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
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Crossroad Blues |
(1998) |
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Leavin’ Trunk Blues |
(2000) |
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Dark End of the Street |
(2002) |
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Dirty South |
(2004) |
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Last Fair Deal Gone Down |
(2012) |
Publication Order of Quinn Colson Books
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The Ranger |
(2011) |
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The Lost Ones |
(2012) |
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The Broken Places |
(2013) |
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The Forsaken |
(2014) |
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The Redeemers |
(2015) |
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The Innocents |
(2016) |
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The Fallen |
(2017) |
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The Sinners |
(2018) |
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The Shameless |
(2019) |
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The Revelators |
(2020) |
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The Heathens |
(2021) |
Publication Order of Spenser Books
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The Godwulf Manuscript |
(1973) |
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God Save the Child |
(1974) |
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Mortal Stakes |
(1975) |
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Promised Land |
(1976) |
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The Judas Goat |
(1978) |
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Looking for Rachel Wallace |
(1980) |
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Early Autumn |
(1981) |
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A Savage Place |
(1981) |
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Ceremony |
(1982) |
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The Widening Gyre |
(1983) |
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Valediction |
(1984) |
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A Catskill Eagle |
(1985) |
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Taming a Sea-Horse |
(1986) |
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Pale Kings and Princes |
(1987) |
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Crimson Joy |
(1988) |
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Playmates |
(1989) |
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Stardust |
(1990) |
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Pastime |
(1991) |
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Double Deuce |
(1992) |
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Paper Doll |
(1993) |
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Walking Shadow |
(1994) |
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Thin Air |
(1995) |
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Chance |
(1996) |
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Small Vices |
(1997) |
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Sudden Mischief |
(1998) |
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Hush Money |
(1999) |
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Hugger Mugger |
(2000) |
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Potshot |
(2001) |
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Widow’s Walk |
(2002) |
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Back Story |
(2003) |
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Bad Business |
(2004) |
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Cold Service |
(2005) |
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School Days |
(2005) |
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Hundred-Dollar Baby / Dream Girl |
(2006) |
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Now and Then |
(2007) |
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Rough Weather |
(2008) |
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The Professional |
(2009) |
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Painted Ladies |
(2010) |
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Sixkill |
(2011) |
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Silent Night |
(2011) |
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Lullaby |
(2012) |
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Wonderland / Spenser Confidential |
(2013) |
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Cheap Shot |
(2014) |
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Kickback |
(2015) |
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Slow Burn |
(2016) |
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Little White Lies |
(2017) |
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Old Black Magic |
(2018) |
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Angel Eyes |
(2019) |
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Someone to Watch Over Me |
(2020) |
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Bye Bye Baby |
(2022) |
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Broken Trust |
(2023) |
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Hot Property |
(2024) |
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
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White Shadow |
(2006) |
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Wicked City |
(2008) |
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Devil’s Garden |
(2009) |
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Infamous |
(2010) |
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Don’t Let the Devil Ride |
(2024) |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
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The Havana Run |
(2024) |
Publication Order of Anthologies
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New Orleans Noir |
(2007) |
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Delta Blues |
(2009) |
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In Pursuit of Spenser |
(2012) |
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Mississippi Noir |
(2016) |
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The Highway Kind |
(2016) |
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Mojo Rising |
(2017) |
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Alabama Noir |
(2020) |
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Tampa Bay Noir |
(2020) |
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Birds of Prey: The Harlan Coben Challenge |
(2022) |