Quinn Colson
The Broken Places
May 2013
A year after becoming sheriff, Quinn Colson is faced with the release of an infamous murderer from prison.
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The Lost Ones
May 2012
Newly elected Sheriff Colson faces down old and new criminals and takes on ghosts from his past in the return to Tibbehah County.
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The Ranger
June 2011
The first book in an extraordinary new series about a real hero and the real Deep South.
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Robert B. Parker’s Spenser
Wonderland
May 2013
Henry Cimoli and Spenser have been friends for years, yet the old boxing trainer has never asked the private eye for a favor. Until now.
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Lullaby
May 2012
Ace picks up where crime novel master Robert B. Parker left off in the next installment of the iconic Spenser series.
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Crime Classics
 Infamous
Spring 2010
From “one of the best crime writers at work today” (Michael Connelly) comes a fast, funny, violent new noir crime classic—a Coen Brothers movie come to life.
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Devil’s Garden
April 2009
From the critically acclaimed, award-nominated author comes a new noir crime classic about one of the most notorious trials in American history.
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Wicked City
April 2008
In 1955, Look magazine called Phenix City, Alabama, “The Wickedest City in America,” a stew of organized crime and corruption, run by a machine that dealt with complaints forcefully and with dispatch.
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White Shadow
May 2006
From “a singular voice in fiction” (USA Today) comes a remarkable new novel about one of the most infamous murders in Florida history.
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Nick Travers
Last Fair Deal Gone Down
JULY 2012
This Edgar Award winning short story shows Nick at his best: in New Orleans, at JoJo’s Blues Bar, helping an old friend, challenging the powerful, and getting in way over his head.
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Dirty South
March 2005
Ace Atkins returns with Nick Travers to the back streets of New Orleans for his best and most ambitious novel yet.
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 Dark End of The Street
November 2002
Atkins takes Nick Travers on a journey into the hidden pockets of New Orleans, the battered roadhouses and truck stops of Mississippi, and the streets of Memphis that only an insider could know.
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 Leavin’ Trunk Blues
July 2000
In the music clubs on the South Side of Chicago, the blues—once as strong as the backs of the neighborhood's working class—has lost its hope and its voice.
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Crossroad Blues
September 1998
Nick Travers, an ex-New Orleans Saint turned blues historian at Tulane University, heads deep into the heart of the blues—the Mississippi Delta.
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Anthologies and More
In Pursuit of Spenser: Mystery Writers on Robert B. Parker and the Creation of an American Hero
April 2012
Join award-winning mystery editor Otto Penzler and a first-rate lineup of mystery writers as they go in pursuit of Spenser and the man who created him, Robert B. Parker.
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Damn Near Dead 2: Live Noir or Die Trying
November 2010
They’re old… they’re bold… they’re uncontrolled. Senior citizens kick ass in this wildly original hard-boiled sequel to Busted Flush Press’ first award-winning “geezer noir” anthology, Damn Near Dead.
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Delta Blues
May 2010
This collection of short fiction captures both the art of the tale and the power of the blues, and is a nod at the human condition that often inspires musicians to write and sing the blues.
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New Orleans Noir
April 2007
Featuring “Angola South,” a short story Ace wrote after covering the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, New Orleans Noir is one of Akashic Books’ groundbreaking original noir anthologies.
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In the Wake of Katrina
September 2006
Between September 3 and 11, 2005, Ace Atkins teamed with photographer Larry Towell and traveled along the coast of Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi, documenting the dramatic aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
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They Write Among Us: New Stories and Essays from the Best of Oxford Writers
September 2003
The diverse and accomplished literary community rooted in Oxford, Mississippi, is celebrated in this collection. Featured is never-before-published work from some of the most respected names in contemporary literature…
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