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Ace Atkins Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Ace Atkins in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 202 books / 7 series

American author Ace Atkins is best known for his Quinn Colson crime series and continuing Robert B. Parker’s Spenser novels. A two-time Edgar Award nominee, his gritty Southern thrillers have sold millions of copies. This page provides the Ace Atkins books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

Books by Ace Atkins in Publication Order

1973 The Godwulf Manuscript(By: Robert B. Parker) POoSB / 1 Buy
1974 God Save the Child(By: Robert B. Parker) POoSB / 2 Buy
1975 Mortal Stakes(By: Robert B. Parker) POoSB / 3 Buy
1976 Promised Land(By: Robert B. Parker) POoSB / 4 Buy
1978 The Judas Goat(By: Robert B. Parker) POoSB / 5 Buy
1980 Looking for Rachel Wallace(By: Robert B. Parker) POoSB / 6 Buy
1981 Early Autumn(By: Robert B. Parker) POoSB / 7 Buy
1981 A Savage Place(By: Robert B. Parker) POoSB / 8 Buy
1982 Ceremony(By: Robert B. Parker) POoSB / 9 Buy
1983 The Widening Gyre(By: Robert B. Parker) POoSB / 10 Buy
1984 Valediction(By: Robert B. Parker) POoSB / 11 Buy
1985 A Catskill Eagle(By: Robert B. Parker) POoSB / 12 Buy
1986 Taming a Sea-Horse(By: Robert B. Parker) POoSB / 13 Buy
1987 Pale Kings and Princes(By: Robert B. Parker) POoSB / 14 Buy
1988 Crimson Joy(By: Robert B. Parker) POoSB / 15 Buy
1989 Playmates(By: Robert B. Parker) POoSB / 16 Buy
1990 Stardust(By: Robert B. Parker) POoSB / 17 Buy
1991 Pastime(By: Robert B. Parker) POoSB / 18 Buy
1992 Double Deuce(By: Robert B. Parker) POoSB / 19 Buy
1993 Paper Doll(By: Robert B. Parker) POoSB / 20 Buy
1994 Walking Shadow(By: Robert B. Parker) POoSB / 21 Buy
1995 Thin Air(By: Robert B. Parker) POoSB / 22 Buy
1996 Chance(By: Robert B. Parker) POoSB / 23 Buy
1997 Small Vices(By: Robert B. Parker) POoSB / 24 Buy
1998 Crossroad Blues POoNTB / 1 Buy
1998 Sudden Mischief(By: Robert B. Parker) POoSB / 25 Buy
1999 Hush Money(By: Robert B. Parker) POoSB / 26 Buy
2000 Leavin' Trunk Blues POoNTB / 2 Buy
2000 Hugger Mugger(By: Robert B. Parker) POoSB / 27 Buy
2001 Potshot(By: Robert B. Parker) POoSB / 28 Buy
2002 San Francisco Noir POoANB / 1 Buy
2002 Dark End of the Street POoNTB / 3 Buy
2002 Widow's Walk(By: Robert B. Parker) POoSB / 29 Buy
2003 Seattle Noir POoANB / 2 Buy
2003 Bronx Noir POoANB / 3 Buy
2003 Back Story(By: Robert B. Parker) POoSB / 30 Buy
2004 Brooklyn Noir POoANB / 4 Buy
2004 Dirty South POoNTB / 4 Buy
2004 Hasidic Noir POoANB / 5 Buy
2004 Bad Business(By: Robert B. Parker) POoSB / 31 Buy
