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PublisherStart Publishing LLC
ISBN-101633880761
ISBN-139781633880764
eBay Product ID (ePID)208696590
Product Key Features
Book TitleGuise of Another
Number of Pages272 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicThrillers / Crime, Thrillers / Suspense, Mystery & Detective / General, Mystery & Detective / Private Investigators
Publication Year2015
GenreFiction
AuthorAllen Eskens
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight9.5 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2015-015714
Dewey Edition23
Reviews"Another great, dark, and brooding page-turner from Allen Eskens, with a tragic protagonist who will break your heart. Eskens's characters will haunt you long after you finish reading." --Michael Sears, award-winning author of the bestselling Jason Stafford series AWARD RECOGNITION FOR ESKENS' DEBUT , THE LIFE WE BURY : WINNER! Left Coast Crime Rosebud Award, BEST DEBUT MYSTERY 2015 Edgar® Award Finalist, BEST FIRST NOVEL Minnesota Book Award Finalist, BEST GENRE NOVEL Anthony Award Finalist, BEST FIRST NOVEL Barry Award Finalist, BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL ITW Thriller Awards Finalist, BEST FIRST NOVEL MysteryPeople 2014 BEST DEBUT NOVEL Suspense Magazine BEST BOOKS OF 2014/DEBUT AUTHOR PRAISE FOR THE LIFE WE BURY : "Thriller fans should keep their eyes on Eskens; he's a comer." -- BOOKLIST "Compulsively suspenseful." -- BOOKPAGE "[A] masterful debut...." -- PW STARRED REVIEW "An intelligent and compelling story with characters that will capture you from the start.... This debut novel never lets the reader off the edge of the seat--the mark of a great story." -- THE BIG THRILL "Set against the backdrop of a brutal Minnesota winter, The Life We Bury is much more than a satisfying, suspenseful novel.... This story kept me turning the pages, and it touched my heart. The characters are as real as my next-door neighbors, the story compelling, and the writing superb." -- SUSPENSE MAGAZINE "Eskens delivers interesting puzzles, clever problem-solving, and plenty of stay-up-all-night-reading suspense." -- REVIEWING THE EVIDENCE "Eskens's first-person narration grabs the reader and never relinquishes its hold." -- LIBRARY JOURNAL EDITOR'S FALL PICK "Eskens' debut is a solid and thoughtful tale of a young man used to taking on burdens beyond his years--none more dangerous than championing a bitter old man convicted of a horrific crime." -- KIRKUS REVIEWS "A mesmerizing debut, unfolding decades of secrets in a rewarding tale of redemption." --JULIE KRAMER, Minnesota Book Award winner, PRAISE FOR THE LIFE WE BURY : "Thriller fans should keep their eyes on Eskens; he's a comer." -- BOOKLIST "Compulsively suspenseful." -- BOOKPAGE "[A] masterful debut...." -- PW STARRED REVIEW "An intelligent and compelling story with characters that will capture you from the start.... This debut novel never lets the reader off the edge of the seat--the mark of a great story." -- THE BIG THRILL "Set against the backdrop of a brutal Minnesota winter, The Life We Bury is much more than a satisfying, suspenseful novel.... This story kept me turning the pages, and it touched my heart. The characters are as real as my next-door neighbors, the story compelling, and the writing superb." -- SUSPENSE MAGAZINE "Eskens delivers interesting puzzles, clever problem-solving, and plenty of stay-up-all-night-reading suspense." -- REVIEWING THE EVIDENCE "Eskens's first-person narration grabs the reader and never relinquishes its hold." -- LIBRARY JOURNAL EDITOR'S FALL PICK "Eskens' debut is a solid and thoughtful tale of a young man used to taking on burdens beyond his years--none more dangerous than championing a bitter old man convicted of a horrific crime." -- KIRKUS REVIEWS "A mesmerizing debut, unfolding decades of secrets in a rewarding tale of redemption." --JULIE KRAMER, Minnesota Book Award winner, "Eskens's elegant but chilly prose, like winter in the blood, is well suited to this fiercely told morality tale (and its deeply cynical ending), which is sure to send all of us wretched sinners straight to hell." -- NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW "Readers looking for a new voice should pay attention to Eskens." -- Publishers Weekly STARRED REVIEW "With