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But currently Quinn is trying to shut thrived and provided a “check” on local down the criminal syndicate that’s had a government, going through the books and stranglehold on tibbehah for years, traf - reporting on how taxpayers’ money was ficking drugs, stolen goods, and young being spent. having once been a reporter women through the mid-south. truck stop himself, he has great respect for reporters, madam fannie hathcock runs most of that especially investigators, who bring to light action, and has her eyes on taking over the and to the public’s attention all that’s whole show. Another part of the syndicate going on in government circles, not just is senator Jimmy vardaman, who’s from the crime beat. the old political establishment, riding on Atkins said folks familiar with the mid- the syndicate’s money and power – plus a south would certainly recognize the name hefty helping of racism and ignorance – vardaman, a character in this book – a ref - headed for the governor’s office. if he erence to the late James k. vardaman who manages to get elected, the syndicate will was governor of mississippi from 1904 – be untouchable. tibbehah will be lawless. 1908, and was elected u.s. senator from Quinn’s been fighting evil and corrup - mississippi in 1912. vardaman was known tion since he was a kid, at home or as a for his advocacy of white supremacy, and Photo by Joe Worthem, courtesy the u.s. Army ranger in Afghanistan and his campaign used populism to appeal to Mississippi Encyclopedia his latest book, The Shameless, published July 9th. there were about 100 partici - iraq. this time, evil may win out. poor whites, yeomen farmers, and factory By Tommy & Nancy Brannon pants at the event in east memphis, and the Atkins’ opening quote in this book is workers. conversation bounced from topic to topic from robert Penn warren in All the King’s Atkins grew up in Alabama, attended where does Ace Atkins get his ideas for – each related to something mentioned in Men : Auburn university, and after graduation places and characters in his, now nine, the book. “there ain’t any explanations. not of from Auburn, he landed a job as a journal - books “starring” Quinn colson? right Political corruption and crime are the anything. All you can do is point at the na - ist in the tampa Bay Area as a part-time here in the mid-south, primarily north foci of this book, whose title refers to ture of things. if you are smart enough to stringer for the Tampa Tribune . “working mississippi, but also the memphis area. those who twist the truth and/or commit see ‘em.” the cop beat at the Tribune introduced it’s obvious that he’s very observant of all crimes to serve their own interests. Atkins has much admiration for robert Atkins to a rogue’s gallery of misfits, half- the “characters” he encounters – and here’s the synopsis of the book: Penn warren, and he considers warren’s wits, tramps and thieves who would later makes note of them to include in his twenty years ago, teenager Brandon book an essential classic that he periodi - populate his novels. “Bad guys to me are books. taylor supposedly committed suicide. cally re-reads. in All the King’s Men , war - sometimes the most interesting things in when a renowned author comes to that’s what nearly everyone in tibbehah ren wrote about the political graft these books,” he says. “coming from a town, we make an effort to go see the au - county, mississippi said after his body surrounding infamous louisiana law - background of covering law enforcement, thor and hear about the latest book. Atkins and hunting rifle were found in the Big maker and governor huey long. covering the prison system, federal court was in oxford, mississippi at square woods. But now two young female new Atkins dedicated this book to journalist and that kind of thing, they're always the Books on July 9, interviewed by Jack Pen - york-based podcasters come south to in - Patsy Brumfield, “the news Queen of most colorful characters.” darvis, and in memphis, tennessee at vestigate the “cold case,” asking sheriff mississippi,” who took him around to all (source : https://www.al.com/entertain - novel bookstore on July 10, 2019, where Quinn colson questions about the taylor the “right” places to see and hear the local ment/2018/07/auburns_ace_atkins_from_f he was interviewed by drake hall, about case – about the evidence, and where are politicians and “good ole boys” that are ootba.html) http://www.fergusthehorse.com/#shop www.midsouthhorsereview.com • ©Mid-South Horse Review • August, 2019 5. while at the Tribune , Atkins earned a they would have encountered many of the Pulitzer Prize nomination for a feature se - characters in his book. in addition to mu - ries based on his investigation into a for - sical entertainment, i.e., country music, a gotten murder of the 1950s. display of cabins, arts and crafts, the Pretty then, 18 years ago, he moved to ox - cow contest, and car show, there are ford, mississippi to take a job as a visiting plenty of political speeches from local professor in journalism at ole miss. politicians running for office. this is a Atkins said he never intended to stay in source of some of Atkins’ book material. if oxford permanently, but that “oxford just you haven’t been, this year’s fair ran July Summer Blow Out Sale! has a way of sucking you in.” he is still a 26 – August 2, 2019.