2005 Brooklyn Noir 2 POoANB / 6 Buy
2005 Chicago Noir POoANB / 7 Buy
2005 Dublin Noir POoANB / 8 Buy
2005 Cold Service(By: Robert B. Parker) POoSB / 32 Buy
2005 School Days(By: Robert B. Parker) POoSB / 33 Buy
2006 White Shadow POoSN / 1 Buy
2006 Manhattan Noir POoANB / 9 Buy
2006 Miami Noir POoANB / 10 Buy
2006 D.C. Noir POoANB / 11 Buy
2006 Baltimore Noir POoANB / 12 Buy
2006 Twin Cities Noir POoANB / 13 Buy
2006 London Noir POoANB / 14 Buy
2006 Hundred-Dollar Baby / Dream Girl(By: Robert B. Parker) POoSB / 34 Buy
2007 New Orleans Noir POoANB / 15 Buy
2007 Los Angeles Noir POoANB / 16 Buy
2007 Wall Street Noir POoANB / 17 Buy
2007 Havana Noir POoANB / 18 Buy
2007 Detroit Noir POoANB / 19 Buy
2007 Now and Then(By: Robert B. Parker) POoSB / 35 Buy
2008 Wicked City POoSN / 2 Buy
2008 Queens Noir POoANB / 20 Buy
2008 Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth POoANB / 21 Buy
2008 Toronto Noir POoANB / 22 Buy
2008 Las Vegas Noir POoANB / 23 Buy
2008 Trinidad Noir POoANB / 24 Buy
2008 D.C. Noir 2 POoANB / 25 Buy
2008 Manhattan Noir 2 POoANB / 26 Buy
2008 Paris Noir POoANB / 27 Buy
2008 Istanbul Noir POoANB / 28 Buy
2008 Rough Weather(By: Robert B. Parker) POoSB / 36 Buy
2009 Devil's Garden POoSN / 3 Buy
2009 Boston Noir POoANB / 29 Buy
2009 Rome Noir POoANB / 30 Buy
2009 San Francisco Noir 2 POoANB / 31 Buy
2009 Portland Noir POoANB / 32 Buy
2009 Delhi Noir POoANB / 33 Buy
2009 Phoenix Noir POoANB / 34 Buy
2009 The Professional(By: Robert B. Parker) POoSB / 37 Buy
2010 Infamous POoSN / 4 Buy
2010 Los Angeles Noir 2 POoANB / 35 Buy
2010 Mexico City Noir POoANB / 36 Buy
2010 Richmond Noir POoANB / 37 Buy
2010 Orange County Noir POoANB / 38 Buy
2010 Painted Ladies(By: Robert B. Parker) POoSB / 38 Buy
2010 Indian Country Noir POoANB / 39 Buy
2010 Moscow Noir POoANB / 40 Buy
2010 Lone Star Noir POoANB / 41 Buy
2010 Philadelphia Noir POoANB / 42 Buy
2010 Haiti Noir POoANB / 43 Buy
2010 Copenhagen Noir POoANB / 44 Buy
2011 The Ranger POoQCB / 1 Buy
2011 Sixkill(By: Robert B. Parker) POoSB / 39 Buy
2011 Silent Night(By: Robert B. Parker,Helen Brann) POoSB / 40 Buy
2011 Pittsburgh Noir POoANB / 45 Buy
2011 San Diego Noir POoANB / 46 Buy
2011 Barcelona Noir POoANB / 47 Buy
2011 Cape Cod Noir POoANB / 48 Buy
2011 New Jersey Noir POoANB / 49 Buy
2012 The Lost Ones POoQCB / 2 Buy
2012 Last Fair Deal Gone Down POoNTB / 5 Buy
2012 Lullaby POoSB / 41 Buy
2012 Staten Island Noir POoANB / 50 Buy
2012 Mumbai Noir POoANB / 51 Buy
2012 Long Island Noir POoANB / 52 Buy
2012 Venice Noir POoANB / 53 Buy
2012 Kingston Noir POoANB / 54 Buy
