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Allen Eskens Books in Order

Allen Eskens has written 10 books, published between 2014 and 2025. The first book is The Life We Bury (2014) and the newest is The Quiet Librarian (2025). One more title is announced: The Loyal Daughter (2027). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
10 + 1 announced
Published
2014–2025
Confirmed
11 of 11 titles
Pages on record
1,510 in 5 of 11 books
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Crime fiction is Allen Eskens's field - mystery, suspense and police procedural, with veterans, dysfunctional families and false identity recurring as subjects. The Life We Bury (2014) opens the catalogue. Detective Max Rupert and Lila Nash each anchor a series, and standalone novels run alongside. Eskens has 11 books catalogued, reaching The Loyal Daughter, scheduled for 2027.

How many Allen Eskens books are there?

Allen Eskens has 10 published books, released between 2014 and 2025. They include 2 separate series. One more, The Loyal Daughter (2027), is announced.

Allen Eskens Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Allen Eskens books in the order they were released, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens, book 1 of the Detective Max Rupert series (2014)
  2. Cover of The Guise of Another by Allen Eskens, book 2 of the Detective Max Rupert series (2015)
  3. Cover of The Heavens May Fall by Allen Eskens, book 3 of the Detective Max Rupert series (2016)
  4. Cover of The Deep Dark Descending by Allen Eskens, book 4 of the Detective Max Rupert series (2017)
  5. Cover of Nothing More Dangerous by Allen Eskens, book 1 of the Allen Eskens Standalone Novels series (2019)
  1. 1
    The Life We BuryDetective Max Rupert #12014 · 303 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014303
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  2. 2
    The Guise of AnotherDetective Max Rupert #22015 · 269 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015269
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  3. 3
    The Heavens May FallDetective Max Rupert #32016 · 301 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016301
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  4. 4
    The Deep Dark DescendingDetective Max Rupert #42017 · 285 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017285
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  5. 5
    The Shadows We HideDetective Max Rupert #52018 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018352
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  6. 6
    Nothing More DangerousAllen Eskens Standalone Novels #12019 · confirmed 3/4
    2019–
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  7. 7
    The Stolen HoursLila Nash #12021 · confirmed 3/4
    2021–
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  8. 8
    Forsaken CountryAllen Eskens Standalone Novels #22022 · confirmed 3/4
    2022–
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  9. 9
    Saving EmmaAllen Eskens Standalone Novels #32023 · confirmed 3/4
    2023–
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  10. 10
    The Quiet LibrarianAllen Eskens Standalone Novels #42025 · confirmed 3/4
    2025–
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  11. 11
    The Loyal DaughterAllen Eskens Standalone Novels #52027 · confirmed 3/4
    2027–
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Allen Eskens books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Detective Max Rupert in order

5 books
  1. 1. The Life We Bury
  2. 2. The Guise of Another
  3. 3. The Heavens May Fall
  4. 4. The Deep Dark Descending
  5. 5. The Shadows We Hide

Allen Eskens Standalone Novels

5 books

5 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Lila Nash in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Stolen Hours

Allen Eskens Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Allen Eskens books run from The Life We Bury (2014) to The Quiet Librarian (2025), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Allen Eskens in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Allen Eskens books in order?

You only need to read Allen Eskens books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

What order should you read Allen Eskens books in?

Read them in publication order, starting with The Life We Bury (2014), the earliest published title. After it come The Guise of Another (2015), The Heavens May Fall (2016), The Deep Dark Descending (2017), The Shadows We Hide (2018), Nothing More Dangerous (2019), The Stolen Hours (2021), Forsaken Country (2022), Saving Emma (2023), The Quiet Librarian (2025) and The Loyal Daughter (2027).

What is the newest Allen Eskens book?

The Quiet Librarian (2025) is the newest Allen Eskens book released so far.

Is there a new Allen Eskens book coming?

Yes. The Loyal Daughter (2027) is the next Allen Eskens book announced in the catalogue. A publication year announced this far ahead moves, so it is worth rechecking: every announced title dated after 2026 sits on the upcoming book releases page.

Allen Eskens at a glance

Still publishing
Allen Eskens is still publishing. The Loyal Daughter is announced for 2027.
Release pace
Allen Eskens books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,510 pages across the 5 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 301 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Allen Eskens books, 6 of 11, were published in the 2010s.

What the Allen Eskens books are about

6 of the 11 Allen Eskens books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 3 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.