#sacosby

[thenerdynarrative]

"Evil is rarely complicated. It's just fucking bold."

S.A. Cosby completely took over my life this last day and a half while I binged his latest crime thriller.

[fredhandbag]

My Darkest Prayer by S.A. Cosby is a re-release of his first novel. "Nathan Waymaker is a former marine and former deputy. He works with his cousin at the funeral home and knows how to get rid of a body. After a local reverend is found dead, an elder of his church asked Nathan to look into the pastor's death because the sheriff does not seem interested in finding out what really happened. Nathan starts asking questions and soon finds that there are many who want the real reason kept quiet." This is gritty crime fiction from Cosby. There is lots of violence, murder and sex. Nathan Waymaker is a man with violence bubbling just below the surface. It doesn't take much of a threat to turn him loose. He feels like a precursor to Ike/Riot in Razorblade Tears. (There's even a Plymouth Fury reference) And there's a cast of big characters - like Skunk and Shade and Rev Short. Sometimes you can tell this is a first novel (never use a big word when a small one will do) but Cosby's gift is putting the reader in the story. You can see and smell and hear everything going on. The narrator, Adam Lazarre-White, is phenomenal. His big voice is perfect for this story and these characters. Fans of Cosby or edgy crime fiction will enjoy this book. #mydarkestprayer #sacosby #macmillanaudio #audiobooks #adamlazarrewhite #2023rerelease #bookstagram #bookshelves #booknerd #readinglife #bookphotography #bookcommunity #bookblogger #sodacityreads #suspensebook #bookhaul #literarycrimefiction #homelibrary #thrillerbooks #domesticthriller #crimefiction #thriller #characterdrivenbooks #mysterythriller #bookrecs #grittycrimefiction https://www.instagram.com/p/ClbO4F6L6zV/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[stevelieber]

Quick bit of fanart for Blacktop Wasteland, a fantastic crime novel by @leoking8473, aka S. A. Cosby. . #fanart #sacosby #crimefiction #blacktopwasteland #plymouthduster #notsureifthatscoopshouldbethere https://www.instagram.com/p/CgVfChHJdY3/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[lisa-lostinlit]

💬 Have you started planning a September TBR yet? Are there any books you’re hoping to read in the next month or two? I’m too much of a mood reader to actually plan a TBR, but there are books that I get excited to read in the coming weeks. I recently grabbed a few books from @bookofthemonth with credits I had saved up, and all three are sitting pretty on my TBR. I don’t think I’ll be able to get to them for a couple weeks, so I’m hoping September will be their time. Which should I read first? . . . h a s h t a g s : #theheartprinciple #helenhoang #razorbladetears #sacosby #projecthailmary #andyweir #mysterythrillerbooks #bookofthemonth #bookstack #bookpile #bookstacklove #toberead #hopetoread #alwaysreading #readersofig #stillography #adultfiction #cornerofmyhome #mybeigelife #neutralaesthetic #blissfulday #aquietmoment #pursuepretty #aquietstyle #hyggestyle #bookaholic #bookcommunity #booksbooksandmorebooks #igreads (at Connecticut) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSvFFI6NUb0/?utm_medium=tumblr

[aashreads]

Blacktop Wasteland - S.A. Cosby

I really enjoyed this book. I mostly read horror and haven't really read many crime books at all so I think I likely didn't notice a lot of the tropes that I'm sure we're on this book.

If it wasn't for the mentioning of mobile phones, Snapchat etc, I'd of thought this book was set in the 70s. I could picture it as a highly stylised black and white film. I think it fits the noir theming absolutely perfectly.

This is a decent debut novel, I'll be looking out for Cosbys future books!

[bibliobethblog]

It’s Monday, it’s a new week and (you know the drill 😂) it’s time for another book haul! These three paperbacks obviously HAD to be bought. Razorblade Tears follows a Black father and a white father who join forces in their crusade for revenge against the people who murdered their gay sons. In their quest to do better for their sons in death than they did in life, alpha males Ike and Buddy-Lee will confront their own prejudices, about each other and their sons, as they reign down vengeance upon those who hurt their boys. I’ve gone down a bit of a Hardy rabbit hole since I started the #greatthomashardyreadalong2022 Under The Greenwood Tree is described as one of the most popular of Hardy’s novels and is a delightful and humorous depiction of life in an early Victorian rural community. Finally, Diamond Hill which is set in the last shanty town of Hong Kong before the fraught 1997 handover from Britain to China. It follows the return of a recovering heroin addict, Buddha, as he tries to salvage what’s left from a place he hoped to forget. I’d love to know your thoughts on any of these books or authors. Let’s have a chat in the comments! Have a great week everyone 🤗😘 #bookstagram #bookstagramuk #scottishbookstagrammer #bookhaul #bookoholic #bookobsessed #prettypaperbacks #razorbladetears #sacosby #underthegreenwoodtree #thomashardy #diamondhill #kitfan #ineededthesebooks #cantstopwontstopbuyingbooks https://www.instagram.com/p/CfCVcfwrSgx/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[books4us]

