The Lost Ones
- Authors: Ace Atkins
- Series: Book 2 in the Quinn Colson series
- Type: Novel
- Genres: Mystery
- Rank:Top 500 in Best Crime Action & Adventure on Amazon
- Rating: 4.2 based on 2,222 reviews
- Release Date: May 31, 2012
- Print length: 352 pages (Hardcover)
About the book
Fresh from ten years as a U.S. Army Ranger, Quinn Colson finds his hands full as the newly elected sheriff of Tibbehah County, Mississippi. An old buddy running a local gun shop may be in over his head when stolen army rifles start showing up in the hands of a Mexican drug gang.
At the same time, an abused-child case leads Quinn and his tough-as-nails deputy, Lillie Virgil, deep into the heart of a bootleg baby racket and a trail of darkness and death. And when the two cases collide, Quinn and his allies are forced to realize that, though they may be home from the war, they are now in the fight of their lives.
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Praise for The Lost Ones
Atkins seems to have hit his stride with this splendid sequel to the Edgar Award-nominated The Ranger.
Atkins’ sense of place is superb, his story stark and suspenseful. Quinn Colson has a quick wit, a strong sense of honor, and radiates sex appeal, but more importantly he knows the difference between law and order.
Atkins delivers a powerful, ripped-from-the-headlines plot.
Edgar-finalist Atkins showcases his versatility in his exciting, thoughtful second thriller starring ex-Ranger–turned–lawman Quinn Colson... a contemporary laconic lead battling evil that could come straight out of a Gary Cooper western.
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