Ace Atkins
Ace Atkins is an American journalist and crime writer who has written the authorized continuation of the Robert B. Parker Spenser series alongside his own Quinn Colson Mississippi sheriff series. His own novels are set in the contemporary American South and combine Western-inflected themes with hard-boiled crime fiction.
Works
- Crossroads BluesBlues musician investigates corruption and murder in 1960s Memphis
- Leavin' Trunk BluesPrivate investigator moves to Memphis investigating blues history and forgotten crimes
- Dark End of the StreetMemphis detective navigates urban crime and moral ambiguity in the American South
- The RangerLawman in Texas borderland confronts corruption, violence, and personal reckoning
- The Lost OnesPrivate investigator returns to Memphis embroiled in murder and urban crime