‘The Innocents,’ A Conversation with Ace Atkins

Ace Atkins, while working as a crime reporter for the Tampa Tribune, earned a Pulitzer Prize nomination for his coverage of a cold case from the 1950s. At age 27, his first novel, Crossroad Blues, was published and be became a full-time novelist at age 30.

MEMPHIS, TN.,12/1/07–Author Ace Atkins poses in the Arcade Resturant in Memphis. Photo/Jay Nolan

The Innocents is the sixth installment of his critically acclaimed Quinn Colson series. After a stint in Afghanistan where he trained local pol...