From New York Times bestselling author Ace Atkins comes a rollicking crime novel of brazen thieves, good ole boy politicians, truck stop women—and one decent man crazy enough to fight them all… The bank robbers wreaking havoc across the South are carrying out their heists with such skill and precision that they remind Tibbehah County Sheriff Quinn Colson of the raids he once led as an Army … he once led as an Army Ranger. In fact, their techniques are so like the ones in the Ranger Handbook that he can’t help wondering if the outlaws are former Rangers themselves.
And that’s definitely going to be a problem. If Colson stands any chance of catching them, he’s going to need the help of old allies, new enemies, and a lot of luck. The enemies, he has plenty of. It’s the allies and the luck that are in woefully short supply…
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I can’t emphasize it enough – LOVE ME SOME QUINN COLSON!!!!! Another great book on the @#$%^& crap going on in Jericho and Tibbehah County mixed in with all the usual craziness of southern, small town wackiness.
So sorry to see Lillie move on – I love Lillie!!! Hopefully, she and Quinn will keep in touch and maybe even work on some joint investigations in the future. She was such a great part of the whole Quinn Colson world sphere. She added a lot to the stories.
The ending was creepy. Looks like the next book will be even darker. Whatever it is, I hope Fannie gets what’s coming to her!!!
Thanks to net galley.com, Ace Atkins and Penguin Group Putnam for the advance ARC for my honest review.
Quinn Colson’s back as Sheriff of Tibbehah County, along with his right-hand women Lillie Virgil, the Jericho First National Bank gets robbed, but what an awesome read the Fallen picks up where the Innocent ended and my favorite read of the year so far.
So strap yourself down in your favorite reading spot, then go on a wild ride in a jack up green pickup truck, as your favorite Law Enforcement duo, turns the county upside down trying to find the robbers, let your imagination flow, as Atkins takes you on a realistic, heart pounding read.
He puts right their in all the action, you’ll love corrupt Jericho, Miss. Totally enjoyed ‘The Fallen’, loved the cliffhanger ending and speaking of the ending. It would be the perfect spot in this series, for Nick Travers to make a cameo appearance.
Yup, Ace Atkins did it again. Just like with Sammy Hagar ‘the Red Rocker’, who at 67 years old has lost nothing vocally and seems to just keep getting better. Ace just gets better and better with each offering, adding new elements with each book and it’s not the same old same old with each book.
With ‘the Fallen’, Atkins offers up, yet another multi-layered intertwining storyline, ripped right out of the headlines and gives the reader, the ultimate reading experience.
How can you not like the Quinn Colson character? He’s blue collar, tough as nails, an ex-Ranger, he’s back as Sheriff of troubled Tibbehah County, family oriented, thinks of nothing to help friends and Atkins just makes him larger than life with his words.
Atkins is the ultimate master of character development. He breathes life into them good or bad, they all play a vital role in the storyline and aren’t just a needless distract.
Love, love how he has Lillie Virgil larger than life, she seems to just take over the story and just makes the Fallen that much better. It’s almost like she’s Atkins secret ingredient in the Quinn Colson series, making it so good and keeps the readers coming back for more helpings.
She’s full of some great one liners, here’s two of my favorite quotes from Lillie.
“And Miss Lillie said the only folks offended by cussing are fat ladies in big hats who can’t do their business on the toilet”.
“Watch your ass, but protect your heart”.
While I’m bummed that he left us hanging in regard to Lillie going back too work Memphis Police or did she have a change of heart in her last two weeks to stay. I’m also excited, since my brain’s screaming we’re going to have a third yearly offering and could we see him writing a Lillie Virgil series soon.
Then you have Quinn’s mom Jean, his troubled sister Caddy, his nephew little Jason, his Hondo his dog, new love interest Maggie Powers, her son Brandon and they all add to the storyline.
Now the Trump masked robbers being Wilcox, Cord and Opie, kudos to Atkins, who made them so believable, realistic and shows you how greed can ultimately destroy even the best criminal.
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.
Atkins just gets better with every book. In “THE FALLEN” Sheriff Quin Colson is up against a talented group of highly trained ex-military bank robbers whose thirst for action exceeds their desire for cash. Colson weaves in some excellent sub-story from earlier Colson novels that enhance this book. Whether the setting is Boston or Mississippi, Spenser or Colson, Atkins is proving to be one of the finest mystery authors of the 21st century. He never lets you down.