Synopses & Reviews
For fans of Justified and James Lee Burke: THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES FEATURING "A HERO TO RIVAL JACK REACHER."--Kirkus Reviews "Keep an eye on Ace Atkins, he can write rings around most of the names in the crime field."--Elmore Leonard
A year after becoming sheriff of Tibbehah County, Mississippi, Quinn Colson is faced with a pardoned killerand#8217;s return to Jericho. Jamey Dixon now preaches redemption and forgiveness, but the family of the woman he was convicted of killing isnand#8217;t buying it. They warn Quinn that his sisterand#8217;s relationship with Dixon could be fatal. Others donand#8217;t think the new preacher is a changed man, eitherand#151;a couple of dangerous convicts who confided in Dixon about an armored car robbery believe heand#8217;s after the money they hid. So they do the only thing they can: break out and head straight to Jericho, leaving a trail of bodies in their wake.
Colson and his deputy, Lillie, have their work cut out for them. But they donand#8217;t count on one more unwelcome visitor: a tornado that causes havoc just as the manhunt heats up. Communications are down, the roads are impassableand#151;and the rule of law is just about to snap.
Review
Praise for THE LOST ONES “A haunting page-turner in Faulkner country.”—Associated Press
“Atkins’ sense of place is superb, his story stark and suspenseful. Quinn Colson has a quick wit, a strong sense of honor, and radiates sex appeal.”—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Review
“Atkins seems to have hit his stride with this splendid sequel to the Edgar Award-nominated
The Ranger.” –
Library JournalReview
"Edgar-finalist Atkins showcases his versatility in his exciting, thoughtful second thriller starring ex-Ranger–turned–lawman Quinn Colson . . . a contemporary laconic lead battling evil that could come straight out of a Gary Cooper western." --
Publishers WeeklyReview
“Atkins’ sense of place is superb, his story stark and suspenseful. Quinn Colson has a quick wit, a strong sense of honor, and radiates sex appeal, but more importantly he knows the difference between law and order.” –
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Praise for The Broken Places
“Atkins voice is graceful and tense . . . Atkins habit-forming series [shares] a tremendous sense of (rural) place and powerfully nuanced characterization with those of James Lee Burke, Craig Johnson, and C. J. Box.”—Booklist
“A high-tension thriller with a hero to rival Jack Reacher.”—Kirkus
“Supercool. ‘Manly writing akin to Elmore Leonards Detroit Westerns.”—Library Journal
“Amid the full-throttle plot, Atkins never loses sight of his characters sensitivities.”—Publishers Weekly
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Praise for Ace Atkins and the Quinn Colson Novels
and#8220;A series that should push him to the top of the bestseller list.and#8221;and#8212;John Sandford
and#8220;One of the best crime writers at work today.and#8221;and#8212;Michael Connelly
"Compares to the best of Max Allan Collins or Elmore Leonard."--Library Journal
and#8220;[Ace Atkins] has solidified his place alongside Dennis Lehane and George Pelecanos as one of our most important literary crime novelists.and#8221; and#8212;San Francisco Chronicle
and#8220;Ace Atkins goes straight for the throat in The Lost Ones.and#8221;and#8212;The Houston Press
and#8220;Atkinsand#8217; sense of place is superb, his story stark and suspenseful.and#8221;and#8212;Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
and#8220;In the same class as James Crumley and James Lee Burke. Atkins.and#8221;and#8212;Bookreporter.com
and#8220;Quinn Colson is a character I look forward to meeting again.and#8221;and#8212;Tampa Bay Times
and#8220;Masterful.and#8221;and#8212;Memphis Commercial-Appeal
and#8220;Goes for extreme thrills, complemented by in-depth character studies and a view to the motives that turns ordinary people corrupt. Lee Childand#8217;s Jack Reacher and Greg Ilesand#8217; Penn Cage will find a kindred spirit in U.S. Army Ranger Quinn Colson, Atkinsand#8217; new take-charge hero.and#8221; and#8212;South Florida Sun-Sentinel
and#8220;Southern-fried noir.and#8221; and#8212;The Washington Post
and#8220;A dark, headlong crime story set in the Mississippi hill country and teeming with corrupt officials, murderous meth dealers and Southern femmes fatales.and#8221; and#8212;St. Petersburg Times
and#8220;Has the down-and-dirty vibe of a and#8217;70s drive-in action picture.and#8221; and#8212;The Dallas Morning News
Synopsis
Fresh from ten years as a U.S. Army Ranger, Quinn Colson finds his hands full as the newly elected sheriff of Tibbehah County, Mississippi. An old buddy running a local gun shop may be in over his head when stolen army rifles start showing up in the hands of a Mexican drug gang.
