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The Heathens

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Summary

Sheriff Quinn Colson and his former deputy Lillie Virgil find themselves on opposite sides of a case for the first time after a man is found dead and three delinquent teens go on the run。

The Byrd clan is one of the wildest families in Tibbehah County。 The three kids are the ire of school resource and truant officers--they peddle pot and steal car parts， doing what they can to survive with a mother who sometimes disappears for months on end。 But when their mother returns with a new husband， a registered sex offender， a homicide soon follows， and the kids hit the highway。

U。 S。 Marshal Lillie Virgil is convinced the Byrd kids are guilty of murder， and sets off on a cross-country hunt to track them down and bring them to justice。 Back in Tibbehah， Sheriff Quinn Colson isn't so sure。 And as he digs deeper into the case， he comes to think there may be a larger conspiracy at work。

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TC ，

Recommended。Review posted at Tzer Island book blog:https://www。tzerisland。com/bookblog/2。。。 Recommended。Review posted at Tzer Island book blog:https://www。tzerisland。com/bookblog/2。。。 。。。more

Suzanne ，

This is not the new South of technology hubs， thriving business parks and amazing cuisine。 THE HEATHENS wants to visit with a South of trailer parks， trash dumps along the road and ex-cons looking to score anyway they can。 This is a bitter picture of small town life exploding， periodically， in death and destruction， long enough for one generation to carry a legacy of anger and vengeance into the next。 That legacy pretty much guarantees them the same future as their past。 Whether it’s honest or n This is not the new South of technology hubs， thriving business parks and amazing cuisine。 THE HEATHENS wants to visit with a South of trailer parks， trash dumps along the road and ex-cons looking to score anyway they can。 This is a bitter picture of small town life exploding， periodically， in death and destruction， long enough for one generation to carry a legacy of anger and vengeance into the next。 That legacy pretty much guarantees them the same future as their past。 Whether it’s honest or not， it makes for good storytelling。 This tale moves quickly but without much surprise。 The details along the way make the tale vivid。 I received my copy from the publisher through NetGalley。 。。。more

Kathleen Gray ，

This series just keeps getting better but the best part is- each installment， this included， is completely enjoyable as a standalone。 Sheriff Quinn Colson has a real mess on his hands。 Gina's gone missing （well， she's found pretty quickly） and her daughter TJ has gone on the run with her brother John Wesley， boyfriend Ladarius， and bff Holly。 Everyone thinks that TJ killed her mom but as Quinn starts to talk to those around Gina， he has doubts， especially given that he recognizes something of hi This series just keeps getting better but the best part is- each installment， this included， is completely enjoyable as a standalone。 Sheriff Quinn Colson has a real mess on his hands。 Gina's gone missing （well， she's found pretty quickly） and her daughter TJ has gone on the run with her brother John Wesley， boyfriend Ladarius， and bff Holly。 Everyone thinks that TJ killed her mom but as Quinn starts to talk to those around Gina， he has doubts， especially given that he recognizes something of himself in Ladarius and TJ both。 These books rise out of the usual because of the vivid characters-omgoodness those Nixes， US Marshall Lillie， Ladarius's cousin Domino， and so on。 And then there's the atmospherics not only of the Mississippi， Alabama， and Louisiana settings （as well as a truck stop）， but also of the smells， heat， and so on。 This one has a lot of twists as Quinn gets to the bottom of what happened to Gina。 Know that he's a thoughtful honest man wit a big heart。 Thanks to Edelweiss for the ARC。 This is a terrific read-highly recommend。 。。。more

Ken ，

My thanks to NetGalley for making an eARC copy of this book available to me。I wanted to like this book more than I did。 I came close to giving it four stars， but in the end couldn't justify it。 This book seems to have a lot less of Quinn in it than the previous books。 However， we get a fair amount of Lillie， a bit of Boom， Quinn's wife and mom， and Mr。 Stagg has returned to once again wreak havoc behind the scenes。 The ending of this book makes plan that there are more books ahead for Quinn and My thanks to NetGalley for making an eARC copy of this book available to me。I wanted to like this book more than I did。 I came close to giving it four stars， but in the end couldn't justify it。 This book seems to have a lot less of Quinn in it than the previous books。 However， we get a fair amount of Lillie， a bit of Boom， Quinn's wife and mom， and Mr。 Stagg has returned to once again wreak havoc behind the scenes。 The ending of this book makes plan that there are more books ahead for Quinn and his co-stars， so fans have something to look forward to。 The last quarter of the book redeemed it for me somewhat， just not quite enough to eek out that extra star。 。。。more

