The Broken Places
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4.1 • 233 Ratings
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
In the third gripping crime novel in Ace Atkins’s New York Times bestselling series, small town sheriff Quinn Colson takes on deadly criminals and even deadlier weather...
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.
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.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
At the outset of bestseller Atkins's strong third Quinn Colson novel (after 2012's The Rangers), Jamey Dixon returns to his native Jericho, Miss., to start a church and preach the good word after being pardoned for a murder conviction. While Dixon has his critics namely Ophelia Bundren, who happens to be the sister of the woman Dixon supposedly killed he finds solace in the arms of Caddy Colson, who's the sister of the local sheriff, Quinn Colson, Atkins's laconic everyman. Quinn suspects Dixon of being nothing more than a huckster, yet he prefers to stay out of his sister's affairs, even when Ophelia urges him to protect Caddy. But when two escaped convicts come seeking revenge on Dixon, the town of Jericho is thrown into turmoil and Quinn is forced to act to keep law and order even if that means defending Dixon. Amid the full-throttle plot, Atkins never loses sight of his characters' sensitivities. Author tour.
Customer Reviews
A little predictable
I will read one more in the series but the plots are getting a little tedious.
The broken places
Boring. Struggled through first 100 pages And gave up.
Very poor ending
The previous books were a much better read. This book must have been thrown together, possible pressure to make a dead line. I believe the author has an interesting character that should be fun to watch grow from book to book. But hopefully more thought and attention will be given to the book's ending.