At the same time, an abused-child case leads Quinn and his tough-as-nails deputy, Lillie Virgil, deep into the heart of a bootleg baby racket and a trail of darkness and death. And when the two cases collide, Quinn and his allies are forced to realize that, though they may be home from the war, they are now in the fight of their lives.
Synopsis
The remarkable third novel in the harrowing” (Associated Press), killer” (Minneapolis Star Tribune) new series about the real Deep South from the New York Timesbestselling author.
A year after becoming sheriff, Quinn Colson is faced with the release of an infamous murderer from prison. Jamey Dixon comes back to Jericho preaching redemption, and some believe him; but for the victims family, the only thought is revenge.
Another group who doesnt believe himthe men in prison from Dixons last job, an armored car robbery. Theyre sure hes gone back to grab the hidden money, so they do the only thing they can: break out and head straight to Jericho themselves.
Colson and his deputy, Lillie, know theyve got their work cut out for them. But they dont count on one more unwelcome visitor: a tornado that causes havoc just as events come to a head. Communications are down, the roads are impassableand the rule of law is just about to snap.
Synopsis
From "one of the best crime writers at work today" (Michael Connelly) comes a fast, funny, violent new noir crime classic—a Coen Brothers movie come to life. He has been compared to Lehane, Ellroy, and Pelecanos, but Ace Atkins's rich, raucous, passionate blend of historical novel and crime story is all his own and never more so than in Infamous.
In July 1933, the gangster known as George "Machine Gun" Kelly staged the kidnapping-for-ransom of an Oklahoma oilman. He would live to regret it. Kelly was never the sharpest knife in the drawer, and what started clean soon became messy, as two of his partners cut themselves into the action; a determined former Texas Ranger makes tracking Kelly his mission; and Kelly's wife, ever alert to her own self-interest, starts playing both ends against the middle.
The result is a mesmerizing tale set in the first days of the modern FBI, featuring one of the best femmes fatales in history—the Lady Macbeth of Depression-era crime—a great unexpected hero, and some of the most colorful supporting characters in recent crime fiction.
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THE
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES FEATURING "A HERO TO RIVAL JACK REACHER."--
Kirkus Reviews "Keep an eye on Ace Atkins, he can write rings around most of the names in the crime field."--Elmore Leonard
A year after becoming Tibbehah County sheriff, Quinn Colson is faced with a pardoned killers return to Jericho. Jamey Dixon now preaches redemption and forgiveness, but the family of the woman he was convicted of killing isnt buying it. They warn Quinn that his sisters relationship with Dixon could be fatal. Others dont think the new preacher is a changed man, eithera couple of dangerous convicts who confided in Dixon about an armored car robbery believe hes after the money they hid. So they do the only thing they can: break out and head straight to Jericho, leaving a trail of bodies in their wake.
Colson and his deputy, Lillie, have their work cut out for them. But they dont count on one more unwelcome visitor: a tornado that causes havoc just as the manhunt heats up. Communications are down, the roads are impassableand the rule of law is just about to snap.
About the Author
Ace Atkins, a former journalist, has written ten previous novels. Most recently, Atkins published The Ranger, the Edgar-nominated first novel in the Quinn Colson series, and was selected by the Robert B. Parker Estate to continue the highly popular Spenser series with Robert B. Parker’s Lullaby.
Atkins began his writing career in 1998, at age twenty-eight, when the first of four Nick Travers novels was published. In 2001, he earned a Pulitzer Prize nomination for his investigation into a 1950s murder. That murder inspired his 2006 novel White Shadow, which was followed by three further history-based crime novels—Wicked City, Devil’s Garden, and Infamous. Atkins lives in Oxford, Mississippi.