just two books to his name, I have put [Eskens] on my 'must read' list." -- Deadly Pleasures "Eskens has conjured up a marvelously black spirit of a novel. It's a taut, intelligent, heart-ripping story that explores the darkest places in the human psyche. After each unexpected twist, you'll tell yourself things can't get any worse. And then they do." ―WILLIAM KENT KRUEGER, New York Times -bestselling author of the Edgar® Award-winning Ordinary Grace "The talented Allen Eskens fulfills the rich promise of his Edgar®-nominated debut with this chilling, dark, and sinister thriller. With precision and authority, Eskens's determined cop hero takes one intriguing clue--and pursues it into spiraling disaster. With a deadly surprise around every corner and a bleak undercurrent of noir-like dread, this book will haunt you." --HANK PHILLIPPI RYAN, Agatha, Anthony, and Mary Higgins Clark Award-winning author of Truth Be Told "Another great, dark, and brooding page-turner from Allen Eskens, with a tragic protagonist who will break your heart. Eskens's characters will haunt you long after you finish reading." --MICHAEL SEARS, award-winning author of the bestselling Jason Stafford series AWARD RECOGNITION FOR ESKENS' DEBUT , THE LIFE WE BURY : WINNER! Left Coast Crime Rosebud Award, BEST DEBUT MYSTERY WINNER! Barry Award, BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL WINNER! Silver Falchion Award, BEST FIRST NOVEL: traditional 2015 Edgar® Award Finalist, BEST FIRST NOVEL Minnesota Book Award Finalist, BEST GENRE NOVEL Anthony Award Finalist, BEST FIRST NOVEL ITW Thriller Awards Finalist, BEST FIRST NOVEL MysteryPeople 2014 BEST DEBUT NOVEL Suspense Magazine BEST BOOKS OF 2014/DEBUT AUTHOR PRAISE FOR THE LIFE WE BURY : "Thriller fans should keep their eyes on Eskens; he's a comer." -- BOOKLIST "Compulsively suspenseful." -- BOOKPAGE "[A] masterful debut...." -- PW STARRED REVIEW "An intelligent and compelling story with characters that will capture you from the start.... This debut novel never lets the reader off the edge of the seat--the mark of a great story." -- THE BIG THRILL "Set against the backdrop of a brutal Minnesota winter, The Life We Bury is much more than a satisfying, suspenseful novel.... This story kept me turning the pages, and it touched my heart. The characters are as real as my next-door neighbors, the story compelling, and the writing superb." -- SUSPENSE MAGAZINE "Eskens delivers interesting puzzles, clever problem-solving, and plenty of stay-up-all-night-reading suspense." -- REVIEWING THE EVIDENCE "Grabs the reader and never relinquishes its hold." -- LIBRARY JOURNAL EDITOR'S FALL PICK "A solid and thoughtful tale of a young man used to taking on burdens beyond his years--none more dangerous than championing a bitter old man convicted of a horrific crime." -- KIRKUS REVIEWS "A mesmerizing debut, unfolding decades of secrets in a rewarding tale of redemption." --JULIE KRAMER, Minnesota Book Award winner, "Allen Eskens has conjured up a marvelously black spirit of a novel. It's a taut, intelligent, heart-ripping story that explores the darkest places in the human psyche. After each unexpected twist, you'll tell yourself things can't get any worse. And then they do." ―WILLIAM KENT KRUEGER, New York Times -bestselling author of the Edgar® Award-winning Ordinary Grace "The talented Allen Eskens fulfills the rich promise of his Edgar®-nominated debut with this chilling, dark, and sinister thriller. With precision and authority, Eskens's determined cop hero takes one intriguing clue--and pursues it into spiraling disaster. With a deadly surprise around every corner and a bleak undercurrent of noir-like dread, this book will haunt you." --HANK PHILLIPPI RYAN, Agatha, Anthony, and Mary Higgins Clark Award-winning author of Truth Be Told "Another great, dark, and brooding page-turner from Allen Eskens, with a tragic protagonist who will break your heart. Eskens's characters will haunt you long after you finish reading." --MICHAEL SEARS, award-winning author of the bestselling Jason Stafford series AWARD RECOGNITION FOR ESKENS' DEBUT , THE LIFE WE BURY : WINNER! Left Coast Crime Rosebud Award, BEST DEBUT MYSTERY 2015 Edgar® Award Finalist, BEST FIRST NOVEL Minnesota Book Award Finalist, BEST GENRE NOVEL Anthony Award Finalist, BEST