Order of Ace Atkins Books
Ace Atkins is an American author of crime fiction as well as a former journalist. Before publishing his first novel, Atkins worked as a crime reporter for The Tampa Tribune, where he was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. He is the author of the Nick Travers series, the Quinn Colson series and has taken over on the late Robert B. Parker‘s Spenser series. Atkins lives on a farm in Oxford, Mississippi with his family.
Atkins became a published novelist with Crossroad Blues, published in 1998. He became a full-time author at the age of 30. Below is a list of Ace Atkins’ books in order of when they were originally released:
Publication Order of Nick Travers Books
Crossroad Blues | (1998) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Leavin' Trunk Blues | (2000) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Dark End of the Street | (2002) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Dirty South | (2004) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Last Fair Deal Gone Down | (2012) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Publication Order of Quinn Colson Books
Publication Order of Spenser Books
(with Robert B. Parker, Helen Brann)
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Publication Order of Akashic Noir Books
(with Laura Lippman, Joseph Hansen, , Raymond Chandler, S J Rozan, Julie Smith, James Grady, Paco Ignacio Taibo II, James Ellroy, Ross Macdonald, Margaret Millar, James M. Cain, Ernesto Mallo, Gary Phillips, Walter Mosley, Duane Swierczynski, Stephen Blackmoore, Scott Phillips, , William Gault, Barbara Hambly, Leigh Brackett, Naomi Hirahara, , David Fulmer, Chester Himes, Edwidge Danticat, , Peter Spiegelman, Jervey Tervalon, Ben H. Winters, Charles Yu, , , Patricia Powell, , , , , , , Denise Hamilton, Marlon James, , , , S. Qiouyi Lu, , , , , , , Neal Pollack, , , , , James Nolan)
Publication Order of Anthologies
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Please, PLEASE, P-L-E-A-S-E don’t let the Quinn Colson series die now that your talent is beautifully, seamlessly keeping Robert B. Parker’s characters alive.
I’m a Southerner and former AP reporterwho lived in Mississippi AND Boston in the 60’s and intimately enjoy how you have captured the colorful nuances of both cultures. PLEASE keep Quinn around!