Series by Ace Atkins
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Buy on Amazon1973 · Robert B. Parker
The Godwulf Manuscript is a 1973 novel by Robert B. Parker. Spenser, hired by a Boston university to recover a rare, stolen manuscript, finds his…
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Buy on Amazon1975 · Robert B. Parker
Marty Rabb is the Red Sox star pitcher and Linda his loving wife, who loves everyone except the blackmailer out to wreck her life. Spenser must…
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Buy on Amazon1976 · Robert B. Parker
Promised Land is the fourth novel in the Spenser series by Robert B. Parker, published in 1976. The book received the Edgar Award for Best Novel in…
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Buy on Amazon1978 · Robert B. Parker
Private eye Spenser returns to take on the terrorists who killed his client's wife and daughters in a London bombing, chasing them across Europe to…
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Buy on Amazon1980 · Robert B. Parker
When Spenser accepts a job as a "bodyguard" for a beautiful young woman, he gets in way over his head. A 1980 novel by Robert B. Parker.
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Buy on Amazon1980 · Robert B. Parker
One of Robert B. Parker's "Spencer" crime fiction novels, in the tradition of authors like Chandler and JD MacDonald, featuring amusing dialog and…
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Buy on Amazon1981 · Robert B. Parker
TV reporter Candy Sloan is threatened by someone who will rearrange her face if she keeps investigating charges of Hollywood racketeering. Spenser's…
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Buy on Amazon1982 · Robert B. Parker
Spenser tracks down a young high school dropout who has run away from home to a life of prostitution. The novel is by Robert B. Parker and was…
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Buy on Amazon1983 · Robert B. Parker
The wife of a senatorial candidate appears to be the perfect political spouse, but has a problem with sex and drugs that someone has captured on…
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Robert B. Parker's Framed📅 Expected Nov 24, 2026
Spenser fights to prove the innocence of a friend in this latest installment of Robert B. Parker’s beloved series. There has never been a more admired figure…
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Buy on Amazon2012 · Ace Atkins
Newly-elected Tibbehah County sheriff Quinn Colson investigates an old friend's gun sales after stolen military rifles are found in the possession of…
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Buy on Amazon2014 · Ace Atkins
A nameless Black man arrived in Jericho, Mississippi, 36 years prior with only the clothes on his back and a pair of paratrooper boots. After being…
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Buy on Amazon2015 · Ace Atkins
The fifth novel in Ace Atkins's series about the real Deep South, The Redeemers follows Quinn Colson, who has been voted out of office as sheriff of…
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Buy on Amazon2016 · Ace Atkins
Seventeen-year-old Milly Jones, a high school dropout, is found walking down the middle of the highway engulfed in flames in Tibbehah County,…
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2017 · Ace Atkins
Mississippi sheriff Quinn Colson is baffled by a string of highly skilled bank robberies that mirror the tactics he once used as an army ranger in…
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Buy on Amazon2018 · Ace Atkins
Sheriff Quinn Colson faces his most challenging time as he confronts the return of the Pritchard family, a deeply corrupt clan with a history of…
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Frequently asked questions
How many books has Ace Atkins written?
We list 12 books by Ace Atkins across 2 series, published between 1973–2025 — each shown in full reading order.
When is the next Ace Atkins book coming out?
The next book is “Robert B. Parker's Framed”, book 54 in the series, expected Nov 24, 2026. That is the publisher's announced date and can change; this page updates when it does.
What order should I read Ace Atkins's books?
Read each series in publication order. A good place to start is “The Godwulf manuscript.” Open any series above for its complete numbered reading order.
Where can I buy Ace Atkins's books?
Every title links to Amazon from its series page — see our affiliate disclosure in the footer for how that supports the site.
Reading order compiled from author/publisher guidance and verified bibliographic data. Spotted a wrong order, a missing book, or any other mistake? and we'll correct it.
Some summaries adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.