Diane Saul ，

The story follows a murder investigation。 T。 J， her brother and friends take off after they are suspected of being involved in the murder of their mother。 Sheriff Quinn Colson is one of few who think T。J might be telling the truth。 I had trouble getting into the book which is the reason for the 3* rating。 Once I got going I wanted to see how it would end。 Thank you to net galley for an advanced readers copy。

Doreen ，

7/5/2021 3。5 rounded up。 Full review tk at CriminalElement。com。 7/5/2021 3。5 rounded up。 Full review tk at CriminalElement。com。 。。。more

Maureen Carden ，

A paragraph of The Heathens （Quinn Colson #11） and I’m in。 A couple of pages and it’s thirty-five years ago and I am living a ways down the road from Tibbehah county （so to speak） and dealing with my own crooked sheriffs and third generations of crime families。 I’m long gone and miss it still。 I grab my yearly dose of Sheriff Quinn Colson and just close my eyes every few pages as Ace Atkins’s lyrical writing takes me back to the Deep South。TJ Byrd never stood a chance。 She was born into poverty A paragraph of The Heathens （Quinn Colson #11） and I’m in。 A couple of pages and it’s thirty-five years ago and I am living a ways down the road from Tibbehah county （so to speak） and dealing with my own crooked sheriffs and third generations of crime families。 I’m long gone and miss it still。 I grab my yearly dose of Sheriff Quinn Colson and just close my eyes every few pages as Ace Atkins’s lyrical writing takes me back to the Deep South。TJ Byrd never stood a chance。 She was born into poverty to a junkie mom， Gina， and to an adored father who died when she was very young。 Gina brings home man after man， squanders her money on drugs and liquor， spending her nights in bars and juke joints。 When TJ is about eight Gina has another baby， John Wesley。TJ basically becomes the adult in the family， and when she is in her teens。 Gina disappears。 Not too long after that her body is found。 Gina died hard， horribly hard。 Her latest beau， a man old enough to be her daddy starts blaming TJ and her boyfriend Ladarius。 TJ can read the writing on the wall and she knows a poor white girl doesn’t have much chance for a fair shake; in that part of Mississippi money is what matters most。 TJ doesn’t even trust Colson because she believes his crooked uncle （former sheriff） let her daddy drown。 TJ knows families don’t change much from generation to generation。 She is a fine example of that viewpoint。 Born into trash， die as trash， but she has tried。 Keeping an old broke down trailer as neat as possible; acting as a mother to her brother， even when she was almost a baby herself。 But what is bred in the bone…So whataya goin do？ If you are TJ， you snatch up your brother John Wesley， grab Ladarius and accept your best friend Holly’s offer of her mama’s mini van。 Holly’s only caveat is she joins the escape to help balance out the incipient craziness。 They are on the run， without much money， gas， food， or a real plan。The odyssey begins with two major problems looming。 Problem #1: a young crazy rich girl insists on being “kidnapped” and then making TJ an internet star by telling her own story。 Problem #2， Federal Marshall Lillie Virgil is after TJ。 Lillie remembers two things， Gina as a close childhood friend before the drugs and boys took her away; and Lillie tangling with TJ during Lillie’s Tibbehah deputy years。 I thought I knew poverty， living and working in a large city。 Then I moved to Mississippi and discovered true poverty。 Atkins brings this poverty to life， but showing everyone who deserves respect should get respect。 Sometimes it is so hard to escape your family’s seeming destiny， especially in a rural county where there aren’t many jobs， and your granddaddy’s land is all you have to farm a little and hunt for survival。 Atkins doesn’t write one-sided。 He writes his bad guys with a skill that puts him he up there with Thomas Harris and Cormac McCarthy。 Old evil is back; new stomach turning evil comes to the fore。 He does as well writing the in-between evil， those who don’t start out truly bad; but seem to get on that crazy train and rarely manage to get off in time。 The warmth of close family ties helps balance the grimness of Tibbehah County and makes you just wish you were digging in at Miss Jean’s kitchen table。 The importance of lifelong friendships， not internet friendships also balances the bleakness of life for some in Tibbehah County。 Atkin’s has continued to develop his main characters。 Sheriff Colson has married the true love of his life and has a new baby， finally realizing the life he needs。 Lillie has continued her life as a Federal Marshal， having realized she needed to move on personally and professionally。 Boon wasn’t too much in evidence in this book。 This is one of the charms of the series， Colson， Lillie and Boone are happy to share the pages with new and old characters。 They no longer have to take center stage。If you are looking for a cozy mystery， this isn’t it。 If you are looking for a sharply intelligent crime story， this IS it。Thank you to NetGalley for providing an ARC for review purposes。 。。。more