FIRST NOVEL Barry Award Finalist, BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL ITW Thriller Awards Finalist, BEST FIRST NOVEL MysteryPeople 2014 BEST DEBUT NOVEL Suspense Magazine BEST BOOKS OF 2014/DEBUT AUTHOR PRAISE FOR THE LIFE WE BURY : "Thriller fans should keep their eyes on Eskens; he's a comer." -- BOOKLIST "Compulsively suspenseful." -- BOOKPAGE "[A] masterful debut...." -- PW STARRED REVIEW "An intelligent and compelling story with characters that will capture you from the start.... This debut novel never lets the reader off the edge of the seat--the mark of a great story." -- THE BIG THRILL "Set against the backdrop of a brutal Minnesota winter, The Life We Bury is much more than a satisfying, suspenseful novel.... This story kept me turning the pages, and it touched my heart. The characters are as real as my next-door neighbors, the story compelling, and the writing superb." -- SUSPENSE MAGAZINE "Eskens delivers interesting puzzles, clever problem-solving, and plenty of stay-up-all-night-reading suspense." -- REVIEWING THE EVIDENCE "Eskens's first-person narration grabs the reader and never relinquishes its hold." -- LIBRARY JOURNAL EDITOR'S FALL PICK "Eskens' debut is a solid and thoughtful tale of a young man used to taking on burdens beyond his years--none more dangerous than championing a bitter old man convicted of a horrific crime." -- KIRKUS REVIEWS "A mesmerizing debut, unfolding decades of secrets in a rewarding tale of redemption." --JULIE KRAMER, Minnesota Book Award winner, "Eskens's elegant but chilly prose, like winter in the blood, is well suited to this fiercely told morality tale (and its deeply cynical ending), which is sure to send all of us wretched sinners straight to hell." -- NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW "Readers looking for a new voice should pay attention to Eskens." -- Publishers Weekly STARRED REVIEW "With just two books to his name, I have put [Eskens] on my 'must read' list." -- Deadly Pleasures "Eskens has conjured up a marvelously black spirit of a novel. It's a taut, intelligent, heart-ripping story that explores the darkest places in the human psyche. After each unexpected twist, you'll tell yourself things can't get any worse. And then they do." ―WILLIAM KENT KRUEGER, New York Times -bestselling author of the Edgar Award-winning Ordinary Grace "The talented Allen Eskens fulfills the rich promise of his Edgar-nominated debut with this chilling, dark, and sinister thriller. With precision and authority, Eskens's determined cop hero takes one intriguing clue--and pursues it into spiraling disaster. With a deadly surprise around every corner and a bleak undercurrent of noir-like dread, this book will haunt you." --HANK PHILLIPPI RYAN, Agatha, Anthony, and Mary Higgins Clark Award-winning author of Truth Be Told "Another great, dark, and brooding page-turner from Allen Eskens, with a tragic protagonist who will break your heart. Eskens's characters will haunt you long after you finish reading." --MICHAEL SEARS, award-winning author of the bestselling Jason Stafford series AWARD RECOGNITION FOR ESKENS' DEBUT , THE LIFE WE BURY : WINNER! Left Coast Crime Rosebud Award, BEST DEBUT MYSTERY WINNER! Barry Award, BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL WINNER! Silver Falchion Award, BEST FIRST NOVEL: traditional 2015 Edgar Award Finalist, BEST FIRST NOVEL Minnesota Book Award Finalist, BEST GENRE NOVEL Anthony Award Finalist, BEST FIRST NOVEL ITW Thriller Awards Finalist, BEST FIRST NOVEL MysteryPeople 2014 BEST DEBUT NOVEL Suspense Magazine BEST BOOKS OF 2014/DEBUT AUTHOR PRAISE FOR THE LIFE WE BURY : "Thriller fans should keep their eyes on Eskens; he's a comer." -- BOOKLIST "Compulsively suspenseful." -- BOOKPAGE "[A] masterful debut...." -- PW STARRED REVIEW "An intelligent and compelling story with characters that will capture you from the start.... This debut novel never lets the reader off the edge of the seat--the mark of a great story." -- THE BIG THRILL "Set against the backdrop of a brutal Minnesota winter, The Life We Bury is much more than a satisfying, suspenseful novel.... This story kept me turning the pages, and it touched my heart. The characters are as real as my next-door neighbors, the story compelling, and the writing superb." -- SUSPENSE