Otho Eskin is a lawyer and a former member of the United States Foreign Service. He is active in the Washington theater scene and a playwright whose work has appeared in New York, Washington, D.C., and Europe. Head Shot is his second novel, following The Reflecting Pool . He lives in Washington, D.C.
"""An authentically nail-biting thriller--it's Robert B. Parker meets David Baldacci in this fast-paced page-turner. Otho Eskin has created such a brilliant character in his Marko Zorn: wise and eloquent, witty, and surprising. And quietly, heartbreakingly, brave. This chilling political thriller is wonderfully textured with a high-stakes emotional drama--and I could not turn the pages fast enough. Head Shot is instantly cinematic--and completely entertaining!"" --Hank Phillippi Ryan, USA Today best-selling author ""Breathless action."" --Publishers Weekly ""Zorn knows DC and the political scene and Eskin keeps this plot moving with his foot slammed to the accelerator."" --Men Reading Books Praise for the Marko Zorn Series ""Rough and ragged as the world it so vividly creates, The Reflecting Pool crackles with twists and turns, making for a fun and heady combination of suspense and intrigue."" --Steve Berry, New York Times best-selling author ""The Reflecting Pool is a mystery-thriller constructed along classic lines. In unorthodox homicide detective Marko Zorn, Otho Eskin has created the best crime hero this side of Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch and the result is a slam-dunk success. Woven from the fabric of masters like Ross McDonald and Robert Crais, this riveting page-turner is never afraid to cut its own cloth to terrific results."" --Jon Land, USA Today best-selling author ""The Reflecting Pool by Otho Eskin is the best crime thriller I've read in years, and homicide Detective Marko Zorn is a character I'd like to have a beer with--so long as he's on my side. Bravo!"" --John Gilstrap, New York Times best-selling author ""Readers will look forward to seeing more of Zorn, a distinctive lead with his dry humor, clipped dialogue, and rogue tendencies. Eskin is off to a good start."" --Publishers Weekly ""The Reflecting Pool has the kind of unexpected plot twists and turns that keeps the reader's riveted attention from beginning to end."" --Midwest Book Review ""Filled with witty personalities and shady power players, The Reflecting Pool is a fast-paced D.C. murder mystery where the stakes and suspense reach monumental heights."" --The Foreign Service Journal"