2012 St. Petersburg Noir POoANB / 55 Buy
2012 Kansas City Noir POoANB / 56 Buy
2012 Boston Noir 2 POoANB / 57 Buy
2013 The Broken Places POoQCB / 3 Buy
2013 Wonderland / Spenser Confidential POoSB / 42 Buy
2013 USA Noir POoANB / 58 Buy
2013 Manila Noir POoANB / 59 Buy
2013 Buffalo Noir POoANB / 60 Buy
2013 Dallas Noir POoANB / 61 Buy
2013 Haiti Noir 2 POoANB / 62 Buy
2014 The Forsaken POoQCB / 4 Buy
2014 Cheap Shot POoSB / 43 Buy
2014 Singapore Noir POoANB / 63 Buy
2014 Prison Noir POoANB / 64 Buy
2014 Tel Aviv Noir POoANB / 65 Buy
2014 Tehran Noir POoANB / 66 Buy
2014 Belfast Noir POoANB / 67 Buy
2014 Helsinki Noir POoANB / 68 Buy
2014 Rio Noir POoANB / 69 Buy
2015 The Redeemers POoQCB / 5 Buy
2015 Kickback POoSB / 44 Buy
2015 Providence Noir POoANB / 70 Buy
2015 Chicago Noir: The Classics POoANB / 71 Buy
2015 Memphis Noir POoANB / 72 Buy
2015 Zagreb Noir POoANB / 73 Buy
2015 Marseille Noir POoANB / 74 Buy
2015 Beirut Noir POoANB / 75 Buy
2016 The Innocents POoQCB / 6 Buy
2016 Slow Burn POoSB / 45 Buy
2016 New Orleans Noir: The Classics POoANB / 76 Buy
2016 Stockholm Noir POoANB / 77 Buy
2016 Brussels Noir POoANB / 78 Buy
2016 Mississippi Noir POoANB / 79 Buy
2016 St. Louis Noir POoANB / 80 Buy
2016 Prague Noir POoANB / 81 Buy
2016 San Juan Noir POoANB / 82 Buy
2017 The Fallen POoQCB / 7 Buy
2017 Little White Lies POoSB / 46 Buy
2017 Oakland Noir POoANB / 83 Buy
2017 Trinidad Noir: The Classics POoANB / 84 Buy
2017 Atlanta Noir POoANB / 85 Buy
2017 New Haven Noir POoANB / 86 Buy
2017 Montana Noir POoANB / 87 Buy
2017 Buenos Aires Noir POoANB / 88 Buy
2017 Montreal Noir POoANB / 89 Buy
2018 The Sinners POoQCB / 8 Buy
2018 Old Black Magic POoSB / 47 Buy
2018 Berlin Noir POoANB / 90 Buy
2018 S’o Paulo Noir POoANB / 91 Buy
2018 Santa Cruz Noir POoANB / 92 Buy
2018 Lagos Noir POoANB / 93 Buy
2018 Marrakech Noir POoANB / 94 Buy
2018 Baghdad Noir POoANB / 95 Buy
2018 Vancouver Noir POoANB / 96 Buy
2018 Sydney Noir POoANB / 97 Buy
2018 Hong Kong Noir POoANB / 98 Buy
2019 The Shameless POoQCB / 9 Buy
2019 Angel Eyes POoSB / 48 Buy
2019 Amsterdam Noir POoANB / 99 Buy
2019 Milwaukee Noir POoANB / 100 Buy
2019 Houston Noir POoANB / 101 Buy
2020 The Revelators POoQCB / 10 Buy
2020 Someone to Watch Over Me POoSB / 49 Buy
2020 Nairobi Noir POoANB / 102 Buy
2020 Columbus Noir POoANB / 103 Buy
2020 Santa Fe Noir POoANB / 104 Buy
2020 Alabama Noir POoANB / 105 Buy
2020 Berkeley Noir POoANB / 106 Buy
2020 Addis Ababa Noir POoANB / 107 Buy
2020 Tampa Bay Noir POoANB / 108 Buy
2020 Miami Noir: The Classics POoANB / 109 Buy
2020 Accra Noir POoANB / 110 Buy
2020 Belgrade Noir POoANB / 111 Buy
