Descriptions, Reviews, etc.
Description:
Quinn Colson may have been voted out of office as sheriff, but when one of the worst crimes in Tibbehah County history shocks the entire state, he has no choice but to help acting sheriff Lillie Virgil investigage. A former high school cheerleader has been found walking a back road, completely engulfed in flames. Such a horrible crime seems unthinkable, but as Quinn and Lillie uncover old secrets and new lies, they find there are many suspects, and one incontrovertible truth: the most dangerous enemies may be the ones you trust most.
Review Quotes: Praise for The Innocents
"[N]othing short of riveting, a page turner that you will stay up all night to read....Atkins is a master of description on all points of the continuum....While I inwardly groan at the thought of having to wait another year for more Quinn Colson, my feelings are balanced by the certainty that it will be worth it."--Bookreporter.com
"The rough-and-tumble relationship between two tough-as-nails law officers and the place they love provides plenty of action [and] well-developed characters."--
Kirkus Reviews "Quinn has to be the most refreshing
New York Times Bestselling series character (there are numerous unsung independent publishing protagonists just as worthy) that I've come across in quite some time, and I'm hard pressed to name others that compare on this level--and, holy hell, that's an invigorating statement to make...What else is there to say...read
The Innocents by Ace Atkins. It's literary crime fiction worthy of the hype."--CriminalElement.com
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
