5/30/2023 0 Comments Joe talbert the life we buryHe took time from his busy practice and current writing project to speak with THE BIG THRILL. program as well as classes and seminars at the Iowa Summer Writing Festival and the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis. He has participated in the Minnesota State University M.F.A. Eskens manages to weave intricacies of the justice and prison systems into the story while maintaining a tight grip on the pace and tension.Įskens is a practicing criminal defense attorney with an undergraduate degree in journalism and a J.D. Talbert’s anguished relationship with an alcoholic mother and his deep tenderness for an autistic younger brother make him a sympathetic and fully formed protagonist. When college student Joe Talbert decides to interview a convicted rapist and murderer for a class assignment, he finds himself thrust into a web of lies and deceit that put his and other lives in grave danger. This debut novel never lets the reader off the edge of the seat-the mark of a great story. If you’re seeking an intelligent and compelling story with characters that will capture you from the start, look no further than Allen Eskens’s first book, THE LIFE WE BURY.
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