Ace Atkins - The Lost Ones (Quinn Colson #2)
Stepping out of the gate a little more subdued than his first novel, the Ranger, the second offering in the Quinn Colson series finds the now Sheriff of Tibbehah County, Mississippi, confronted with two major issues seemingly unrelated. There’s an illegal child adoption ring, discovered after a youngster is beaten to death, and the activities of a local gun-runner, with possible ties to the Mexican cartel, supply the framework for the story, but it’s the relationships that hook the reader.
Along with the backstory of Quinn and his sister Caddy’s relationship, there is the boyhood friend Donnie, choosing to push the line between right and wrong, Boom, the one-armed military buddy finding his way in between bouts of boozing and fighting, a new love/hate relationship with an FBI agent, and his ongoing battle with the corrupted political powers. With the support and ever present conscience of his deputy Lillie Virgil, and following an unspoken code of ethics, Quinn embodies the steadfast and rock solid style of law enforcement that stands for justice, with minor unorthodox means.
Ace Atkin’s Quinn Colson is one to add to your shelf. The books offer a strong sense of place, and characters to believe in and root for.
Along with the backstory of Quinn and his sister Caddy’s relationship, there is the boyhood friend Donnie, choosing to push the line between right and wrong, Boom, the one-armed military buddy finding his way in between bouts of boozing and fighting, a new love/hate relationship with an FBI agent, and his ongoing battle with the corrupted political powers. With the support and ever present conscience of his deputy Lillie Virgil, and following an unspoken code of ethics, Quinn embodies the steadfast and rock solid style of law enforcement that stands for justice, with minor unorthodox means.
Ace Atkin’s Quinn Colson is one to add to your shelf. The books offer a strong sense of place, and characters to believe in and root for.