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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MEMPHIS LOVES MGK!

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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Books by Ace Atkins

Average rating: 3.61 · 1,160 ratings · 322 reviews · 20 distinct works

	The Ranger (A Quinn Colson Novel) 3.72 avg rating — 211 ratings — published 2011 — 8 editions	My rating:
	Robert B. Parker's Lullaby 3.87 avg rating — 211 ratings — published 2012 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Devil's Garden 3.32 avg rating — 136 ratings — published 2009 — 12 editions	My rating:
	Crossroad Blues: A Nick Travers Mystery 3.54 avg rating — 129 ratings — published 1998 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Wicked City 3.39 avg rating — 114 ratings — published 2008 — 15 editions	My rating:
	White Shadow 3.39 avg rating — 79 ratings — published 2006 — 8 editions	My rating:
	Leavin' Trunk Blues: A Nick Travers Mystery 3.61 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 2000 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Infamous 3.59 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 2010 — 9 editions	My rating:
	Dark End of the Street 3.70 avg rating — 50 ratings — 5 editions	My rating:
	Dirty South 3.47 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2004 — 4 editions	My rating:

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Series by Ace Atkins

Nick Travers (4 books)
by Ace Atkins

3.58 avg rating — 281 ratings

Quinn Colson (2 books)
by Ace Atkins

3.73 avg rating — 221 ratings

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