The Innocents
The Innocents by Ace Atkins is a reprint edition published by Penguin on June 6, 2017. This 400-page novel is presented in English and follows Quinn Colson as he returns to Jericho, Mississippi, after being voted out of office. Drawn back into a world of greed and violence, Quinn grapples with personal relationships while accepting a badge from acting Sheriff Lillie Virgil, reigniting his role as a lawman in a town rife with corruption.
In this gritty, darkly comic tale, readers will find Quinn and Lillie confronting a shocking case when a former high school cheerleader is discovered engulfed in flames. As they delve deeper into the investigation, they uncover a web of old secrets and new lies, leading to a growing tension within the community. The narrative explores themes of trust and betrayal, revealing that the most dangerous enemies may come from within. This edition offers a compelling look at crime and mystery, set against the backdrop of a small Southern town.
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Quinn Colson returns to Jericho, Mississippi, and gets pulled back into a world of greed and violence in this gritty, darkly comic tale from New York Times bestselling Southern crime master Ace Atkins.
After being voted out of office and returning to the war zone he’d left behind, Quinn Colson is back in Jericho, trying to fix things with his still-married high school girlfriend and retired Hollywood stuntman father. Quinn knows he doesn’t owe his hometown a damn thing, but he can’t resist the pull of becoming a lawman again and accepts a badge from his former colleague, foul-mouthed acting Sheriff Lillie Virgil. Both officers have fought corruption in Tibbehah County before, but the case they must confront now is nothing like they’ve ever seen…
When a former high school cheerleader is found walking a back road completely engulfed in flames, everyone in Jericho wants answers for the senseless act of violence. As Quinn and Lillie uncover old secrets and new lies, the entire town turns against them, and they soon learn that the most dangerous enemies may be the ones you trust most.
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