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Saving Emma

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Saving Emma

Written by: Allen Eskens
Narrated by: Gary Tiedemann, Matt Godfrey, Saskia Maarleveld, Janina Edwards, Timothy Pabon
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A lawyer's race to reveal a wrongful conviction collides with the dark shadow of a murder in his own home in this propulsive and perfectly-plotted thriller from "one of our best crime writers at the top of his game" (William Kent Krueger, New York Times bestselling author).

When Boady Sanden first receives the case of Elijah Matthews, he’s certain there’s not much he can do. Elijah, who believes himself to be a prophet, has been locked up in a psychiatric hospital for the past four years, convicted of brutally murdering the pastor of a megachurch. But as a law professor working for the Innocence Project, Boady agrees to look into Elijah’s file. When he does, he is alarmed to find threads that lead back to the death of his colleague and friend, Ben Pruitt, a man shot to death four years earlier in Boady’s own home.

Ben’s daughter, Emma, has lived with Boady and Boady’s wife Dee ever since that awful night. Now fourteen years old, Emma has been growing distant, and soon makes a fateful choice that takes her far from the safety of her godparents. Desperate to bring her home, and to free an innocent man, Boady must do all he can to investigate Elijah’s case while fighting to save the family he has deeply come to love.

Written with energy, propulsion, and his characteristic pathos and insight, Eskens delivers another pitch-perfect legal thriller that reveals a twisted murder and explores faith, love, family, and redemption along the way.

"Ambitious, absorbing, and deeply satisfying."―Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"Eskens brilliantly combines legal and personal drama." ―Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Superb . . . another Eskens novel to be savored." ―South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Crime Thrillers Legal Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Fiction Crime Law Murder

What the critics say

"Eskens is at the top of his skills."—Oline H. Cogdill, The South Florida Sun Sentinel
"One of our best crime writers at the top of his game."—William Kent Kreuger, New York Times bestselling author of This Tender Land and Lightning Strike
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Allen Eskens is truly a master of suspense. I don't usually like fiction, but I am now addicted to his books. Bying the next one for sure!

Suspended, Twists, and Turns

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Captivant du début à la fin
J’ai adoré
L’intrigue est à couper le souffle
Du Allen Eskens a son meilleur

Intriguant

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Love how captivating it was and the connection to some characters from his other book “Nothing More Dangerous”.

Amazing story

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