Elkins had a multi-year career as a government employee, consultant, lecturer, and teacher in the fields of business, psychology, and anthropology.

[5] In another series, the protagonist is museum curator Chris Norgren, an expert in Northern Renaissance art.

[5] One of his stand-alone thrillers, Loot, deals with art stolen by the Nazis and introduces protagonist Dr. Benjamin Revere.

With his wife, he has also co-written a series of golf mysteries about LPGA member Lee Ofsted.

Interview with Aaron Elkins, A DISCUSSION WITH National Authors on Tour TV Series, Episode #12 (1992) Interview with Aaron Elkins, A DISCUSSION WITH National Authors on Tour TV Series, Episode #85 (1994)