Kemper ，

I received a free advance copy of this from NetGalley for review。In these troubled and complicated times， it’s nice to be able to read a book set in a small town in Mississippi where the people still have old time family values and the problems of the modern world never intrude on them。And if you actually believe that I can tell you don’t really know anything about American small towns at all。As usual， there’s big trouble in Tibbehah County， and Sheriff Quinn Colson has to deal with it。 The most I received a free advance copy of this from NetGalley for review。In these troubled and complicated times， it’s nice to be able to read a book set in a small town in Mississippi where the people still have old time family values and the problems of the modern world never intrude on them。And if you actually believe that I can tell you don’t really know anything about American small towns at all。As usual， there’s big trouble in Tibbehah County， and Sheriff Quinn Colson has to deal with it。 The most pressing problem is that a barfly named Gina Byrd has vanished， and when evidence of foul play turns up， her troubled teenage daughter TJ is the prime suspect。 TJ is the kind of tough-as-nails poor kid who has no use or respect for the law so despite her claims that she’s innocent， TJ goes on the run with her boyfriend， her best friend， and her younger brother。 When they encounter a rich girl with her own problems and a very active Instagram account， TJ’s crime spree goes viral while she continues to claim that her mother’s boyfriend is the real guilty party。Quinn has a further complication because his former deputy turned US Marshal， Lillie Virgil， was a friend to the missing woman who automatically believes the worst about TJ， and she goes on a personally motivated hunt for the girl and her half-assed gang despite Quinn’s belief that their might be some truth to TJ’s story。 Meanwhile， an old enemy of Quinn’s has returned and is quietly rebuilding his criminal empire as he tries to use the media firestorm around TJ to his own advantage。 Adding to the mess are the utterly disgusting and psychotic father & son house painters who also moonlight as thugs for hire。Ace Atkins spent several of the previous books bringing several plots to a head which culminated nicely in the last one so this seems like a turning point in the series。 There’s still a lot of the same characters， and previous events still have on-going consequences， but this feels like a new phase in the adventures of Quinn Colson is beginning。 It’s a helluva good start， too。Atkins continues to nail the whole vibe of a small town from its low key charms and the complex relationships among people who know each other all too well。 He also shows clear vision when exploring the flaws of some folks like the stomach turning hypocrisy or stubborn nostalgia for times that weren’t really all that great。 There’s another interesting factor in play here。 Atkins sometimes likes to slyly play off other fiction。 For example， in one of his Spenser books he recreated a scene from True Grit， and he also used a darker version of The Dukes of Hazard as a template for another Quinn Colson novel。 Here， I get the distinct impression that the inspiration may have been an ‘80s movie called The Legend of Billie Jean although it’s been a very long time since I’ve seen that one so take this observation with a grain of salt。Overall， it’s Atkins doing his usual thing of telling a rural crime story with social commentary mixed in， and there's damn few writers who can do it as well as he does。 。。。more

