The Ranger, Ace Atkins
The Ranger, Ace Atkins
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The Ranger

Author: Ace Atkins

Narrator: MacLeod Andrews

Unabridged: 8 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 02/15/2022


Synopsis

After years of war, Army Ranger Quinn Colson returns home to the rugged, rough hill country of northeast Mississippi to find his native Tibbehah County plagued by corruption, decay, meth runners, and violence. His uncle, the longtime county
sheriff, is dead. A suicide, he’s told, but others—like tomboy Deputy Lillie Virgil—whisper murder.

In the days that follow, it’s up to Colson to discover the truth, not only about his uncle but about his family, his friends, his town, and himself. And once it’s discovered, there’s no turning back for this real hero of the Deep South.

About Ace Atkins

Ace Atkins, an Alabama native, was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 2001 while at the Tampa Tribune for his investigation of the real-life murders of Charlie Wall and others in 1950s Tampa. He is the author of more than ten books, including four Nick Travers novels: Crossroad Blues, Leavin' Trunk Blues, Dark End of the Street, and Dirty South. And, yes, Ace is his real name.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kemper on June 24, 2019

I see them long hard times to come. Wait a second. This isn’t Justfied. But there’s enough similarity to excuse my temporary confusion. In his younger days Quinn Colson was a small town hell-raiser in Mississippi, but he went on to become a US Army Ranger who has spent most of his twenties fighting in......more

Goodreads review by James on June 10, 2012

Quinn Colson is an Army Ranger who returns on leave to his home in Tibbehah County in northeastern Mississippi, to attend the funeral of his uncle who had been the local sheriff. Upon arriving, he is shocked to learn that his uncle apparently committed suicide. He is even more upset when Lillie Virg......more

Goodreads review by Bill on November 18, 2024

A great start to a new series. An Army Ranger, Quinn Colson, returns to his backwoods redneck home town to attend his uncle’s funeral. Shortly after arriving he finds a growing rot has taken hold of the once quaint little rural town. Colson has never been one to roll over and his sense of duty to la......more

Goodreads review by Magdalena aka A Bookaholic Swede on July 07, 2018

Nice to have finally read book one after having listened to book 3-7. Now I have only The Lost Ones left, and of course, The Sinners (book 8) that I'm going to listen to as soon as it's available. It was great reading The Ranger, although yes, I knew some of the stuff, mostly concerning Quinn's uncle......more

Goodreads review by Mike (the Paladin) on February 24, 2016

Okay...this is not the kind of book I usually enjoy if I were placing it in a "preference category" based simply on the "story in general". The thing is it is simply written so well that I got interested and never lost interest. And as I'm now reading the 4th book in the Quinn Colson series I figure......more