Crossroad Blues by Ace Atkins

Crossroad Blues by Ace Atkins

Ace Atkins

1970-present

Ace Atkins was born in Troy, Alabama, and raised in Auburn, Alabama. He pursued his higher education at Auburn University on a football scholarship while simultaneously nurturing his passion for fiction writing. After completing his studies in 1994, 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. His writing career blossomed with the publication of his "Nick Travers" mystery novels, starting with Crossroad Blues in 1998. Atkins received recognition for his exceptional journalism, including the esteemed Livingston Award and a Pulitzer Prize nomination, while also earning the Arts Advancement Award from Auburn University. He later dedicated himself to writing full time and teaching journalism at the University of Mississippi, with his focus shifting to novels based on real-life crimes, such as White Shadow in 2006. Atkins currently resides with his family in Oxford, Mississippi, where he continues to write and contribute to the literary landscape.

Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, http://AlabamaAuthors.org

1998

Crossroad Blues [Nick Travers series]. New York; St Martin's Press, 1998.

AL Book Collection

Atkins, Ace, “Crossroad Blues by Ace Atkins,” Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, accessed October 5, 2024, https://alabamaauthors.org/items/show/7658.