The Atkins Family Low Country Saga trilogy by Paul Attaway

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A Southern Family Drama Set in Beautiful Charleston

Dive into a gripping Low country saga where the past won’t stay buried.

Southern · Suspense · Thriller

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Cancel your plans. You won’t want to put these novels down.

Murder mystery meets family drama set against the backdrop of the South. Charleston’s complicated history spanning across generations mirrors this complex family story and damning secrets.

Novelist Paul Attaway has crafted page-turners that keep readers guessing until the last chapter. The Atkins Family Low Country Saga is a novel series that follows two brothers across multiple decades. The characters are complex, flawed, and relatable.

Their stories – combined with the charm that is Charleston, South Carolina – makes for a “can’t put this down” book series. Start with the first book, Blood in the Low Country, and you’ll be hooked!

Readers' Favorite award for Blood Rivalry

Paul’s third book in the series, Blood Rivalry,
was a 2026 Readers’ Favorite Book Award Winner

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Introducing the Atkins Family Low Country Saga

The first novel in the series introduces readers to a family living in Charleston in 1973. The book follows the lives of Monty Atkins, his wife Rose, and their sons, Eli and Walker.

Paul Attaway has written three rich character-driven novels. It’s impossible for readers not to get absorbed in the backgrounds and lives of this family. Discover characters you love. Characters you hate. And characters you love to hate.

You’ll be thinking about this family long after you close these novels. Themes of forgiveness and redemption run through each book offering a thread of hope and an uplifting ending.

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A sense of place permeates Paul’s novels

Paul Attaway grew up in the Atlanta area and spent much of his career in Phoenix. Now, he lives in Charleston where he gives walking history tours and maintains the archives for the historic St. Michael’s Church. Paul’s knowledge of life in the South is deeply personal and well researched. It comes through loud and clear in his detailed descriptions of the people and places.

If you love the South, if you live in the South, if you dream of the South, you’ll feel right at home in the pages of Paul’s novels.

A former attorney and entrepreneur, Paul’s business and legal expertise add another layer of authenticity to his novels. It’s what makes his books believable, relatable, and fun to read.

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The reviews are in. This suspense thriller is a hit!

“Paul Attaway effortlessly blends anticipation of a fast-paced thriller and emotional quotient of a well-crafted story into a complex and engrossing plot. Attaway’s imagery of the South brings it to life. Though Attaway delivers an emotional blitz in the Atkins family’s story, the novel, with its relentless suspense and high tension, remains a suspense thriller at heart.”

The Prairies Book Review

“Paul Attaway establishes himself as a great storyteller, crafting a tale that is a spellbinding thriller and a story with characters that readers will adore.”

The Book Commentary

“…a compelling Southern saga that masterfully weaves together themes of power, family legacy, and the pursuit of redemption….”

Seattle Book Review

These books are steeped in Southern culture. Put them on your bookshelf alongside all your favorite authors from the Deep South. Think John Grisham (with less courtroom) meets Greg Iles (with less violence). If you’re looking for a Southern author, you’ll love Paul Attaway.

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