Books by Ace Atkins
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review 1: I like the author Ace Atkins. I think he does a fine job with the Robert B. Parker Spencer series. I have also read his Quinn Colson series about a sheriff in Mississippi. This book is about Quinn Colson. While I enjoyed reading it, I do not feel it was his best. At times I had a...
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review 1: This is another great installment in Ace Atkins' series about Quinn Colson, Army Ranger turned sheriff in rural Mississippi. This time he's dealing with escaped convicts who are somehow connected to his sister's new boyfriend, an ex con turned preacher. On top of that, there's a ...
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review 1: The author, Ace Atkins, has taken over writing the Spenser mystery novels, and I like his writing better than Robert Parker's. This is a quick read. The plot revolves around a land grab in preparation for a casino coming to the Wonderland race track in Revere. It's has enough ...
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review 1: Excellent! Fascinating historical account of how Fatty Arbuckle was framed for murder & tried 3 times before finally being found not guilty. He was accused of squishing a woman to death while raping her. He was framed by billionaire William Randolf Hearst because Fatty had onc...
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review 1: When a 14 year girl comes into Spenser's office wanting to find her mother's murderer, Spenser settles on a retainer of a dozen doughnuts and goes to work. As usual, Spenser and Hawk get into some pretty interesting situations. Ace Atkins does have the characters in Robert B. P...
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review 1: I'm not saying I'd never read another from this author, but…maybe not for a while. The story, the setting, the people were mostly grim and ugly, and although I like the protagonist quite a bit, I found the whole thing depressing. Also, the author tells the story so obliquely, co...
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review 1: The subject of celebrity and football is really interesting. Especially in light of all the scandals in the NFL. However, this book just makes me miss Robert Parker. His writing, while very specific to the genre seemed effortless. It was a fast, fun read. However, Atkins see...
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review 1: Another really good Ace Atkins book. This one delves a little deeper into the traumas in the lives of Quinn Colson and his sister and how they've both struggled in their own ways to overcome adversity. But it's mostly a story about human trafficking, gun smuggling and Mexican c...
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review 1: Listened to audio book - narrator performing the various accents of the characters added a level of enjoyment to this well-written account of George "Machine-gun" Kelly and his moll Kit's exploits in 1930's America. They come to life as a couple who deserve each other while they ...