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:
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Publication Order of Nick Travers Books
| Crossroad Blues | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Leavin' Trunk Blues | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Dark End of the Street | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Dirty South | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Last Fair Deal Gone Down | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| From Four Til Late | (2025) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Quinn Colson Books
| The Ranger | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Lost Ones | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Broken Places | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Forsaken | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Redeemers | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Innocents | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Fallen | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Sinners | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Shameless | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Revelators | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Heathens | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Kudzu | (2025) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Spenser Books
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| White Shadow | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Wicked City | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Devil's Garden | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Infamous | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Don't Let the Devil Ride | (2024) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Akashic Noir Books
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| The Havana Run | (2024) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Anthologies
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We need more Quinn,Boom,Caddy,Jason,Maggie,Mom,Hondo,Tibbehah county and Elvis thank ya veramuch..
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!