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I would like to offer my heartfelt gratitude to my agent Amy Cloughley who went above and beyond to bring this book to life. I want to thank my editor Dan Mayer and all of those at Seventh Street Book for their help and guidance.

I would also like to acknowledge the great assistance given to me by my beta readers: Nancy Rosin, Suzie Root, Bill Patten, Kelly Lundgren, Carrie Leone, Chris Cain, and my many friends at Twin Cities Sisters in Crime.

A special thanks to Erika Applebaum of the Minnesota Innocence Project for her advice.

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In The Path of the Beast
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Allen Eskens grew up in Jefferson City, Missouri, before migrating north to attend the University of Minnesota. After graduating with a degree in journalism, he went on to law school and eventually settled in Mankato, Minnesota, where he started a law practice and raised his family. He honed his creative-writing skills in the MFA program at Minnesota State University and at the Loft Literary Center and the Iowa Summer Writer's Festival. He continues to live quietly in the country near Mankato, husband to Joely, father to Mikayla, and pet owner to many.