2021 The Heathens POoQCB / 11 Buy
2021 Palm Springs Noir POoANB / 112 Buy
2022 Bye Bye Baby POoSB / 50 Buy
2022 Paris Noir: The Suburbs POoANB / 113 Buy
2022 Denver Noir POoANB / 114 Buy
2022 South Central Noir POoANB / 115 Buy
2023 Broken Trust(By: Mike Lupica) POoSB / 51 Buy
2023 Cleveland Noir POoANB / 116 Buy
2023 East Jerusalem Noir POoANB / 117 Buy
2023 West Jerusalem Noir POoANB / 118 Buy
2024 The Havana Run POoSS / 1 Buy
2024 Don't Let the Devil Ride POoSN / 5 Buy
2024 Hot Property(By: Mike Lupica) POoSB / 52 Buy
2024 Honolulu Noir POoANB / 119 Buy
2025 Stuntman POoJCB / 1 Buy
2025 Sunset Park POoSS / 2 Buy
2025 From Four Til Late POoNTB / 6 Buy
2025 Everybody Wants to Rule the World POoSN / 6 Buy
2025 Kudzu POoQCB / 12 Buy
2025 Showdown(By: Mike Lupica) POoSB / 53 Buy
2025 Sacramento Noir POoANB / 120 Buy
2025 Hamburg Noir POoANB / 121 Buy
2026 Framed(By: Mike Lupica) POoSB / 54 Buy

Complete Ace Atkins Series Reading Order / browse all ->

Spenser Reading Order 54 books / 1973-2026
01 The Godwulf Manuscript(By: Robert B. Parker) 1973 Buy
02 God Save the Child(By: Robert B. Parker) 1974 Buy
03 Mortal Stakes(By: Robert B. Parker) 1975 Buy
04 Promised Land(By: Robert B. Parker) 1976 Buy
05 The Judas Goat(By: Robert B. Parker) 1978 Buy
06 Looking for Rachel Wallace(By: Robert B. Parker) 1980 Buy
07 Early Autumn(By: Robert B. Parker) 1981 Buy
08 A Savage Place(By: Robert B. Parker) 1981 Buy
09 Ceremony(By: Robert B. Parker) 1982 Buy
10 The Widening Gyre(By: Robert B. Parker) 1983 Buy
11 Valediction(By: Robert B. Parker) 1984 Buy
12 A Catskill Eagle(By: Robert B. Parker) 1985 Buy
13 Taming a Sea-Horse(By: Robert B. Parker) 1986 Buy
14 Pale Kings and Princes(By: Robert B. Parker) 1987 Buy
15 Crimson Joy(By: Robert B. Parker) 1988 Buy
16 Playmates(By: Robert B. Parker) 1989 Buy
17 Stardust(By: Robert B. Parker) 1990 Buy
18 Pastime(By: Robert B. Parker) 1991 Buy
19 Double Deuce(By: Robert B. Parker) 1992 Buy
20 Paper Doll(By: Robert B. Parker) 1993 Buy
21 Walking Shadow(By: Robert B. Parker) 1994 Buy
22 Thin Air(By: Robert B. Parker) 1995 Buy
23 Chance(By: Robert B. Parker) 1996 Buy
24 Small Vices(By: Robert B. Parker) 1997 Buy
25 Sudden Mischief(By: Robert B. Parker) 1998 Buy
26 Hush Money(By: Robert B. Parker) 1999 Buy
27 Hugger Mugger(By: Robert B. Parker) 2000 Buy
28 Potshot(By: Robert B. Parker) 2001 Buy
29 Widow's Walk(By: Robert B. Parker) 2002 Buy
30 Back Story(By: Robert B. Parker) 2003 Buy
31 Bad Business(By: Robert B. Parker) 2004 Buy
32 Cold Service(By: Robert B. Parker) 2005 Buy
33 School Days(By: Robert B. Parker) 2005 Buy