HornFan2 ，

Thanks to netgalley。com， Ace Atkins and Penguin Group Putnam for the advance ARC copy for my honest review。 I'm going to crown this my favorite read of 2021， seriously doubt， other than the forth coming August 31st release of the next Leine Basso Thriller series release 'A Plague of Traitors' by D。V。 Berkom will ever top this one。 With 'The Heathens'， Ace Atkins puts you in the pages， with a storyline that could be ripped out of the headlines， creates a plausible tale， even with knowing they're Thanks to netgalley。com， Ace Atkins and Penguin Group Putnam for the advance ARC copy for my honest review。 I'm going to crown this my favorite read of 2021， seriously doubt， other than the forth coming August 31st release of the next Leine Basso Thriller series release 'A Plague of Traitors' by D。V。 Berkom will ever top this one。 With 'The Heathens'， Ace Atkins puts you in the pages， with a storyline that could be ripped out of the headlines， creates a plausible tale， even with knowing they're innocent， felt I was riding along with TJ， her brother John Wesley， boyfriend Ladarius and best friend Holly and prayed that he wouldn't let anything bad happen to them。 What really made the story， was having Tibbehah County Sheriff Quinn Colson and U。S。 Marshall Lillie Virgie are on opposite sides， regarding being innocent or guilty， you get your typical helping of the criminal element in the county， a father and son team that will leave you puzzled， as too how they weren't caught sooner， an old nemesis's of Colson's is back， another wonderful hustler who appears in this series from time to time finally gets in trouble， then you got a neighboring Sheriff involved and you don't want it too end。 Plus what you wish would have happened to serial killer Robert Ben Rhoades， the first-time he picked up a female hitchhiker while driving his truck。How can you not like the Quinn Colson character？ He's blue collar， digs old Country and Western music， not the candy ass shit they play these days， he's tough as nails， an ex-Ranger who makes Reacher look like a wimp， protecting troubled Tibbehah County as it's Sheriff， family oriented， thinks of nothing to help friends and Atkins just makes him larger than life with his words。 His wife Maggie， new daughter Halley， adds a nice touch the chemistry they have， his mom Jean， best friend Boom and his loyal deputy Reggie all add to the storyline Atkins should be in every reader's book case， he's that good of an author and just feel he deserves more recognition than he gets。 Author Bob Mayer refers to the big known publishing house authors as Airport Authors。 Well Ace Atkins would be my favorite airport author， he can out write James Patterson and has a legend smilin' down on him。 。。。more

Sam Sattler ，

The Heathens is the eleventh novel in Ace Atkins’s Sheriff Quinn Colson series。 The series began in 2011 with The Ranger， and Atkins has added a new novel to the series every year since the first one。 That is a fairly standard schedule for most series authors， but the remarkable thing about Atkins is that he has been able to keep to his book-a-year schedule even after having been tapped by the Robert B。 Parker estate to continue Parker’s outstanding Spenser series of books。 Since 2012 Atkins has The Heathens is the eleventh novel in Ace Atkins’s Sheriff Quinn Colson series。 The series began in 2011 with The Ranger， and Atkins has added a new novel to the series every year since the first one。 That is a fairly standard schedule for most series authors， but the remarkable thing about Atkins is that he has been able to keep to his book-a-year schedule even after having been tapped by the Robert B。 Parker estate to continue Parker’s outstanding Spenser series of books。 Since 2012 Atkins has added ten new novels to that forty-nine-book series。 As The Heathens opens， Sheriff Quinn Colson is in a good place。 He and Maggie have a new baby girl， and Quinn is closer than ever to Brandon， Maggie’s little boy。 Maggie， a nurse， and the children have brought new life to the old family farm Quinn has lived on his whole life。 Now almost forty years old， Quinn is a genuinely happy man for the first time in his life。 Some things， however， never change — and the Byrd family is one of those things。 It seems like something is always going on with the Byrds that requires the sheriff’s attention。 If it’s not Gina Byrd， a drug addict who regularly suffers physical abuse at the hands of the men in her life， it’s TJ， Gina’s sixteen-year-old daughter， who is accused of petty theft or fighting again。 But it won’t be so simple this time。 Now， Gina Byrd has disappeared， and after her body is found and TJ and her boyfriend Ladarius become suspects in the murder， the teens and TJ’s nine-year-old brother hit the road， always just barely one step ahead of the law。 The problem is that Quinn is not the only one chasing them — and not all the chasers are interested in keeping the kids alive long enough to figure out exactly what happened to Gina Byrd。 Among the chasers is Lillie Virgil， a former deputy of Quinn’s who is now a U。S。 Marshal。 Unlike Quinn， Lillie is already convinced that TJ and Ladarius are guilty of murder and she is determined to catch up with them。 So while Lillie chases the teens from state to state， Quinn investigates the case from Tibbeha County， Mississippi。 And the more he learns， the more he is convinced that TJ and Ladarius had nothing to do with the murder of TJ’s mother。 The problem is that someone very much wants to see TJ and Ladarius dead rather than in a jail cell。 Now， he and Lillie need to catch up with the runaways before their Bonnie-and-Clyde-like chase ends up just like the original one。 Bottom Line: Longtime readers of the Quinn Colson series feel comfortable in the Tibbeha County setting， and they will enjoy again catching up with their favorite characters （even the bad guys）。 By this point， the sheriff has done much to clean up the county corruption the former sheriff， Quinn’s own uncle， more often than not turned a blind eye to， but there’s still a lot to do。 Some things just never seem to change。（Review copy provided by Publisher） 。。。more

