The cast of colorful and unique characters is part of a gritty, and multi-layered story. Mostly dark, but made palatable by the author’s excellent storytelling

Sheriff Quinn Colson of Tibbehah County has a strange case on his hand. TJ Byrd, a teenage girl, insists she didn’t kill her mother and Colson believes her.

Mexicans deported from a chicken plant, separated them from their children. What that, and other subplots have to do with Quinn Colson’s assassination attempt?

The Shamless by Ace Atkins is the 9th novel in featuring Sheriff Quinn Colson, a former Army Ranger who has came back home to Tibbehah County, Mississippi

Quinn Colson is sheriff again after winning the election but Tibbehah County, Mississippi is not letting him rest. Vets robbing banks, & two girls went missing.

What I truly enjoy in this series is that some of the people in it cannot keep on the straight and narrow path no matter what happens

Quinn Colson has lost the re-election for Sheriff. A businessman’s home has been robbed but more than cash was stolen every dirty transaction he did is in there

A white teen is raped & killed, her girlfriend manages to escape after being raped. A black man who wonders into town is blamed for the crime and lynched.

The blending of authentic Southern living, along with a great crime story, is something that Mr. Atkins pulls off without a hitch

Quinn Coloson resigned from the Army Rangers to become Sheriff of Tibbehah County, Mississippi, his uncle’s old job. Cleaning up Tibbehah County is not easy