Ace Atkins
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Brief Biography
Ace Atkins was born in Troy, Alabama. He was raised in Auburn, Alabama, and graduated from Auburn University in 1994. After graduation, Atkins relocated to Florida, where he worked in a bookstore and served as a correspondent for the St. Petersburg Times before transitioning to crime reporting at the Tampa Tribune. While at the Tampa Tribune, he earned a Pulitzer Prize nomination for his investigative feature series on a forgotten murder of the 1950s. His career as a novelist began with the publication of his first "Nick Travers" mystery novel, Crossroad Blues, in 1998. In 2001, Atkins became a full-time novelist and moved with his family to Oxford, Mississippi.
Publications
Crossroad Blues. New York; St. Martin's Press, 1998.
Leavin' Trunk Blues. New York; St. Martin's, 2001.
Dark End of the Street. New York; William Morrow, 2002.
Dirty South. New York; William Morrow, 2004.
White Shadow. New York; G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2006.
Wicked City. New York; G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2008.
Devil's Garden. New York; G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2009.
Infamous. New York; Berkley, 2010.
The Ranger. New York; G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2011.
Robert B. Parker's Lullaby. New York; G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2012.
The Lost Ones. New York; G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2012.
Robert B. Parker's Wonderland. New York; G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2013.
The Broken Places. New York; G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2013.
Robert B. Parker's Cheap Shot. New York; G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2014.
The Forsaken. New York; G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2014.
Robert B. Parker's Kickback. New York; G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2015.
The Redeemers. New York; G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2015.
Robert B. Parker's Slow Burn. New York; G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2016.
The Innocents. New York; G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2016.
Robert B. Parker's Little White Lies. New York; G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2017.
The Fallen. New York; G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2017.
Robert B. Parker's Old Black Magic. New York; G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2018.
The Sinners. New York; G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2018.
Robert B. Parker's Angel Eyes. New York; G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2019.
The Shameless. New York; G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2019.
Robert B. Parker’s Someone To Watch Over Me. New York; G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2020.
The Revelators. New York; G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2020.
The Heathens. New York; G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2021.
Robert B. Parker's Bye Bye Baby. New York; G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2022.
Don’t Let the Devil Ride. New York; William Morrow, 2024.
Leavin' Trunk Blues. New York; St. Martin's, 2001.
Dark End of the Street. New York; William Morrow, 2002.
Dirty South. New York; William Morrow, 2004.
White Shadow. New York; G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2006.
Wicked City. New York; G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2008.
Devil's Garden. New York; G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2009.
Infamous. New York; Berkley, 2010.
The Ranger. New York; G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2011.
Robert B. Parker's Lullaby. New York; G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2012.
The Lost Ones. New York; G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2012.
Robert B. Parker's Wonderland. New York; G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2013.
The Broken Places. New York; G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2013.
Robert B. Parker's Cheap Shot. New York; G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2014.
The Forsaken. New York; G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2014.
Robert B. Parker's Kickback. New York; G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2015.
The Redeemers. New York; G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2015.
Robert B. Parker's Slow Burn. New York; G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2016.
The Innocents. New York; G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2016.
Robert B. Parker's Little White Lies. New York; G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2017.
The Fallen. New York; G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2017.
Robert B. Parker's Old Black Magic. New York; G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2018.
The Sinners. New York; G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2018.
Robert B. Parker's Angel Eyes. New York; G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2019.
The Shameless. New York; G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2019.
Robert B. Parker’s Someone To Watch Over Me. New York; G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2020.
The Revelators. New York; G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2020.
The Heathens. New York; G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2021.
Robert B. Parker's Bye Bye Baby. New York; G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2022.
Don’t Let the Devil Ride. New York; William Morrow, 2024.
Themes
Ace Atkins writes mystery and crime novels. His works are often set in places he has lived, and many of his novels are based on real-life crimes.
Publisher
Alabama Authors of the 19th and 20th Centuries, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, http://AlabamaAuthors.org
Collection
Citation
Atkins, Ace, “Ace Atkins,” Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, accessed September 19, 2024, https://alabamaauthors.org/items/show/532.