My friend Kim gifted me this book and she obviously knows my taste as I really enjoyed it. While I've seen some online reference to this book being a thriller, I would consider this more of a mystery. There are some twists but nothing truly shocking and the story is more about putting puzzle piece...
“The Guise Of Another” was a very disappointing read. It was a book I persevered with rather than savoured.It started as a fairly conventional police procedural novel, albeit with the original premise of finding that the victim of a fatal car accident had been living “in the guise of another”. The p...
"The Life We Bury" is a rare thing: a thoughtful, well-written novel, with a main character who has some depth, wrapped around a satisfying mystery, that delivers an emotional punch as well as moments of tense drama. It's also a perfect audiobook. A story told directly to the reader by the main ch...
By: Allen Eskens ISBN: 1633882055 Publisher: Seventh Street Books Publication Date: 10/4/2016 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars A special thank you to Edelweiss and Seventh Street Books for an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Allen Eskens, a superb talent at building suspense— returns follow...
Alexander Rupert is under federal investigation for suspicion of corruption, since he was awarded the Medal of Valor instead of suspension he’s been shoved off to the fraud department. So when he gets a case to look into a car-accident where the victim, James Putnam, was a man who died 15 years ear...
I've always enjoyed a good mystery novel, and I found this one to be enjoyable on many levels. It's a heart-pounding page-turner, with complex, fully-developed main characters, and Eskens has moments of stunning prose. I knew I would like this book from the well-crafted opening paragraph in which Es...
This was a really good book. It's the story of Joe Talbert, college student, who has to write a biography for his English class. He goes to a Nursing Home and meets Carl Iverson. Carl is dying of cancer. Carl is also a convicted murderer. As Joe listens to Carl's story and delves deeper into th...
When Joe Talbert has to write interview a person for his biography english class he finds himself at a nursing home. There he meets Carl Iverson, a Vietnam Veteran who is is on terminal cancer release from prison where he has been for 30 years after being convicted of rape and murder. In Joe's inter...
The Life We Bury Allen Eskens Paperback, 303 pages Published October 14th 2014 by Seventh Street Books (first published 2014) ISBN: 1616149981 (ISBN13: 9781616149987) I've had this on my reading list for a while and I am glad I finally read it. I enjoyed Eskens...
By Allen Eskens Narrator: Jonathan Yen ASIN: B01681OR62 Publisher: Tantor Audio Publication Date: 10/6/2015 Format: Audio My Rating: 4.5 Stars DEADLY TEMPTATIONS! False Identities. Lies. Greed. Allen Eskens returns following sensational award-winning mystery debut, The Life We Bury, with a stron...
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