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Chicago Sun-Times: Ace Atkins stays true to Robert B. Parker’s Spenser, keeps pushing him forward in ‘Angel Eyes’
We love this Chicago-Sun Times review by Paul Saltzman. Short but sweet: By Paul Saltzmanhttps://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/11/20/20974477/ace-atkins-robert-b-parker-spenser-angel-eyes-zebulon-sixkill#Zebulon Sixkill has to be one of the best names for a P.I. in crime fiction. Which is fitting in case the time ever comes that Spenser, the late master Robert B. Parker’s greatest creation, gets retired from being a full-time white […]
Tampa Bay Times: “Spenser goes to Hollywood in Ace Atkins’ ‘Angel Eyes’”
Good reviews are always nice to read. Smart reviews — such as this one by the Tampa Bay Times’ Colette Bancroft — are a joy. Bancroft gets all the references and knows Spenser’s history inside-out. Check it out! Ace will be in Tampa tonight (Thursday, Nov. 21) at the Oxford Exchange at 6:30 p.m. […]
Tampa Bay Times: It’s tough to tell crime from politics in Ace Atkins’ ‘The Shameless’
Colette Bancroft of the Tampa Bay Times had this to say about THE SHAMELESS: The title of Ace Atkins’ ninth novel about Mississippi Sheriff Quinn Colson is a tipoff that one of the book’s main subjects is politics: It’s called The Shameless. Atkins, a former St. Petersburg Times and Tampa Tribune reporter, writes the Colson series as well as continuing […]
Associated Press: “Old Death, Raw Politics”
Kendal Weaver of the Associated Press examines THE SHAMELESS in this review: Ace Atkins’ latest in his Quinn Colson series finds the rural Mississippi sheriff wrestling with modern media and current political discontent. On the media side, “Thin Air,” a crime-solving podcast out of New York City, latches onto an old death case with links […]
Ace Atkins in conversation with Drake Hall: The Shameless
Listen to the audio of Ace’s conversation with Drake Hall at Novel in Memphis, Tennessee on July 10, 2019. Thanks to fan Sara Wells for the great pictures! Check out The Shameless, out now online or at your favorite local bookstore.
The Real Book Spy reviews THE SHAMELESS
From The Real Book Spy, June 27: A twenty-year-old mystery plagues the people of Tibbehah County, Mississippi, and it’s up to Sheriff Quinn Colson to find answers—no matter who they implicate—in the latest thriller from Ace Atkins. The proverbial crap has hit the fan. While he should be knee-deep in the honeymoon phase after his […]
A Letter to Burt Reynolds
In case you missed it, Ace wrote a letter to his hero, Burt Reynolds, two days after his death. Published in Garden & Gun magazine, it’s a beautiful tribute to an iconic Southerner. Dear Burt – Damn it to hell. I waited too late to write this letter. We’ve corresponded a few times through your […]
Tampa Bay Times: THE SINNERS a bloody, and funny, trip to the altar
Colette Bancroft of the Tampa Bay Times writes: There’s always so much to deal with in the weeks before your wedding. For Quinn Colson, there’s his mother’s threat to sing Elvis karaoke if he doesn’t hire a band, the question of whether his long-gone stuntman daddy will show up at all, his bride-to-be’s questionable plan […]
The New York Times recommends The Sinners
The New York Times named THE SINNERS one of the top 10 books to read this week. Ace is keeping great company on the list, along with his friend, Megan Abbott. Of THE SINNERS, the Times editors wrote: THE SINNERS, by Ace Atkins. (Putnam, $27.) The latest crime novel featuring Sheriff Quinn Colson revolves around a high-end […]