The Guise Of Another by Allen Eskens

The Guise Of Another by Allen Eskens- 269 pages

ARC – Seventh Street Books

Book Blurb:

Who was James Putnam? Answering that question may mean salvation for Alexander Rupert, a Minnesota detective whose life is in a serious downward spiral. A Medal of Valor winner, Alexander is now under subpoena by a grand jury on suspicion of corruption. He’s been reassigned to the Frauds Unit, where he is shunned by his fellow detectives, and he fears his status-seeking wife may be having an affair. When he happens across a complex case of identity theft, Alexander sees an opportunity to rehabilitate his tattered reputation.
But the case explodes into far more than he could have expected, putting him in the path of trained assassin Drago Basta, a veteran of the Balkan wars who has been searching for “James Putnam” for years. As his life spins out of control, Alexander’s last hope may be his older brother, Max, a fellow police detective who steps in to try to save his brother from the carnage his investigation has let loose.

My Review: 4 stars

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The Guise Of Another was a who-done-it mystery with lots of yarn plots to unravel. I found this book much more action driven than his previous book, The Life We Bury, which was more character driven, yet I really enjoyed them both. The one small connection in the two books is that the main detectives from each book are brothers. Nice, quiet tie in.

The main protagonist is quite likable, which author Allen Eskens is quite good at creating. His sense of dialogue is spot on which helps make the characters relatable. As I mentioned above this book is full on thriller/mystery and not for the faint of heart.

I liked that the chapters were short and that the book wrapped up in a realistic way. His two books together would make an excellent gift, as they are both short, satisfying reads.