Ace Atkins Books in Order
Ace Atkins has written 38 books, published between 1981 and 2025. The first book is A Savage Place (1981) and the newest is Kudzu (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 38
- Published
- 1981–2025
- Confirmed
- 38 of 38 titles
- Pages on record
- 8,485 in 23 of 38 books
- Reading time
- 141–212 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 8,485 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 23 of 38 titles with a page count on record.
Ace Atkins, born June 28, 1970, is an American novelist and journalist whose fiction is set in the southern United States. Crossroad Blues (1998) and Leavin' Trunk Blues (2000) are early titles, followed by Dark End of the Street (2002), Dirty South (2004) and White Shadow (2006). The Ranger (2011) is also listed, and Kudzu (2025) is the latest book. Atkins writes the Quinn Colson, Nick Travers and Jason Colson series, and Spenser appears among the characters on the author page. Mississippi, the United States Army, private investigators and murder investigation feature in the subject tags.
How many Ace Atkins books are there?
Ace Atkins has 38 books, released between 1981 and 2025. They include 3 separate series.
Ace Atkins Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 38 Ace Atkins books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 11981–3/4
- 21998–3/4
- 320003223/4
- 42002–3/4
- 520043843/4
- 620064003/4
- 720083683/4
- 820094003/4
- 920104323/4
- 102011–3/4
- 1120123843/4
- 122012–3/4
- 132012–3/4
- 1420133583/4
- 1520133063/4
- 1620143683/4
- 1720143083/4
- 1820153703/4
- 1920152923/4
- 2020163673/4
- 212016–3/4
- 2220173583/4
- 2320173043/4
- 2420183653/4
- 2520183193/4
- 2620193843/4
- 272019–3/4
- 2820205443/4
- 2920204003/4
- 3020214163/4
- 3120223363/4
- 322024–3/4
- 332024–3/4
- 342025–3/4
- 352025–3/4
- 362025–3/4
- 372025–3/4
- 382025–3/4
Ace Atkins series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Quinn Colson books in order 12 books
Ace Atkins books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.
Spenser books in order
11 books by Ace Atkins- 8. A Savage Place
- 41. Lullaby
- 42. Wonderland / Spenser Confidential
- 43. Cheap Shot
- 44. Kickback
- 45. Slow Burn
- 46. Little White Lies
- 47. Old Black Magic
- 48. Angel Eyes
- 49. Someone to Watch Over Me
- 50. Bye Bye Baby
Nick Travers in order
6 booksAce Atkins Standalone Novels
6 books6 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Ace Atkins Short Stories/Novellas
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Jason Colson in order
1 book- 1. Stuntman
Ace Atkins Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Ace Atkins books run from A Savage Place (1981) to Kudzu (2025), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Ace Atkins in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Ace Atkins books in order?
You only need to read Ace Atkins books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Ace Atkins
Start with The Ranger (2011), the first Quinn Colson book. The earliest catalogued title overall is A Savage Place (1981).
What is the newest Ace Atkins book?
Kudzu (2025) is the newest Ace Atkins book released so far.
Is there a new Ace Atkins book coming?
No next Ace Atkins book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Ace Atkins at a glance
- Still publishing
- Ace Atkins published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Ace Atkins books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 8,485 pages across the 23 of 38 books with a recorded length, a median of 368 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Ace Atkins books, 19 of 38, were published in the 2010s.
What the Ace Atkins books are about
26 of the 38 Ace Atkins books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: private investigators is tagged on 10 of 26. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Private investigators 10 of 26 books
- Mystery & detective 9 of 26 books
- Spenser (fictitious character) 7 of 26 books
- Crime 6 of 26 books
- Mississippi 6 of 26 books
- Thrillers 6 of 26 books
- United States 6 of 26 books
- American literature 5 of 26 books
- Commando troops 5 of 26 books
- United States. Army 5 of 26 books
- Investigation 4 of 26 books
- Murder 4 of 26 books