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Book SynopsisThe stunning new novel from the bestselling author of The Life We Bury.
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.
Joe Talbert, Jr. has never once met his namesake. A cub reporter for the Associated Press in Minneapolis, he stumbles across a story describing the murder of a man named Joseph Talbert in a small town in Minnesota.
Curious about whether this man might be his father, Joe is shocked to discover that the dead man was a loathsome lowlife who squandered his wife''s inheritance - an inheritance that may now be Joe''s.
Mired in uncertainty, Joe must piece together his family history - before his quest for discovery threatens to put him in a grave of his own.
Trade ReviewThe Shadows We Hide is a riveting novel about one man's search for his father becomes a perilous journey into a labyrinth of deceit and lies. Eskens vividly renders how small towns try to keep their secrets, and how sometimes they cannot. -- Ron Rash, author of Serena
Whether you like mysteries with surprise endings and terrific twists or you are a reader who never reads a mystery, but loves literary novels that explore the emotions that bring families together or tear them apart, you will want to read Allen Eskens's excellent novel,
The Shadows We Hide. -- Phillip Margolin, New York Times bestselling author of The Third Victim
Praise for Allen Eskens * - *
Eskens' first-person narration grabs the reader and never relinquishes its hold * Library Journal *
The tension builds to an all-stops-out finale that works on every level. Thriller fans should keep their eyes on Eskens: he's a comer * Booklist *
The pacing could be set to a metronome and the style is clean and accessible. [Eskens] finds fresh takes on puzzle pieces for the story and knows when to present them * MysteryPeople *