Tim ，

I received a copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley to read and review。THE HEATHENS by Ace Atkins is the 11th novel in the “Quinn Colson” series which follows the life of Quinn， a ex-Army Ranger who returned to his home town in Mississippi and took over as Sheriff of Tibbehah County in the wake of the death of his uncle Hamp， who was somewhat of a legend in his time， and here in this novel as in previous ones Quinn has to go toe-to-toe with the criminal elements in the area that I received a copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley to read and review。THE HEATHENS by Ace Atkins is the 11th novel in the “Quinn Colson” series which follows the life of Quinn， a ex-Army Ranger who returned to his home town in Mississippi and took over as Sheriff of Tibbehah County in the wake of the death of his uncle Hamp， who was somewhat of a legend in his time， and here in this novel as in previous ones Quinn has to go toe-to-toe with the criminal elements in the area that includes the attempted return to power of his most hated enemy who has been incarcerated as a result of Quinn’s efforts to put him behind bars。Quinn is happily married with another child added to the family that includes his wife Maggie’s son from her previous marriage， although he’s still recovering from the extensive and life threatening injuries suffered previously， and is hopeful for a chance for a lull in the excitement ever present in his profession that always has been a constant in the past with effects on his friends and family being a burden he carries always。。 but as known to those who are familiar with the happenings in and around the Tibbehah county area from past novels there is fat chance of that happening， and so the story begins。Several characteristics Quinn possesses have made him strong and successful in his profession， not the least of which is his ability to value information provided by some who are overlooked and ignored by others， and this causes him to take on an investigation where he and he alone believes the troubled young woman who comes to him to request that he investigate the murder of her mother along with statements that bring suspicion of her mother’s boyfriend’s involvement in the crime。Solid action takes place as Quinn not only has to investigate the murder， but locate the young woman that has disappeared who came to him to investigate the murder， and has become the most likely suspect in the eyes of the law and everyone else in the community。Can Quinn once again prevail， or will the reappearance of his longtime nemesis Johnny Stagg create a situation that would re-establish his criminal enterprise and connections - in addition to the possible failure of Quinn in locating the murderer of the woman of his investigation？Ace Atkins again produces another chapter in this series that draws the reader into Quinn’s difficult battle against the criminals who’s activities are ever present in his community， and the people on the fringes who’s lives are affected by the success or failure of Quinn to protect them when only he and those most loyal to assist him face off against the opposition when required to do so。5 stars。 。。。more

