneck finish.” —The Florida Times-Union

“White is one of a group of younger writers reimagining the P.I. novel. . . . This book flies.” —Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

“Dave White brings the goods. Skillfully crafting a tale that thriller fans will devour at lightning speed, yet meaty enough that mystery fans will delight in fitting the pieces together.” —Crimespree Magazine

Dave White is the Derringer Award–winning author of six novels including the Jackson Donne series. His short story “Closure” won the Derringer Award for Best Short Mystery Story. His standalone thriller Witness to Death was named one of the Best Books of the Year by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. He lives in New Jersey.