Allen Eskens for The Quiet Librarian
Schedule
Thu, 12 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm
UTC-06:00Location
318 North Central Ave, Duluth, MN, United States, Minnesota 55807 | Duluth, MN
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Join us for an intriguing discussion with retired attorney and award-winning author Allen Eskens on Thursday, February 12th at 7 PM. Allen will share his book The Quiet Librarian (Hachette Book Group) just released in paperback. He’ll also talk about his other books, his background, awards, answer questions from the audience, and sign copies of his book. We will have wine, cheese, and crackers to enjoy for a relaxing evening. This event is free and open to the public so bring your friends, family, and book club for this literary winter night!Hana Babic is a quiet, middle-aged librarian in Minnesota who wants nothing more than to be left alone. But when a detective arrives with the news that her best friend has been murdered, Hana knows that something evil has come for her, a dark remnant of the past she and her friend had shared.
Thirty years before, Hana was someone else: Nura Divjak, a teenager growing up in the mountains of war-torn Bosnia—until Serbian soldiers arrived to slaughter her entire family before her eyes. The events of that day thrust Nura into the war, leading her to join a band of militia fighters, where she became not only a fierce warrior but a legend—the deadly Night Mora. But a shattering final act forced Nura to flee to the United States with a bounty on her head.
Now, someone is hunting Hana, and her friend has paid the price, leaving her eight-year-old grandson in Hana’s care. To protect the child without revealing her secret, Hana must again become the Night Mora—and hope she can find the killer before the past comes for them, too.
Allen Eskens is the bestselling author of ten novels including: The Life We Bury, Nothing More Dangerous, and The Quiet Librarian. He is the recipient of the Barry Award, Minnesota Book Award, Left Coast Crime Award, and Silver Falchion Award and has been a finalist for the Edgar® Award, Thriller Award, Nero Award, and Anthony Award. His books have been translated into 23 languages. Allen has a journalism degree from the University of Minnesota and a law degree from Hamline University. After law school, he studied creative writing in the M.F.A. program at Minnesota State University-Mankato, as well as the Loft Literary Center and the Iowa Summer Writer’s Festival. Allen grew up in the hills of central Missouri. He now lives with his wife Joely in greater Minnesota where he recently retired after practicing criminal law for 25 years.
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