34 Hundred-Dollar Baby / Dream Girl(By: Robert B. Parker) 2006 Buy
35 Now and Then(By: Robert B. Parker) 2007 Buy
36 Rough Weather(By: Robert B. Parker) 2008 Buy
37 The Professional(By: Robert B. Parker) 2009 Buy
38 Painted Ladies(By: Robert B. Parker) 2010 Buy
39 Sixkill(By: Robert B. Parker) 2011 Buy
40 Silent Night(By: Robert B. Parker,Helen Brann) 2011 Buy
41 Lullaby 2012 Buy
42 Wonderland / Spenser Confidential 2013 Buy
43 Cheap Shot 2014 Buy
44 Kickback 2015 Buy
45 Slow Burn 2016 Buy
46 Little White Lies 2017 Buy
47 Old Black Magic 2018 Buy
48 Angel Eyes 2019 Buy
49 Someone to Watch Over Me 2020 Buy
50 Bye Bye Baby 2022 Buy
51 Broken Trust(By: Mike Lupica) 2023 Buy
52 Hot Property(By: Mike Lupica) 2024 Buy
53 Showdown(By: Mike Lupica) 2025 Buy
54 Framed(By: Mike Lupica) 2026 Buy
01 Stuntman 2025 Buy
Standalone Reading Order 6 books / 2006-2025
01 White Shadow 2006 Buy
02 Wicked City 2008 Buy
03 Devil's Garden 2009 Buy
04 Infamous 2010 Buy
05 Don't Let the Devil Ride 2024 Buy
06 Everybody Wants to Rule the World 2025 Buy
Quinn Colson Reading Order 12 books / 2011-2025
01 The Ranger 2011 Buy
02 The Lost Ones 2012 Buy
03 The Broken Places 2013 Buy
04 The Forsaken 2014 Buy
05 The Redeemers 2015 Buy
06 The Innocents 2016 Buy
07 The Fallen 2017 Buy
08 The Sinners 2018 Buy
09 The Shameless 2019 Buy
10 The Revelators 2020 Buy
11 The Heathens 2021 Buy
12 Kudzu 2025 Buy
Nick Travers Reading Order 6 books / 1998-2025
01 Crossroad Blues 1998 Buy
02 Leavin' Trunk Blues 2000 Buy
03 Dark End of the Street 2002 Buy
04 Dirty South 2004 Buy
05 Last Fair Deal Gone Down 2012 Buy
06 From Four Til Late 2025 Buy
01 The Havana Run 2024 Buy
02 Sunset Park 2025 Buy
Akashic Noir Reading Order 121 books / 2002-2025
01 San Francisco Noir 2002 Buy
02 Seattle Noir 2003 Buy
03 Bronx Noir 2003 Buy
04 Brooklyn Noir 2004 Buy
05 Hasidic Noir 2004 Buy
06 Brooklyn Noir 2 2005 Buy
07 Chicago Noir 2005 Buy
08 Dublin Noir 2005 Buy
09 Manhattan Noir 2006 Buy
10 Miami Noir 2006 Buy
11 D.C. Noir 2006 Buy
12 Baltimore Noir 2006 Buy
13 Twin Cities Noir 2006 Buy
14 London Noir 2006 Buy
15 New Orleans Noir 2007 Buy
16 Los Angeles Noir 2007 Buy
17 Wall Street Noir 2007 Buy
18 Havana Noir 2007 Buy
19 Detroit Noir 2007 Buy
20 Queens Noir 2008 Buy
21 Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth 2008 Buy
22 Toronto Noir 2008 Buy
23 Las Vegas Noir 2008 Buy
24 Trinidad Noir 2008 Buy
25 D.C. Noir 2 2008 Buy
26 Manhattan Noir 2 2008 Buy
27 Paris Noir 2008 Buy
28 Istanbul Noir 2008 Buy
29 Boston Noir 2009 Buy
30 Rome Noir 2009 Buy
31 San Francisco Noir 2 2009 Buy
32 Portland Noir 2009 Buy
