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THE FIRST NOVEL IN ACE ATKINS’ NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING QUINN COLSON SERIES.
“In Quinn Colson, bestselling author Ace Atkins has created an American hero in a time when we need him.”—C. J. Box
After
years of war, Army Ranger Quinn Colson returns home to the rugged,
rough hill country of northeast Mississippi to find his native Tibbehah
County overrun with corruption, decay, meth runners, and violence. His
uncle, the longtime county sheriff, is dead. A suicide, he’s told, but
others—like tomboy deputy Lillie Virgil—whisper murder.
In the
days that follow, it’s up to Colson to discover the truth, not only
about his uncle, but about his family, his friends, his town, and
himself. And once it’s discovered, there’s no going back for this real
hero of the Deep South.
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From Publishers Weekly
Best known for historical thrillers like Infamous, Atkins kicks off a new series with a solid action-packed yarn featuring U.S. Army Ranger Quinn Colson. When Colson returns home to Jericho, Miss., from his most recent tour of duty in Afghanistan for his uncle's funeral, he's surprised to learn that his uncle, former sheriff Hampton Beckett, shot himself to death. An old friend, Deputy Lillie Virgil, suspects that Beckett was actually murdered. Colson's efforts to prove that theory bring him up against both the violent and the corrupt. During Colson's time away, his rural community has been overrun with meth dealers, whose blight affects those close to him. The contours of the story line are a bit too familiar—the prodigal son returning home to clean up the town—and the setup for sequels is predictable, but the author's superior prose will carry most readers along and raise hopes for more original plotting next time. Greg Iles fans will find much to like. (June)
Praise
Praise for The Ranger
“I have always been impressed with (jealous of) how easy Ace Atkins makes it look. The Ranger is by far his best work…I hope Quinn Colson and Lillie Virgil stick around for a good long time.”—Michael Connelly
“Atkins
has written a bunch of great thrillers, but this one sets up a series
that should push him to the top of the bestseller list.”—John Sandford
“Goes
for extreme thrills, complemented by in-depth character studies and a
view to the motives that turn ordinary people corrupt. Lee Child’s Jack
Reacher and Greg Iles’s Penn Cage will find a kindred spirit in U.S.
Army Ranger Quinn Colson, Atkins’s new take-charge hero.”—South Florida Sun-Sentinel
“A
dark, headlong crime story set in the Mississippi hill country and
teeming with corrupt officials, murderous meth dealers and
Southern femmes fatales.”—St. Petersburg Times
“Southern-fried noir.”—The Washington Post
“Has the down-and-dirty vibe of a ’70s drive-in action picture.”—Dallas Morning News
“[His] estimable ranger may bring to mind Lee Child’s hard fisted, soft hearted Jack Reacher, which is entirely a good thing.”—Kirkus Reviews
“Give this one to Stephen Hunter fans who like fast-moving plots and decisive good guys facing down evil.”—Library Journal
“Atkins kicks off a new series with a solid action packed yarn…Greg Iles fans will find much to like.”—Publishers Weekly
More Praise For Ace Atkins’s Quinn Colson Series
“In Quinn Colson, bestselling author Ace Atkins has created an American hero in a time when we need him.”—C. J. Box
“Ace
Atkins’s Quinn Colson series is, quite simply, the best in crime
fiction today—and also so much more. With a rich cast of characters, and
a hero we can count on, these are tales of morality and desperation, of
shocking violence and the enduring resilience of family and community.
And the emotional places they take us make them unforgettable.”—Megan
Abbott
“Quinn Colson is my kind of guy. I would follow him anywhere.”—Lee Child
“Atkins finds his natural-born storytellers everywhere. It’s all music to these ears.”—Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review