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A Political Thriller with Moral Depth

Dear Readers, For our weekly newsletter about Hidden Gems, I look for the book that deserves a brighter spotlight — the one that is not on any lists but absolutely commands your attention once you read the first page. This week’s discovery is Black Sun Rising by Otho Eskin — a former diplomat…
Meryl L. Moss
March 5, 2026
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A Thriller Hero Like No Other, D.C. Detective Marko Zorn Only Gets Better With His Return in “Head Shot”

"Marko Zorn is not your usual detective," notes Otho Eskin, author of Head Shot (Oceanview), the second entry in his Marko Zorn series that began with The Reflecting Pool. USA Today bestselling author Jon Land would have to agree. Land observes that thrillers typically feature heroes who work either completely…
BookTrib
December 14, 2021
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Today on Facebook Live: Murder Leads to the White House

Join us on BookTrib's Facebook page today at noon EST for a conversation with Otho Eskin, author of The Reflecting Pool (Oceanview). The novel is the first in a new series about Marko Zorn, a cynical D.C. homicide detective who's got gritty side work going with some unsavory characters. When…
BookTrib
October 6, 2020
Facebook Live

In the Vein of Chandler and Hammett, Otho Eskin Introduces Crime Fiction to Washington Noir

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/OthoEskin_Recap.jpg Has Otho Eskin created a new genre that we might call Washington Noir? Jon Land asks Eskin this very question as he compares The Reflecting Pool to the crime novels of Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett via BookTrib's Facebook Live. Click here for previous interviews and a list of upcoming author events.…
BookTrib
October 6, 2020
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Otho Eskin

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/otho1-press-scaled-credit-Denny-Henry-Photography-crop300.jpg Otho Eskin Thriller/Mystery Lawyer and former diplomat launches new crime thriller series featuring homicide detective Marko Zorn
BookTrib
June 23, 2020
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Patricia Cornwell, James Rollins, Nicholas Meyer: Thrillers on Jon Land’s Christmas List

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Autopsy-200x305.jpeg The holidays are all about time spent with family and friends. That makes Patricia Cornwell’s triumphant return of our old friend Kay Scarpetta in Autopsy (Morrow) all the more appropriate.  Last seen in 2016’s Chaos, Scarpetta and her trusty coroner’s scalpel return to her original stomping grounds of Virginia…
Jon Land
December 27, 2021