Monnie ，

This is a well-written， well-thought-out entry in this popular series - of which I've read several of the 11 so far - but I can't say it was totally enjoyable。 The subject matter， and myriad of characters， were too dark for my liking， and former Army Ranger and Tibbehah County Sheriff Quinn Colson， the "star" of the series， could use more page time。 In fact， the spotlight seemed to be more on characters from previous books - whether they be cool or dangerous - than on Quinn， who I must say has b This is a well-written， well-thought-out entry in this popular series - of which I've read several of the 11 so far - but I can't say it was totally enjoyable。 The subject matter， and myriad of characters， were too dark for my liking， and former Army Ranger and Tibbehah County Sheriff Quinn Colson， the "star" of the series， could use more page time。 In fact， the spotlight seemed to be more on characters from previous books - whether they be cool or dangerous - than on Quinn， who I must say has become more likable to me as the series moves along。The main story follows Tanya "TJ" Byrd， an errant 17-year-old whose equally errant mother， Gina， goes missing。 Based on the outcome of her disappearance， TJ - well-known for her mental and physical battles with her mother - is the prime suspect despite， she claims， her innocence （she puts the blame squarely on an older， local ne'er-do-well who turns the tables by accusing TJ）。 Facing almost certain arrest for a crime she did not commit， she takes off with her younger brother， John Wesley， her boyfriend （and frequent lawbreaker in his own right， Ladarius） and her best friend Holly。 Along the way， they pick up another troubled teen - this time a pampered rich girl with the ironic misnomer Chastity who's fond of drugs and getting "likes" on her Internet posts。 Claiming she has a plan that will clear TJ's name， she manages to coerce TJ and Ladarius into following her lead - which turns out to be neither a good idea nor the truth; in fact， her plan only digs a deeper legal hole for the teens and a not-bright future for any of them。Meanwhile， Quinn isn't convinced that TJ is guilty， despite mounting evidence to the contrary。 He tries， and comes close to， winning over old friend and former partner， U。S。 Marshal Lillie Virgil - but as they track the rampage and devastation the teen runaways leave behind， it becomes harder to believe they have any chance of getting off with no consequences （a belief shared by TJ， who is convinced she'll never get a fair shake）。 Back on the home front， some seriously bad guys make appearances as they're recruited to pull off some seriously grisly stuff （just a warning to readers who don't enjoy that kind of thing）。 Still other bad guys are hard at work trying to appear legitimate， muddying up the investigative waters even more。After a lot of sleuthing， the truth starts to emerge - but it may come too late to be of much help to the runaway teens。 At that point， it's a wild ride to see who can get to them first - and the winner likely will determine whether they live or die。 The ending is only partially satisfying， with plenty of loose ends that no doubt will be woven into another book。 I thank the publisher， via NetGalley， for the opportunity to read and review a pre-release copy of this one。 。。。more

Eric ，

The Heathens by Ace Atkins is number eleven in the Quinn Colson series based in Tibbehah County， Tennessee。Colson， a previous US Army Ranger， remains the sheriff of Tibbehah County and is mostly recovered from his injuries from a previous novel。 In The Heathens， Atkins brings back familiar characters， while introducing new characters， including a bizarre and deadly father-son duo named Dusty and Flem Nix。 The pair is as amusing as they are dangerous， possessing drives nearing psychopathy。 Johnny The Heathens by Ace Atkins is number eleven in the Quinn Colson series based in Tibbehah County， Tennessee。Colson， a previous US Army Ranger， remains the sheriff of Tibbehah County and is mostly recovered from his injuries from a previous novel。 In The Heathens， Atkins brings back familiar characters， while introducing new characters， including a bizarre and deadly father-son duo named Dusty and Flem Nix。 The pair is as amusing as they are dangerous， possessing drives nearing psychopathy。 Johnny Stagg also re-emerges， this time claiming to be a reformed community member。 Stagg is with plans to open a family-oriented entertainment complex rather than being a provider of multi-county vice and adult entertainment， leaving readers to wonder if Stagg really has changed or if he is still a criminal chameleon。（One question I would love to ask Ace Atkins is if his Johnny Stagg character is based upon actor Harry Dean Stanton）。The main story opens with the disappearance of a party-girl mother to troubled juvenile TJ Byrd， leaving TJ to care for her younger brother。 Soon， due to TJ’s well-earned delinquency-filled reputation and because of accusations of misdeeds by her mother’s boyfriend， TJ soon becomes the suspect of a horrific crime involving her mother。 TJ， her brother， best friend， and boyfriend Ladarius McCade， flee the county to escape being arrested for offenses she claims they did not commit。 The four then go on a multi-state journey with each mile only adding to the troubles they are fleeing。 Soon， the four meet a spoiled and troubled well-off young woman who turns TJ into a viral social media star that has falsely been accused of a depraved crime。With law enforcement officials in pursuit， including US Marshal Lillie Virgil， the Nix brothers soon join the chase， with Sheriff Colson being the only one around skeptical of TJ being the one responsible for the crimes she has been accused of and with hopes of bringing her home without further bloodshed。Of the eleven novels in the Quinn Colson series， Ace Atkins has yet to write a weak or off-the-mark installment and allows his characters and stories to evolve without becoming stale or redundant。Netgalley provided an advanced reader copy for the promise of a fair review。This review was originally published at MysteryandSuspense。com 。。。more