33 Delhi Noir 2009 Buy
34 Phoenix Noir 2009 Buy
35 Los Angeles Noir 2 2010 Buy
36 Mexico City Noir 2010 Buy
37 Richmond Noir 2010 Buy
38 Orange County Noir 2010 Buy
39 Indian Country Noir 2010 Buy
40 Moscow Noir 2010 Buy
41 Lone Star Noir 2010 Buy
42 Philadelphia Noir 2010 Buy
43 Haiti Noir 2010 Buy
44 Copenhagen Noir 2010 Buy
45 Pittsburgh Noir 2011 Buy
46 San Diego Noir 2011 Buy
47 Barcelona Noir 2011 Buy
48 Cape Cod Noir 2011 Buy
49 New Jersey Noir 2011 Buy
50 Staten Island Noir 2012 Buy
51 Mumbai Noir 2012 Buy
52 Long Island Noir 2012 Buy
53 Venice Noir 2012 Buy
54 Kingston Noir 2012 Buy
55 St. Petersburg Noir 2012 Buy
56 Kansas City Noir 2012 Buy
57 Boston Noir 2 2012 Buy
58 USA Noir 2013 Buy
59 Manila Noir 2013 Buy
60 Buffalo Noir 2013 Buy
61 Dallas Noir 2013 Buy
62 Haiti Noir 2 2013 Buy
63 Singapore Noir 2014 Buy
64 Prison Noir 2014 Buy
65 Tel Aviv Noir 2014 Buy
66 Tehran Noir 2014 Buy
67 Belfast Noir 2014 Buy
68 Helsinki Noir 2014 Buy
69 Rio Noir 2014 Buy
70 Providence Noir 2015 Buy
71 Chicago Noir: The Classics 2015 Buy
72 Memphis Noir 2015 Buy
73 Zagreb Noir 2015 Buy
74 Marseille Noir 2015 Buy
75 Beirut Noir 2015 Buy
76 New Orleans Noir: The Classics 2016 Buy
77 Stockholm Noir 2016 Buy
78 Brussels Noir 2016 Buy
79 Mississippi Noir 2016 Buy
80 St. Louis Noir 2016 Buy
81 Prague Noir 2016 Buy
82 San Juan Noir 2016 Buy
83 Oakland Noir 2017 Buy
84 Trinidad Noir: The Classics 2017 Buy
85 Atlanta Noir 2017 Buy
86 New Haven Noir 2017 Buy
87 Montana Noir 2017 Buy
88 Buenos Aires Noir 2017 Buy
89 Montreal Noir 2017 Buy
90 Berlin Noir 2018 Buy
91 S’o Paulo Noir 2018 Buy
92 Santa Cruz Noir 2018 Buy
93 Lagos Noir 2018 Buy
94 Marrakech Noir 2018 Buy
95 Baghdad Noir 2018 Buy
96 Vancouver Noir 2018 Buy
97 Sydney Noir 2018 Buy
98 Hong Kong Noir 2018 Buy
99 Amsterdam Noir 2019 Buy
100 Milwaukee Noir 2019 Buy
101 Houston Noir 2019 Buy
102 Nairobi Noir 2020 Buy
103 Columbus Noir 2020 Buy
104 Santa Fe Noir 2020 Buy
105 Alabama Noir 2020 Buy
106 Berkeley Noir 2020 Buy
107 Addis Ababa Noir 2020 Buy
108 Tampa Bay Noir 2020 Buy
109 Miami Noir: The Classics 2020 Buy
110 Accra Noir 2020 Buy
111 Belgrade Noir 2020 Buy
112 Palm Springs Noir 2021 Buy
113 Paris Noir: The Suburbs 2022 Buy
114 Denver Noir 2022 Buy
115 South Central Noir 2022 Buy
116 Cleveland Noir 2023 Buy
117 East Jerusalem Noir 2023 Buy
118 West Jerusalem Noir 2023 Buy
119 Honolulu Noir 2024 Buy
120 Sacramento Noir 2025 Buy
121 Hamburg Noir 2025 Buy

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Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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