Allen Eskens

Bestselling & Award-Winning Crime Novelist of "Forsaking Emma" and "Forsaken Country"; Former Criminal Defense Attorney & Author

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Mankato, MN, USA
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Allen Eskens Biography

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 his latest novel due out in 2025, "The Quiet Librarian."

He is the recipient of the Barry Award, Minnesota Book Award, Left Coast Crime Award, and Silver Falchion Award and has been a finalist for the Edgar® Award, Thriller Award, Anthony Award and Nero Award. His books have been translated into 23 languages.

Allen has a journalism degree from the University of Minnesota and a law degree from Hamline University. After law school, he studied creative writing in the M.F.A. program at Minnesota State University-Mankato, as well as the Loft Literary Center and the Iowa Summer Writer’s Festival. Allen grew up in the hills of central Missouri. He now lives with his wife, Joely, in greater Minnesota where he recently retired after practicing criminal law for 25 years.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 09/16/2024.

Allen Eskens Videos

  • Allen Eskens Saving Emma Authors on the Air
    Bestselling author Allen Eskens has earned praise for tightly plotted emotionally taught legal thrillers.
  • #113 Writing Your Reality with Best-Selling Author Allen Eskens
    Allen Eskens. A former attorney from Minnesota who went from lawyer to novelist and has been quite successful.
  • Award-winning Minnesota author Allen Eskens is on a tour
    The historical crime novel follows the journey of a young man and his discovery of hidden prejudices.

Allen Eskens Books

  • The Quiet Librarian: A Novel
    The Quiet Librarian: A Novel
  • Saving Emma: A Novel
    Saving Emma: A Novel
  • Forsaken Country
    Forsaken Country
  • The Guise of Another
    The Guise of Another

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