{"product_id":"the-broken-places-isbn-9780525542278","title":"The Broken Places","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn the third gripping crime novel in Ace Atkins’s \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling series, small town sheriff Quinn Colson takes on deadly criminals and even deadlier weather...\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A year after becoming sheriff of Tibbehah County, Mississippi, Quinn Colson is faced with a pardoned killer’s return to Jericho. Jamey Dixon now preaches redemption and forgiveness, but the family of the woman he was convicted of killing isn’t buying it. They warn Quinn that his sister’s relationship with Dixon could be fatal. Others don’t think the new preacher is a changed man, either—a couple of dangerous convicts who confided in Dixon about an armored car robbery believe he’s after the money they hid. So they do the only thing they can: break out and head straight to Jericho, leaving a trail of bodies in their wake.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Colson and his deputy, Lillie, have their work cut out for them. But they don’t count on one more unwelcome visitor: a tornado that causes havoc just as the manhunt heats up. Communications are down, the roads are impassable—and the rule of law is just about to snap.\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Broken Places\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Ace Atkins’ killing honestly sets a new standard for Southern crime novels.”—Marilyn Stasio, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Ace Atkins’ Quinn Colson novels have been exceptional from the start...whether readers are new to the series or fans from the start, \u003ci\u003eThe Broken Places\u003c\/i\u003e will touch them the way all great novels do, profoundly.”—\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“The action is stark and gripping, the Southern locale suitably atmospheric and the bevy of characters convincing.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Houston Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Atkins continues to combine sturdy character studies with an action-packed tale about the contemporary issues of war veterans and small-town corruption...\u003ci\u003eThe Broken Places\u003c\/i\u003e again shows what a powerful storyteller Atkins is.”—\u003ci\u003eTulsa World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Atkins’ voice is graceful and tense...Atkins’ habit-forming series [shares] a tremendous sense of (rural) place and powerfully nuanced characterization with those of James Lee Burke, Craig Johnson, and C. J. Box.”—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“A high-tension thriller with a hero to rival Jack Reacher.”—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Supercool. ‘Manly’ writing akin to Elmore Leonard’s Detroit Westerns.”—\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMore Praise For Ace Atkins’s Quinn Colson Series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In Quinn Colson, bestselling author Ace Atkins has created an American hero in a time when we need him.”—C. J. Box \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Ace Atkins’s Quinn Colson series is, quite simply, the best in crime fiction today—and also so much more. With a rich cast of characters, and a hero we can count on, these are tales of morality and desperation, of shocking violence and the enduring resilience of family and community. And the emotional places they take us make them unforgettable.”—Megan Abbott \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Quinn Colson is my kind of guy. I would follow him anywhere.”—Lee Child \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Atkins finds his natural-born storytellers everywhere. It’s all music to these ears.”—Marilyn Stasio, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eAce Atkins \u003c\/b\u003eis the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the Quinn Colson novels, the first two of which—\u003ci\u003eThe Ranger\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Ones\u003c\/i\u003e—were nominated for the Edgar Award for Best Novel (he also has a third Edgar nomination for his short story, “Last Fair Deal Gone Down”). In addition, he is the author of several \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling novels in the continuation of Robert B. Parker’s Spenser series. Before turning to fiction, he was a correspondent for the\u003ci\u003e St. Petersburg Times\u003c\/i\u003e, a crime reporter for the\u003ci\u003e Tampa Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, and, in college, played defensive end for the undefeated Auburn University football team (for which he was featured on the cover of \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e). He lives in Oxford, Mississippi.","brand":"G.P. Putnam's Sons","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301187277029,"sku":"NP9780525542278","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780525542278.jpg?v=1767738544","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-broken-places-isbn-9780525542278","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}