Allen Eskens Książki

Joe Talbert ciężko pracuje, żeby wyrwać się z domu i rozpocząć studia na Uniwersytecie Minnesota, ale matka alkoholiczka, kt�ra nie jest w stanie zapewnić należytej opieki jego autystycznemu bratu, wciąż domaga się od niego pieniędzy i pomocy. Życie Joego odmienia wizyta w domu opieki w Richfield, gdzie ma przeprowadzić wywiad z interesująca osobą na zaliczenie z angielskiego. Joe wybiera Carla Iversona, skazanego przed laty za gwałt i zamordowanie czternastolatki. Wypuszczony z więzienia umierający na raka trzustki Carl zgadza się opowiedzieć Joemu swoją historię. Za namową Lili Nash, atrakcyjnej sąsiadki i studentki, Joe zagłębia tajniki procesu Carla.

A coming-of-age story from the award-winning author of The Lives We Bury and The Shadows We Hide.

In a gripping narrative, three fathers find themselves entangled in a dangerous confrontation that tests their limits and morality, set against a backdrop where the law holds no sway. This thriller weaves tension and emotional depth, showcasing the author's skill in crafting compelling crime stories. With high stakes and complex characters, it promises to keep readers on the edge of their seats.

A young reporter must come to terms with his past - and present - while investigating the murder of a man he believes could be his father.

Feturing three characters from The Life We Bury by the author.

"Lila Nash is on the verge of landing her dream job--working as a prosecutor under the Hennepin County Attorney--and has settled into a happy life with her boyfriend, Joe Talbert. But when a woman is pulled from the Mississippi River, barely alive, things in the office take a personal turn"--

"Homicide Detective Max Rupert never fully accepted his wife's death, even when he believed that a reckless hit and run driver was the cause. But when he learns that in fact she was murdered, he devotes himself to hunting down her killers. Most of his life he had thought of himself as a decent man. But now he's so consumed with thoughts of retribution that he questions whether he will take that last step and enact the vengeance he longs for. On a frozen lake near the US-Canadian border, he wrestles with a decision that could change his life forever, as his hatred threatens to turn him into the kind of person he has spent a career bringing to justice"--

A cloth bag containing eight paperback copies of the title, that may also include a folder with discussion folder and sign out sheets.