Ace Atkins, author portrait
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Ace Atkins

Ace Atkins is the New York Times bestselling author of the Quinn Colson novels, the first two of which, The Ranger and The Lost Ones, were nominated for the Edgar Award for Best Novel (he also has a third Edgar nomination for his short story, “Last Fair Deal Gone Down”). In addition, he is the author of several New York Times bestselling novels in the continuation of Robert B. Parker’s Spenser series. Before turning to fiction, he was a correspondent for the St. Petersburg Times, a crime reporter for the Tampa Tribune, and, in college, played defensive end for the undefeated Auburn University football team (for which he was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated). He lives in Oxford, Mississippi.
Robert B. Parker's Bye Bye Baby
The Heathens
Robert B. Parker's Someone to Watch Over Me
The Revelators
Robert B. Parker's Angel Eyes
The Shameless
Spenser Confidential (Movie Tie-In)
The Sinners
Robert B. Parker's Old Black Magic
The Broken Places
The Fallen
Robert B. Parker's Little White Lies
The Innocents
Robert B. Parker's Slow Burn
The Redeemers
Robert B. Parker's Kickback
The Forsaken
Robert B. Parker's Cheap Shot
Robert B. Parker's Lullaby
The Lost Ones
The Ranger
Infamous
Devil's Garden
White Shadow
Wicked City

Books

Robert B. Parker's Bye Bye Baby
The Heathens
Robert B. Parker's Someone to Watch Over Me
The Revelators
Robert B. Parker's Angel Eyes
The Shameless
Spenser Confidential (Movie Tie-In)
The Sinners
Robert B. Parker's Old Black Magic
The Broken Places
The Fallen
Robert B. Parker's Little White Lies
The Innocents
Robert B. Parker's Slow Burn
The Redeemers
Robert B. Parker's Kickback
The Forsaken
Robert B. Parker's Cheap Shot
Robert B. Parker's Lullaby
The Lost Ones
The Ranger
Infamous
Devil's Garden
White Shadow
Wicked City

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