Allen Eskens

Allen Eskens
NationalityAmerican
Education
OccupationAuthor
AwardsBarry Award for Best Paperback Original (2015, 2018)

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

Biography

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

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

Awards and honors

Awards for Esken's writing
Yea Title Award
2015 The Life We Bury Anthony Award for Best First Novel Finalist
Barry Award for Best Paperback Original Winner
Edgar Award for Best First Novel Finalist
Left Coast Crime Award for Best First Novel Winner
Minnesota Book Award for Genre Fiction Finalist
Thriller Award for Best First Novel Finalist
2017 The Heavens May Fall Barry Award for Best Novel Finalist
Barry Award for Best Paperback Original Finalist
2018 The Deep Dark Descending Barry Award for Best Paperback Original Winner
2019 The Shadows We Hide Barry Award for Best Novel Finalist

Publications

  • Nothing More Dangerous (2019), a novel

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)