Abibliofob ，

Ace Atkins has done it again， The Heathens is a new masterpiece with Quinn Colson set as ususal in Tibbehah county down south。 Did TJ Byrd kill her momma？ Or is she running because no one believes her？ What is it with the roofers and what has Johnny Stagg going on？ Well read the damn book for your self and find out。 If you by some strange reason haven't started reading this series you better do so right now。 It's fenomenal。 By the way don't miss the Quinn Colson playlist on Spotify， it's great。 Ace Atkins has done it again， The Heathens is a new masterpiece with Quinn Colson set as ususal in Tibbehah county down south。 Did TJ Byrd kill her momma？ Or is she running because no one believes her？ What is it with the roofers and what has Johnny Stagg going on？ Well read the damn book for your self and find out。 If you by some strange reason haven't started reading this series you better do so right now。 It's fenomenal。 By the way don't miss the Quinn Colson playlist on Spotify， it's great。 My thanks goes out to @putnambooks and @this_is_edelweiss for giving me this advance copy of the latest book by @aceatkins one of the best authors out there。 。。。more

Amy Phelps ，

Not my favorite In the series kinda spun in its tracks for a while。

Crimefictioncritic ，

Bad things are afoot in Tibbehah County， Mississippi， the territory of retired Army Ranger， Sheriff Quinn Colson。 When a white trash meth-head Gina Byrd turns up murdered and dismembered， the law and about everyone else in Tibbehah County assume her hell-raising sixteen-year-old daughter Tanya Jane “TJ” Byrd and her thieving boyfriend Ladarius McCade are the guilty parties。 But despite some incriminating evidence found at the Byrd homestead， Sheriff Quinn Colson remains unconvinced the teenagers Bad things are afoot in Tibbehah County， Mississippi， the territory of retired Army Ranger， Sheriff Quinn Colson。 When a white trash meth-head Gina Byrd turns up murdered and dismembered， the law and about everyone else in Tibbehah County assume her hell-raising sixteen-year-old daughter Tanya Jane “TJ” Byrd and her thieving boyfriend Ladarius McCade are the guilty parties。 But despite some incriminating evidence found at the Byrd homestead， Sheriff Quinn Colson remains unconvinced the teenagers are guilty。 Before Colson can get a handle on the investigation， TJ along with her little brother John Wesley， Ladarius， and her best friend Holly Harkins go on the run。 After all， who will believe they are innocent？ The “Byrd gang” meets up with another troubled teenager on the road， Chastity Bloodgood。 She insists on joining them and comes up with a scheme to help TJ and Ladarius prove their innocence。 But Chastity only leads them into deeper trouble than they are already in。 Once Sheriff Colson figures out a local small-time crook， Chester Pratt， is somehow responsible for Gina Byrd’s murder， he must not only solve the crime but save a bunch of troubled teenagers before they get themselves killed。 The Heathens has everything you could ask for in a crime thriller set in Dixieland—a bent lawman， rednecks， a passel of petty crooks， a couple of murdering backwoods characters almost straight out of Deliverance， and a rough-edged female U。S。 Marshal who cusses like a sailor。 There is even a side trip to the Big Easy during Mardi Gras。 It’s an entertaining deep-fried thriller perfect for readers who enjoy crime tales set in the deep south。I received a copy of the book from the publisher via NetGalley for the purposes of this review。 。。。more

