Don’t Let the Devil Ride: A Novel

Addison McKellar hasn’t heard from her husband Dean in a week. He went overseas on business but his lack of contact worries her. This isn’t the first time Dean has disappeared. When Addison visits her husband’s company to ask around, she is thrown for a loop when no one has heard of her husband’s company. Addison’s mental state is frazzled and she is soon relying on the services of a private investigator named Porter Hayes. Hayes is a persistent and thorough detective who knows people and can track down leads. As Hayes and Addison begin to investigate Dean’s disappearance, the troubling questions multiply about not only Dean’s disappearance but Dean’s identity as well. Addison’s anxiety becomes frustration and soon dread as she is visited by menacing men who are looking for Dean and/or information Dean possesses. Addison’s world will never be the same.

Don’t Let the Devil Ride is the latest ripping mystery yarn from author Ace Atkins. The high drama of the missing persons case evolves into an action-packed thriller as the actions of Dean McKellar have summoned hitmen, quasi-intelligence agents, and other men of mystery into Memphis. Atkins has crafted a superb detective novel.