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Allen Eskens
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Allen Eskens is the bestselling author of The Life We Bury, The Guise of Another, The Heavens May Fall, The Deep Dark Descending, The Shadows We Hide, Nothing More Dangerous, The Stolen Hours, Forsaken Country, Saving Emma, and The Quiet Librarian. His novels have earned him the Barry Award, Minnesota Book Award, Left Coast Crime Award, and Silver Falchion Award, as well as finalist nods for the Edgar®, Thriller, Anthony, and Nero Awards.
Translated into 23 languages, Eskens’s work is grounded in a rich background: He holds a journalism degree from the University of Minnesota, a law degree from Hamline University, and studied creative writing at Minnesota State University–Mankato, the Loft Literary Center, and the Iowa Summer Writer’s Festival. After a 25-year career practicing criminal law, he now lives in greater Minnesota with his wife, Joely.
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