The Heathens
The Heathens by Ace Atkins, published by Penguin on May 24, 2022, is a 496-page novel written in English. This story follows Sheriff Quinn Colson and his former deputy Lillie Virgil as they find themselves on opposing sides of a complex case involving a woman’s murder and three delinquent teens who go on the run. The narrative explores themes of trust and justice as Quinn grapples with his past and the challenges of a corrupt system while trying to uncover the truth behind the crime.
Readers will encounter a gripping tale where juvenile delinquent TJ Byrd insists she is innocent of her mother’s murder, despite widespread skepticism from the community and law enforcement. As TJ and her companions flee, Lillie pursues them, determined to bring them to justice. The plot thickens as Quinn uncovers a deeper conspiracy that threatens the lives of the teens, revealing the lengths to which some will go to manipulate the narrative. The Heathens delves into crime, action, and adventure, offering a compelling exploration of morality and the complexities of human behavior.
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Sheriff Quinn Colson and his former deputy Lillie Virgil find themselves on opposite sides of a case for the first time after a woman is found dead and three delinquent teens go on the run.
Before he was an Army Ranger who came home to become Tibbehah County Sheriff and take down a corrupt system, Quinn Colson was a kid who got into trouble–a lot of it. So when juvenile delinquent TJ Byrd insists that she doesn’t know who killed her mother—an unreliable addict who has disappeared—Quinn’s inclined to believe her. But no one else does–not the town, not the sheriff in a neighboring county, not her mother’s older boyfriend, and certainly not Quinn’s friend and former deputy, U.S. Marshal Lillie Virgil.
The Byrd family has always been trouble, and sixteen-year-old TJ is known for petty theft, fighting, and general hellraising. She’s also no fool, and when she senses she’s about to take the fall for her mother’s murder, TJ, her boyfriend, her best friend, and her nine-year-old brother go on the run. As Lillie Virgil tracks the kids across a trail of burglaries, stolen cars and even a kidnapping, intent on bringing TJ to justice, Quinn sets out to find the truth back in Tibbehah. Someone has gone to a lot of violent trouble to make TJ and her friends the logical target of the investigation. It’s easy, and who cares about a bunch of lawless kids?
As the bloody evidence against TJ piles up, Quinn knows someone truly evil is at work here–and that puts TJ and her friends in more danger than they can imagine.
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