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A Community of Characters (In Person)

  • L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library, Riverview Room 400 Eau Claire Street Eau Claire, WI, 54701 United States (map)

Allen Eskens

If you weren’t able to join us for Esken’s live event or are interested in watching it again, click below to watch the recording.


This event is being presented in person.

Allen will talk about how his penchant for daydreaming led him to write a collection of literary mysteries that are intertwined. Discover that genre books such as mysteries can also have heart; that a mystery novel is the perfect forum to explore family dynamics, character relationships, and deeper themes.


ALLEN ESKENS is the USA Today best-selling author of eight novels: 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, and his most recent, Forsaken Country. His books have won The Barry Award, the Silver Falchion Award, the Rosebud Award (Left Coast Crime), and the Minnesota Book Award. He had been a finalist for The Edgar Award, the Thriller Award, and the Anthony Award. Eskens lives with his wife, Joely, in Greater Minnesota.

Learn more about Allen Eskens at alleneskens.com.