The Innocents (Quinn Colson, 6) - Hardcover

Atkins, Ace

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0399173951 ISBN 13: 9780399173950

Publisher: Putnam Pub Group, 2016

Synopsis

Quinn Colson returns to Jericho, Mississippi, and gets pulled back into a world of greed and violence in this gritty, darkly comic tale from New York Times bestselling Southern crime master Ace Atkins.

After being voted out of office and returning to the war zone he'd left behind, Quinn Colson is back in Jericho, trying to fix things with his still-married high school girlfriend and retired Hollywood stuntman father. Quinn knows he doesn't owe his hometown a damn thing, but he can't resist the pull of becoming a lawman again and accepts a badge from his former colleague, foul-mouthed acting Sheriff Lillie Virgil. Both officers have fought corruption in Tibbehah County before, but the case they must confront now is nothing like they've ever seen...

When a former high school cheerleader is found walking a back road completely engulfed in flames, everyone in Jericho wants answers for the senseless act of violence. As Quinn and Lillie uncover old secrets and new lies, the entire town turns against them, and they soon learn that the most dangerous enemies may be the ones you trust most.

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Review

Praise for Ace Atkins
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
With terrific, inflected characters and a dark, subtle sense of place and history, these are exceptional novels. John Sandford
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"
I will throw down against anyone who disagrees with the statement that Atkins is one of our best American writers. Period. Bookreporter.com
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
"

Praise for Ace Atkins
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
With terrific, inflected characters and a dark, subtle sense of place and history, these are exceptional novels. John Sandford
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
I will throw down against anyone who disagrees with the statement that Atkins is one of our best American writers. Period. Bookreporter.com
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 refreshingNew York TimesBestselling 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 readThe Innocentsby Ace Atkins. It s literary crime fiction worthy of the hype. CriminalElement.com
"

Praise for Ace Atkins
"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

"With terrific, inflected characters and a dark, subtle sense of place and history, these are exceptional novels." --John Sandford

"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

"I will throw down against anyone who disagrees with the statement that Atkins is one of our best American writers. Period." --Bookreporter.com

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


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

Book Description

The extraordinary new novel in the New York Times-bestselling author's acclaimed series about the real Deep South - 'a joy ride into the heart of darkness' (Washington Post)

About this edition

• Publisher: Putnam Pub Group
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0399173951
• ISBN 13: 9780399173950
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 367