MAGAZINE "Eskens delivers interesting puzzles, clever problem-solving, and plenty of stay-up-all-night-reading suspense." -- REVIEWING THE EVIDENCE "Grabs the reader and never relinquishes its hold." -- LIBRARY JOURNAL EDITOR'S FALL PICK "A solid and thoughtful tale of a young man used to taking on burdens beyond his years--none more dangerous than championing a bitter old man convicted of a horrific crime." -- KIRKUS REVIEWS "A mesmerizing debut, unfolding decades of secrets in a rewarding tale of redemption." --JULIE KRAMER, Minnesota Book Award winner, Eskenss elegant but chilly prose, like winter in the blood, is well suited to this fiercely told morality tale (and its deeply cynical ending), which is sure to send all of us wretched sinners straight to hell." --NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW "Readers looking for a new voice should pay attention to Eskens." --Publishers Weekly STARRED REVIEW "With just two books to his name, I have put [Eskens] on my must read list." --Deadly Pleasures "Eskens has conjured up a marvelously black spirit of a novel. Its a taut, intelligent, heart-ripping story that explores the darkest places in the human psyche. After each unexpected twist, youll tell yourself things cant get any worse. And then they do." WILLIAM KENT KRUEGER, New York Times-bestselling author of the Edgar(R) Award-winning Ordinary Grace "The talented Allen Eskens fulfills the rich promise of his Edgar(R)-nominated debut with this chilling, dark, and sinister thriller. With precision and authority, Eskenss determined cop hero takes one intriguing clue--and pursues it into spiraling disaster. With a deadly surprise around every corner and a bleak undercurrent of noir-like dread, this book will haunt you." --HANK PHILLIPPI RYAN, Agatha, Anthony, and Mary Higgins Clark Award-winning author of Truth Be Told "Another great, dark, and brooding page-turner from Allen Eskens, with a tragic protagonist who will break your heart. Eskenss characters will haunt you long after you finish reading." --MICHAEL SEARS, award-winning author of the bestselling Jason Stafford series AWARD RECOGNITION FOR ESKENS DEBUT, THE LIFE WE BURY WINNER! Left Coast Crime Rosebud Award, BEST DEBUT MYSTERY WINNER! Barry Award, BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL WINNER! Silver Falchion Award, BEST FIRST NOVEL: traditional 2015 Edgar(R) Award Finalist, BEST FIRST NOVEL Minnesota Book Award Finalist, BEST GENRE NOVEL Anthony Award Finalist, BEST FIRST NOVEL ITW Thriller Awards Finalist, BEST FIRST NOVEL MysteryPeople 2014 BEST DEBUT NOVEL Suspense Magazine BEST BOOKS OF 2014/DEBUT AUTHOR PRAISE FOR THE LIFE WE BURY "Thriller fans should keep their eyes on Eskens; hes a comer." --BOOKLIST "Compulsively suspenseful." --BOOKPAGE "[A] masterful debut...." --PW STARRED REVIEW "An intelligent and compelling story with characters that will capture you from the start.... This debut novel never lets the reader off the edge of the seat--the mark of a great story." --THE BIG THRILL "Set against the backdrop of a brutal Minnesota winter, The Life We Bury is much more than a satisfying, suspenseful novel.... This story kept me turning the pages, and it touched my heart. The characters are as real as my next-door neighbors, the story compelling, and the writing superb." --SUSPENSE MAGAZINE "Eskens delivers interesting puzzles, clever problem-solving, and plenty of stay-up-all-night-reading suspense." --REVIEWING THE EVIDENCE "Grabs the reader and never relinquishes its hold." --LIBRARY JOURNAL EDITORS FALL PICK "A solid and thoughtful tale of a young man used to taking on burdens beyond his years--none more dangerous than championing a bitter old man convicted of a horrific crime." --KIRKUS REVIEWS "A mesmerizing debut, unfolding decades of secrets in a rewarding tale of redemption." --JULIE KRAMER, Minnesota Book Award winner
