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ⓘ About Ace Collins
Ace Collins is best-selling American author popularly known for Lije Evans series and In the President’s Service. The Christy Award Winner describes himself as a natural born storyteller and has authored over eighty books published by twenty-five different publishers and have sold over 2.5 million copies. The author’s catalog includes children works, biographies, novels as well as books related to culture faith and history. The author has also been featured as a speaker and has hosted a TV special. Collins is married to Kathy Collins who works at Ouachita Baptist University as the chair of the education department, and the two have two grown sons.
All Book Series by Ace Collins
Jefferson Burke and the Secret of the Lost Scroll
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2011
The Mandrell Family Album
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 1983 Co-authored · Louise Mandrell
The Cathedrals: The Story of America's Best-Loved Gospel Quartet
Book 3 of 4 · published 1998 Co-authored · Glen Payne,George Younce
Geared-Up Faith for Classic Car Buffs
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2022
Songs Sung Red, White, and Blue: The Stories Behind America's Best-Loved Patriotic Songs
Series opener · book 1 of 12 · published 1975
Stories Behind Country Music's All-Time Greatest 100 Songs
Book 2 of 12 · published 1996
More Stories Behind the Best-Loved Songs of Christmas
Book 7 of 12 · published 2006
Stories Behind the Songs and Hymns about Heaven
Latest in the series · book 12 of 12 · published 2019
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Ace Collins?
Ace Collins is best-selling American author popularly known for Lije Evans series and In the President’s Service. The Christy Award Winner describes himself as a natural born storyteller and has authored over eighty books published by twenty-five different publishers and have sold over 2.5 million copies. The author’s catalog includes children works, biographies, novels as well as books related to culture faith and history.
Which Ace Collins series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Stories Behind series, the earliest of Ace Collins's multi-book series: it opens with Songs Sung Red, White, and Blue: The Stories Behind America's Best-Loved Patriotic Songs (1975) and runs to 12 books across 1975–2019, ending with Stories Behind the Songs and Hymns about Heaven (2019). Ace Collins's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Ace Collins written?
Ace Collins has 62 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1975 and 2024. 46 of them belong to 4 named series — the largest being the In the President's Service series with 19 books — and 16 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Ace Collins's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Ace Collins's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Stories Behind (1975–2019, 12 books), Children's Holiday Adventure (1993–1997, 12 books) and Lije Evans Mysteries (2008–2011, 3 books), plus 1 more.
How are Ace Collins's books organised into series?
This guide splits Ace Collins's 62 books into 4 named series and 16 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: In the President's Service (19 books, 2013–2024); Stories Behind (12 books, 1975–2019); Children's Holiday Adventure (12 books, 1993–1997); Lije Evans Mysteries (3 books, 2008–2011).