Completes a one-two gut punch that was well worth the wait ... [a] pulsating plot ... Eskens is a descriptive writer who laces his stories with Minnesota location and lore. He twists his plots like a State Fair pretzel and makes us give even sketchy people the benefit of the doubt, leaving the conclusion wide open until he decides to deliver the final tug. The Shadows We Hide is a rewarding sequel.
This may lack some of the tension of Eskens’ debut, but murder, arson, betrayal, and reconciliation will keep pages turning and leave readers eager for more of Joe Talbert.
[A] brilliant sequel full of deeply developed characters ... Eskens keeps readers guessing until the last pages in this darkly lyrical and brutally intimate story of one man’s journey of self-discovery.
