Quinn Colson Novel: The Broken Places (Paperback)

from annie.michelle

I had never read a book by Ace Atkins before... I didn't know what I was missing. I enjoyed the character of Sheriff Quinn Colson, his sister Caddy on the other hand I just wanted to smack upside the head! I came in on the third book of the series so, maybe had I started with book one I would hav...

from bjkelley

While the character of Quinn Colson is not that interesting to me, Atkins is such a skilful writer that he can make me get invested in the character (I've read the complete series, this one out of order). On top of be adept at filling in for Robert B. Parker on the Spenser series, in The Broken P...

from shelleyraec

The Broken Places is the third gripping book by Ace Atkins to feature former Army Ranger Quinn Colson, now Sheriff of Tebbehah County in rural northeast Mississippi. "I say it's hell being Sherrif in the same town as your family" Colson has to admit his younger sister, Caddy, is looking healthier...

from cdhtenn2k10

Atkins' third outing with Quinn Colson delivers a well paced story once again populated with honest, real characters. The action is nicely written and the dialog is natural. The second act is quite harrowing, and while the third act may seem a bit abrupt in some of the resolutions, it none the le...

from velopunk

Three convicts have broken out of Parchman Farm. Yes, that Parchman Farm sung about by Mose Allison. They are on their way to Jericho, Mississippi to recover money from an armored truck that has been sitting in a bass pond for a decade. Quinn Colson is county sherriff in the hill country where th...