Andreas Tornberg ，

Quinn Colson and his former deputy Lillie Virgil find themselves on opposite sides of a case for the first time after a woman is found dead and three teens go on the run。Ace Atkins has once again written a great story that really makes you feel as if you are right there in Tibbehah County with Quinn， his friends， the locals， and the criminals。 The Heathens is the 11th book in the Quinn Colson series and I'm amazed how Ace Atkins manage to develop the story and the characters year after year。 I a Quinn Colson and his former deputy Lillie Virgil find themselves on opposite sides of a case for the first time after a woman is found dead and three teens go on the run。Ace Atkins has once again written a great story that really makes you feel as if you are right there in Tibbehah County with Quinn， his friends， the locals， and the criminals。 The Heathens is the 11th book in the Quinn Colson series and I'm amazed how Ace Atkins manage to develop the story and the characters year after year。 I absolutely loved the Revelators but I think that he has managed to top that book with the Heathens。 The story is dark， gritty and gripping。 I loved it。This was a book that kept my interest all the way through and that I would recommend to anyone looking for mystery， violence， and a dark look at the modern West。Thanks to the author， Putnam's Sons and Edelweiss for this ARC。 。。。more

Davina ，

Echoes of The Legend of Billie Jean are heard throughout this story。 TJ Byrd， her brother John Wesley and Friend Holly and boyfriend Ladarius take off after being accused of killing TJ’s mother Gina。 TJ wants justice and to be heard while Sheriff Quinn Colson is trying to follow the clues to prove or disprove TJs innocence meanwhile Quinn’s friend US Marshall Lillie is in the opposite end wanting to bring TJ in for what she did to her mother。 County and state lines are crossed in this chase to f Echoes of The Legend of Billie Jean are heard throughout this story。 TJ Byrd， her brother John Wesley and Friend Holly and boyfriend Ladarius take off after being accused of killing TJ’s mother Gina。 TJ wants justice and to be heard while Sheriff Quinn Colson is trying to follow the clues to prove or disprove TJs innocence meanwhile Quinn’s friend US Marshall Lillie is in the opposite end wanting to bring TJ in for what she did to her mother。 County and state lines are crossed in this chase to find the truth。 With characters like these you can’t help but want to go to Tibbedah County ， Mississippi and pull up a rocking chair with some sweet tea and watch it unfold。 Thank you to NetGalkey for letting e read and review this book。 。。。more

Ralph Blackburn ，

The Heathens by Ace Atkins（Quinn Colson #11）-An extraordinary novel about love， family， misunderstanding， and crime。 When poor mistreated TJ， a young girl who's had to grow up fast， learns her mother is missing and presumed dead， she grabs her nine-year old brother and hits the road on the run。 She figures no one will believe her innocence， so she crosses the country from place to place， dodging the police and hiding wherever she can， soon becoming a folk hero。 Sheriff Quinn Colson manages to se The Heathens by Ace Atkins（Quinn Colson #11）-An extraordinary novel about love， family， misunderstanding， and crime。 When poor mistreated TJ， a young girl who's had to grow up fast， learns her mother is missing and presumed dead， she grabs her nine-year old brother and hits the road on the run。 She figures no one will believe her innocence， so she crosses the country from place to place， dodging the police and hiding wherever she can， soon becoming a folk hero。 Sheriff Quinn Colson manages to see past all the lies being told about her and hopes he can save her from a bloody end。 So many characters in this drama are so well drawn and the language so taut and precise。 Once it gets going this book is hard to put down。 。。。more

Michelle ，

This was a solid read。 I didn't realize when I requested this book that it was part of a series， but I hadn't read any of the other Quinn Colson books and didn't feel like it detracted from the story。 There were a few times when I wanted to shake the teenagers for making the choices that they did， but I was happy with the ending。Kindly received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 This was a solid read。 I didn't realize when I requested this book that it was part of a series， but I hadn't read any of the other Quinn Colson books and didn't feel like it detracted from the story。 There were a few times when I wanted to shake the teenagers for making the choices that they did， but I was happy with the ending。Kindly received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

Suellen ，

Quinn Colson #11 for Mark

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