The Ranger

From an acclaimed, award-winning author comes an extraordinary new series about a real hero, and the real Deep South. With terrific, inflected characters, and a dark, subtle sense of place and history, The Ranger is an exceptional novel.--John Sandford. THE FIRST NOVEL IN ACE ATKINS' NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING QUINN COLSON SERIES. In Quinn Colson, bestselling author Ace Atkins has created an American hero in a time when we need him.--C. J. Box

After years of war, Army Ranger Quinn Colson returns home to the rugged, rough hill country of northeast Mississippi to find his native Tibbehah County overrun with corruption, decay, meth runners, and violence. His uncle, the longtime county sheriff, is dead. A suicide, he's told, but others--like tomboy deputy Lillie Virgil--whisper murder.

In the days that follow, it's up to Colson to discover the truth, not only about his uncle, but about his family, his friends, his town, and himself. And once it's discovered, there's no going back for this real hero of the Deep South.