An instant Southern noir classic -S.A. Cosby S.A. Cosby meets Don Winslow in the breakout thriller from New York Times bestselling author Ace Atkins. A Memphis woman hires a PI to find her missing husband only to discover that he is involved in a dangerous web of international intrigue--and she and her children are now at risk. Hell is empty...and Addison McKellars husband is missing. Addison McKellar isnt clueless--she knows she and her husband Dean dont have the perfect marriage--but shes still shocked when he completely vanishes from her life. At first Addison is annoyed but as days stretch into a week and shes repeatedly stonewalled by Deans friends and associates her frustration turns into genuine alarm. When even the police seem dismissive of her concerns Addison turns to her fathers old friend legendary Memphis PI Porter Hayes. Porter and Addison begin to dig deeper into Deans affairs and quickly discover that he was never the hardworking business owner and family man he pretended to be. As they piece together the connections between a hook-handed mercenary one of Elviss former leading ladies and a man posing as an FBI agent it becomes clear that Dean was deeply enmeshed in a high-stakes web of international intrigue and Porter and Addison arent the only ones looking for him. Dean angered some very dangerous people before he disappeared--people who have already killed to get what they want--and they wont hesitate to come after his family to even the score. Dont Let the Devil Ride is a thrilling adventure about what can happen when you pull back the curtain on your life. Ace Atkins long known for gritty Southern noir with a witty edge has crafted an ambitious globe-hopping story that comes home to Memphis in explosive fashion.
