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
| The Ranger | (2011) | |
| The Lost Ones | (2012) | |
| The Broken Places | (2013) | |
| The Forsaken | (2014) | |
| The Redeemers | (2015) | |
| The Innocents | (2016) | |
| The Fallen | (2017) | |
| The Sinners | (2018) | |
| The Shameless | (2019) | |
| The Revelators | (2020) | |
| The Heathens | (2021) | |
Publication Order of Spenser Books
(with Robert B. Parker, Helen Brann)
| The Godwulf Manuscript | (1973) | |
| God Save the Child | (1974) | |
| Mortal Stakes | (1975) | |
| Promised Land | (1976) | |
| The Judas Goat | (1978) | |
| Looking for Rachel Wallace | (1980) | |
| Early Autumn | (1981) | |
| A Savage Place | (1981) | |
| Ceremony | (1982) | |
| The Widening Gyre | (1983) | |
| Valediction | (1984) | |
| A Catskill Eagle | (1985) | |
| Taming a Sea-Horse | (1986) | |
| Pale Kings and Princes | (1987) | |
| Crimson Joy | (1988) | |
| Playmates | (1989) | |
| Stardust | (1990) | |
| Pastime | (1991) | |
| Double Deuce | (1992) | |
| Paper Doll | (1993) | |
| Walking Shadow | (1994) | |
| Thin Air | (1995) | |
| Chance | (1996) | |
| Small Vices | (1997) | |
| Sudden Mischief | (1998) | |
| Hush Money | (1999) | |
| Hugger Mugger | (2000) | |
| Potshot | (2001) | |
| Widow's Walk | (2002) | |
| Back Story | (2003) | |
| Bad Business | (2004) | |
| Cold Service | (2005) | |
| School Days | (2005) | |
| Hundred-Dollar Baby / Dream Girl | (2006) | |
| Now and Then | (2007) | |
| Rough Weather | (2008) | |
| The Professional | (2009) | |
| Painted Ladies | (2010) | |
| Sixkill | (2011) | |
| Silent Night | (2011) | |
| Lullaby | (2012) | |
| Wonderland / Spenser Confidential | (2013) | |
| Cheap Shot | (2014) | |
| Kickback | (2015) | |
| Slow Burn | (2016) | |
| Little White Lies | (2017) | |
| Old Black Magic | (2018) | |
| Angel Eyes | (2019) | |
| Someone to Watch Over Me | (2020) | |
| Bye Bye Baby | (2022) | |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| White Shadow | (2006) | |
| Wicked City | (2008) | |
| Devil's Garden | (2009) | |
| Infamous | (2010) | |
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)
| Bronx Noir | (2003) | |
| Chicago Noir | (2005) | |
| Baltimore Noir | (2006) | |
| New Orleans Noir | (2007) | |
| Los Angeles Noir | (2007) | |
| Wall Street Noir | (2007) | |
| Los Angeles Noir 2: The Classics | (2010) | |
| Mexico City Noir | (2010) | |
| Haiti Noir | (2010) | |
| Kingston Noir | (2012) | |
| Haiti Noir 2 | (2013) | |
| St. Louis Noir | (2016) | |
| Montana Noir | (2017) | |
| Buenos Aires Noir | (2017) | |
| Speculative Los Angeles | (2021) | |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| New Orleans Noir | (2007) | |
| Delta Blues | (2009) | |
| In Pursuit of Spenser: Mystery Writers on Robert B. Parker and the Creation of an American Hero | (2012) | |
| Mississippi Noir | (2016) | |
| The Highway Kind | (2016) | |
| Birds of Prey: The Harlan Coben Challenge | (2022) | |
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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!