Fierce and dark, visceral and contemplative, All the Sinners Bleed delivers the goods and exceeds every lofty expectation for the most anticipated book of 2023. S.A. Cosby has crafted one hell of a story that leaves no doubt he is at the top of his game and confirms his status as one of the premier writers in the world today, regardless of genre.
Titus Crown is the first Black Sheriff of Charon County, Virginia. After a decade in the FBI, he returned home to take care of his father and won an election to be Sheriff on a platform of making a difference from the inside. A year into the job, a school shooting results in the deaths of a respected teacher and the former student who killed him. In the ensuing investigation, dark secrets come to light which lead to the discovery of several dead bodies at the hands of a serial killer. As more violence is visited on Charon County, Titus and his department must piece together the clues quickly to find the killer on the loose before more people – including those close to Titus – are murdered.
Cosby’s mastery is on full display in All the Sinners Bleed, taking a story that on the surface is about a serial killer and the cop trying to stop him, and infusing it with multiple layers of depth that transform the book into something much more illuminating and profound. It explores critical topics such as racial tension and policing in the South, living with grief, carrying the weight of leadership responsibility, faith and religion, the importance of family, and more. It uses an imperfect but willing, self-reflective and likable protagonist in Titus Crown as its mouthpiece. Pitting him against different forms of evil, hate and temptation with his responses and interactions is a referendum on his character and that of his community as a whole. All the while he’s trying to stop a killer that’s ruining his hometown and increasing the divide among its citizens. And you can’t help but root for him to succeed, find inner peace and shut up all the haters!
All the Sinners Bleed is Cosby’s fourth straight published grand slam. All he does is hit tape measure moon shots that leaves everyone in attendance starting in awe with mouths agape. And as witnesses, it’s our duty to recognize that Cosby has a literary brilliance you can’t teach. It goes beyond his plots and narratives, character development and action scenes, prose and word choices. Which are all world-class in such a huge way that he’s lapping the field. Cosby has an innate and intuitive ability to tell a tale with care, thoughtfulness and strength. Taking tough, dark subject matter and bringing it into the light. Like he has the power from generations of human history’s best storytellers coursing through his veins, flowing through his pen and birthing pages of genius. Resulting in novels that aren’t just a transcendent and moving experience to read, but that give off their own visible aura.
Another spectacular literary achievement in S.A. Cosby’s own signature style. All the Sinners Bleed will certainly be a bestseller, grace numerous best-of-the-year lists and will be nominated for all the annual awards. And don’t be surprised when he wins those awards...again. Because this book is phenomenal and deserves to be read by all and receive massive acclaim from fans and the industry.
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