Allen Eskens

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Allen Eskens
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Awards Barry Award for Best Paperback Original (2015, 2018)

Allen Eskens is an American former defense attorney who writes mystery, thriller, and suspense novels.

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Biography

Eskens grew up in Missouri and now lives in Minnesota. [1] [2] He received a Master of Fine Arts degree from Minnesota State University. [3] He also has a degree in journalism from the University of Minnesota and a Juris Doctor degree from Hamline University School of Law. [2] In addition to official degree programs, he has attended the Iowa Summer Writing Festival and The Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis. [3]

Aside from writing, Eskens previously worked as a criminal defense attorney. [3]

Awards and honors

Awards for Esken's writing
YeaTitleAwardResultRef
2015The Life We Bury Anthony Award for Best First Novel Finalist [4] [5] [6] [7]
Barry Award for Best Paperback Original Winner [4] [7]
Edgar Award for Best First Novel Finalist [4] [8] [9] [1] [7]
Left Coast Crime Award for Best First Novel Winner [4] [10]
Minnesota Book Award for Genre FictionFinalist [11] [12] [7]
Thriller Award for Best First Novel Finalist [4] [13]
2017The Heavens May Fall Barry Award for Best Novel Finalist [4]
Barry Award for Best Paperback Original Finalist [4]
2018The Deep Dark Descending Barry Award for Best Paperback Original Winner [4] [14]
2019The Shadows We Hide Barry Award for Best Novel Finalist [4]

Publications

Joe Talbert series

  1. The Life We Bury (2014)
  2. The Shadows We Hide (2018)
  3. The Stolen Hours (2021)

Detective Max Rupert series

  1. The Life We Bury (2014)
  2. The Guise of Another (2015)
  3. The Heavens May Fall (2016)
  4. The Deep Dark Descending (2017)
  5. The Shadows We Hide (2018)
  6. Forsaken Country (2022)

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  2. 1 2 "About Allen". Author Allen Eskens. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  3. 1 2 3 "Book Brahmin: Allen Eskens". Shelf Awareness . October 22, 2014. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Allen Eskens". Stop, You're Killing Me!. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  5. ↑ "How I Fell in with the Criminal Element". Crimespree Magazine. 2016-01-19. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  6. ↑ "2015 Anthony Award winners". Crimespree Magazine. 2015-10-10. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Patrick, Diane (June 1, 2017). "BookExpo 2017: Seventh Street Books Marks Fifth Anniversary". Publishers Weekly . Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  8. ↑ "2015 Edgar Award Winners". Mystery Scene. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  9. ↑ "2015 Edgar Award Winners". Crimespree Magazine. 2015-04-29. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  10. ↑ "2015 Left Coast Crime Award Winners". Crimespree Magazine. 2015-03-15. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  11. ↑ "Minnesota Book Award Winner for Genre Fiction". Crimespree Magazine. 2015-04-18. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  12. ↑ "Awards: Minnesota Book Winners". Shelf Awareness . April 10, 2017. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  13. ↑ "2015 Thriller Award winners". Crimespree Magazine. 2015-07-13. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  14. ↑ "2018 BARRY AWARD NOMINATIONS". Crimespree Magazine. 2018-01-22. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
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