Ace Atkins: Dark End of the Street

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Dark End of the Street

Jazz historian and wannabe PI Nick Travers comes to the aid of a young woman in trouble and gets in a lot more as a result in this lively caper involving the Dixie Mafia, a decades-old murder, political skullduggery, and a hit man who thinks he's Elvis's younger brother. A strong narrative and excellent sense of place pervades the newest outing in this good--and getting ... (read more)

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uplandpoet said:

“qsgretch: i really liked his first book, crossroad blues. i did an interview with him for a little paper i published and thought he was a heck of a guy. i was very disappointed with this one. yeah, he got memphis pretty well, but the story was down pretty low, even for this genre. i love literary fiction, but i also enjoy a good crime novel, especially like james lee burke or robert parker who can tell a good tale and give you a sense of place, maybe he'll do better in the future....”

posted Friday, August 31 2007

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