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SynopsisWho was James Putnam? Answering that question may mean salvation for Alexander Rupert, a Minnesota detective whose life is in a serious downward spiral. A Medal of Valor winner, Alexander is now under subpoena by a grand jury on suspicion of corruption. He's been reassigned to the Frauds Unit, where he is shunned by his fellow detectives, and he fears his status-seeking wife may be having an affair. When he happens across a complex case of identity theft, Alexander sees an opportunity to rehabilitate his tattered reputation. But the case explodes into far more than he could have expected, putting him in the path of trained assassin Drago Basta, a veteran of the Balkan wars who has been searching for 'James Putnam' for years. As his life spins out of control, Alexander's last hope may be his older brother, Max, a fellow police detective who steps in to try to save his brother from the carnage his investigation has let loose., Who was James Putnam? Answering that question may mean salvation for Alexander Rupert, a Minnesota detective whose life is in a serious downward spiral. A Medal of Valor winner, Alexander is now under subpoena by a grand jury on suspicion of corruption. He's been reassigned to the Frauds Unit, where he is shunned by his fellow detectives, and he fears his status-seeking wife may be having an affair. When he happens across a complex case of identity theft, Alexander sees an opportunity to rehabilitate his tattered reputation. But the case explodes into far more than he could have expected, putting him in the path of trained assassin Drago Basta, a veteran of the Balkan wars who has been searching for "James Putnam" for years. As his life spins out of control, Alexander's last hope may be his older brother, Max, a fellow police detective who steps in to try to save his brother from the carnage his investigation has let loose., Who was James Putnam? The answer to that question may help Minnesota detective Alexander Rupert salvage the wreck of his career., Who was James Putnam? The answer to that question may help Minnesota detective Alexander Rupert salvage the wreck of his career. A former Medal of Valor winner, Rupert is now under subpoena by a grand jury on suspicion of corruption. So when he s asked to look into the false identity of a car-accident victim named James Putnam, a man who in fact died fifteen years earlier, Rupert sees a potentially big case and an opportunity to regain his respectability. But the investigation puts him in the path of the Beast, the nom de guerre of Drago Basta, a cunning veteran of the Balkan wars and a sociopath assassin who has been searching for Putnam for years. Putnam had something that Basta still wants. If Rupert s life was in shambles before, it s now also in danger. Threatened by the Beast and suspecting his wife of cheating, Rupert falls for the seductions of the dead man s former girlfriend. As he feels his life spinning out of control, his steadfast brother and fellow police detective Max may be Rupert s last hope.
LC Classification NumberPS3605.S49G85 2015
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- 20 Apr, 2017
Love Allen Eskens
I read Allen Eskens first book The Life We Bury and was so intrigued, excited and impressed. I knew I wanted to read his other books. It was like real life, you felt what the people felt. Honestly I get really bored at the over inflated sex scenes by other authors feel like they have to through them in to keep interest. Although the Prologue is a (sex) shocker ...lol. I am only on chapter two as I am giving this review and already know I will not be disappointed.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 18 Oct, 2018
Top shelf story
Top notch characters, story line and plot twists keep me on the edge of my seat. This is the first I have read since "The Life We Bury" and I will get them all. Mr. Eskens is a spell binder.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 05 Apr, 2024
Great book
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- 10 Nov, 2020
The Guise of Another
Recommend this author, his writing is compelling.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 16 Feb, 2017
Great mystery!
If you like surprises this is a very good read, highly recommended.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 21 Apr, 2020
Mystery
Minnesota writer very goodVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 16 Feb, 2017
Great Series!!!!!!!!!!!!
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- 08 Mar, 2016
Gripping
Highly recommended reading.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 19 May, 2024
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