The Shameless, Ace Atkins
The Shameless, Ace Atkins
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The Shameless

Author: Ace Atkins

Narrator: MacLeod Andrews, Erin Spencer, Romy Nordlinger, Brittany Goodwin, Joy Nash, Emily Rankin, Frankie Corzo

Unabridged: 13 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 07/09/2019


Synopsis

Buried secrets, dirty lies, and unbridled greed and ambition raise the stakes down South in the lauded crime series from New York Times bestselling author Ace Atkins.

Twenty years ago, Brandon Taylor was thought to be just another teen boy who ended his life too soon. That's what almost everyone in Tibbehah County, Mississippi, said after his body and hunting rifle were found in the Big Woods. Now two New York-based reporters show up asking Sheriff Quinn Colson questions about the Taylor case. What happened to the evidence? Where are the missing files? Who really killed Brandon?

Quinn wants to help. After all, his wife Maggie was a close friend of Brandon Taylor. But Quinn was just a kid himself in 1997, and these days he's got more on his plate than twenty-year-old suspicious death. He's trying to shut down the criminal syndicate that's had a stranglehold on Tibbehah for years, trafficking drugs, stolen goods, and young women through the MidSouth. Truck stop madam Fannie Hathcock runs most of that action, and has her eyes on taking over the whole show. And then there's Senator Jimmy Vardaman, who's cut out the old political establishment riding the Syndicate's money and power--plus a hefty helping of racism and ignorance--straight to the governor's office. If he manages to get elected, the Syndicate will be untouchable. Tibbehah will be lawless. 

Quinn's been fighting evil and corruption since he was a kid, at home or as a U.S. Army Ranger in Afghanistan and Iraq. This time, evil may win out.
 
 
Read by MacLeod Andrews with Erin Spencer, Romy Nordlinger, Brittany Goodwin, Joy Nash, Emily Rankin, and Frankie Corzo

About The Author

Ace Atkins is the author of twenty-three books, including eight Quinn Colson novels, the first two of which, The Ranger and The Lost Ones, were nominated for the Edgar Award for Best Novel (he has a third Edgar nomination for his short story "Last Fair Deal Gone Down"). He is the author of seven New York Times-bestselling novels in the continuation of Robert B. Parker's Spenser series. Before turning to fiction, he was a correspondent for the St. Petersburg Times and a crime reporter for the Tampa Tribune, and he played defensive end for Auburn University football.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kemper on July 09, 2019

*I'm floating this review because it publishes today.* I received a free advance copy of this from NetGalley for review. A spray-tanned sack of crap is about to win a major election because he’s very good at firing up rubes with promises of returning to a time that never really existed, and even when......more

Goodreads review by James on October 14, 2020

Over the course of the last few years, this has become one of my favorite series, principally because through the nine books to date, author Ace Atkins has created such a beautifully imagined setting in Tibbehah County, Mississippi and populated it with a great cast of characters. That is not to say......more

Goodreads review by Martin on October 14, 2019

Despite his success and huge popularity, I'd suggest that Ace Atkins is still underappreciated as an author. He writes a lot and it's ALL remarkably good. His Sheriff Quinn Colson is a perfectly drawn character, likeable and believable, and every twist and event and plot turn in THE SHAMELESS feels......more

Goodreads review by Eric on June 19, 2019

The Shameless is the ninth novel in the Quinn Colson series and to this reader shows few signs of growing stale or repetitive. Ace Atkins turns out well-written and enjoyable crime novels with interesting characters. In The Shameless, Atkins also includes current trends to keep his novel timely. In......more

Goodreads review by Jeff on August 09, 2021

This book has everything except a damned ending. The point of a book is to tell a story, not to sell more books. If you can't supply a finish, don't start! This would have earned at least 4.5 stars if Atkins (one of my favorite authors) had completed it and not made me wait a year or two for another......more


Quotes

“Atkins' signature blend of country noir and southern humor remains on display here, though this time the focus is on the personal traumas in the Quinn family's closets. Another strong outing in a consistently fine series.”—Booklist

More Praise for The Shameless 
One of The Seattle Times’ “Best New Crime Fiction for Summer 2019”

“Atkins makes the thrilling plot accessible for first-timers, while further deepening both main and secondary characters. Series fans will be eager to see what’s next in store for Quinn.”—Publishers Weekly

Praise For Ace Atkins’s Quinn Colson Series

“In Quinn Colson, bestselling author Ace Atkins has created an American hero in a time when we need him.”—C. J. Box 

“Ace Atkins’s Quinn Colson series is, quite simply, the best in crime fiction today—and also so much more. With a rich cast of characters, and a hero we can count on, these are tales of morality and desperation, of shocking violence and the enduring resilience of family and community. And the emotional places they take us make them unforgettable.”—Megan Abbott 

“Quinn Colson is my kind of guy. I would follow him anywhere.”—Lee Child 

“Atkins finds his natural-born storytellers everywhere. It’s all music to these ears.”—Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review