Ace Atkins





Ace Atkins

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Ace Atkins is the author of eight novels, including his latest, Infamous, from G.P. Putnam’s Sons.

A former journalist who cut his teeth as a crime reporter in the newsroom of The Tampa Tribune, he published his first novel, Crossroad Blues, at 27 and became a full-time novelist at 30.

While at the Tribune, Ace earned a Pulitzer Prize nomination for a feature series based on his investigation into a forgotten murder of the 1950s. The story became the core of his critically acclaimed novel, White Shadow, which earned raves from noted authors and critics. In his next novels, Wicked City, Devil’s Garden, and now Infamous, Ace continues to carve a new a niche as both a talented storyteller and a meticulous journalist, blending first-hand intervie...more


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Back home in Oxford tonight with great memories of today's Memphis signing at Davis Kidd. A packed house with non stop signing for more than an hour. But the real fun was getting to meet folks with personal connections to INFAMOUS.

Tonight, I met a man whose father worked on Raynor Street and witnessed the bust by G-Men in 1933. Another woman who attended the signing was the daughter of Memph... read more »
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Average rating: 3.61 · 1,160 ratings · 322 reviews · 20 distinct works
The Ranger (A Quinn Colson ...
3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 211 ratings — published 2011 — 8 editions
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Robert B. Parker's Lullaby
3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 211 ratings — published 2012 — 6 editions
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Devil's Garden
3.32 of 5 stars 3.32 avg rating — 136 ratings — published 2009 — 12 editions
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Crossroad Blues: A Nick Tra...
3.54 of 5 stars 3.54 avg rating — 129 ratings — published 1998 — 7 editions
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Wicked City
3.39 of 5 stars 3.39 avg rating — 114 ratings — published 2008 — 15 editions
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White Shadow
3.39 of 5 stars 3.39 avg rating — 79 ratings — published 2006 — 8 editions
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Leavin' Trunk Blues: A Nick...
3.61 of 5 stars 3.61 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 2000 — 3 editions
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Infamous
3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 2010 — 9 editions
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Dark End of the Street
3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 50 ratings5 editions
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Dirty South
3.47 of 5 stars 3.47 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2004 — 4 editions
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