SUNDAY SPOTLIGHT is here! In the mood for a fast paced “crime” drama? Well you can’t do any better than Blacktop Wasteland. Once you start, you won’t stop until the end. A one sitting novel! I wrote ✍🏿 Ohh man. Buckle up.S. A. Cosby takes the reader on a ride that’s fast-paced and thrilling. Bug is a good man, good husband and striving to be the best father, better than his own. He is a solid mechanic but a superb wheelman. The kind of guy you can use to drive the getaway car in a robbery. He makes moves behind the wheel that make your jaw drop. And S.A. Cosby makes the reader feel the angst and anguish that Bug is dealing with. He writes in such a way that the reader must grapple with race, raising Black boys in an environment that doesn’t always see them as being worthy. What happens when the financial pressure is bearing down on you and you are offered a chance to be the getaway driver for a nice chunk of change? Does Bug make the right choice? Mr. Cosby does a superb job of exposing this dilemma with great writing always sprinkled with timely humor and a cast of characters that add to an exhilarating joyride. I’m hooked now, and will be reading his other works. He knows how to spin a good crime tale, but centered in human choices and emotions. Crime adjacent, if you will. Onto the next one. #ownvoicesreviews #bookstagram #bookpusher #blacktopwasteland #flatironbooks #sacosby #pushingbooksainteasy #sundayspotlight #r4 #goodblackreads #goodreads #blackbibliophile #bibliophile #houstonreads #booksarelife #blackbooksmatter #bookreview #bookrecommendation #makebookslitagain (at Houston, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ccc-A7SrWQe/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[author-mandi-bean]

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[lisa-lostinlit]

💬 What’s the last book you read because #bookstagrammademedoit? Razorblade Tears is 100% because I saw so many friends raving about it. Hyped books tend to intimidate me sometimes, but since mystery/thriller is my go-to genre I decide to give it a go. Friends… I’m obsessed with this book! I’m reading both the physical copy as well as the audiobook because I want to read it every chance I get. It’s soooo good. Like SO good. Okay, I’ll stop gushing now... I need to get back to reading it! 😉 . . . h a s h t a g s : #razorbladetears #sacosby #bookrecommendations #booklover #weekendvibes #weekendreading #reading #livelifebeautifully #ilovebooks #stillography #fallaesthetic #sweaterseason #falltime #ofsimplethings #books #bookhoarder #theopenbook #bookpage #titlepage #booksofinstagram #bookgram #bookishgram #mybookishfeatures #bibliofeature #bibliophile #bibliophilelife (at Connecticut) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTcZo5bHppw/?utm_medium=tumblr

[fredhandbag]

These are the five finalists for Book-of-the-year at BOTM. My vote was for Razorblade Tears. Did your pick make the finals? #bookofthemonth #bookoftheyear #razorbladetears #maliburising #thepeoplewemeetonvacation #thefourwinds #thelostapothecary #sacosby #tjenkinsreid #emilyhenry #kristinhannah #sarahpenner #bookstagram #bookshelves #booknerd #bookhoarder #bookworm #sodacityreads #bookish #bookreview #hardcover #bookcover #bookhaul #literarycrimefiction #homelibrary #fiction #domesticthriller #crimefiction #thriller #romance (at Irmo, South Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVQoXGrr6fg/?utm_medium=tumblr

[fredhandbag]

Here are my favorite books from @bookofthemonth The sleeper was Atomic Love - a great historical fiction from @jenniefieldsauthor Razorblade Tears was the best of these. Cosby has a way to make you feel like you’re in the story. What was your favorite for ‘21? #bookofthemonth #razorbladetears #sacosby #theinvisiblelifeofaddielarue #veschwab #peoplewemeetonvacation #emilyhenry #atomiclove #jenniefields #maliburising #taylorjenkinsreid #prettylittlewife #darbykane #whenthestarsgodark #paulamclain #bookstagram #bookshelves #booknerd #bookhoarder #bookworm #sodacityreads #bookish #bookreview #bookhaul #literarycrimefiction #homelibrary #fiction #domesticthriller #crimefiction #thriller https://www.instagram.com/p/CYW8NFirzsX/?utm_medium=tumblr

[fredhandbag]

B Go ahead and add Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby to your summer reading list. Cosby has done it again with another gritty tale of desperation and vengeance. “Ike and Buddy Lee are two very different men. One black and one white. They’ve both served hard time and are bound together by the murders of their sons. Neither wants revenge - they want vengeance…” Cosby’s gift as a writer is putting you in the story. You can feel the menace rolling off of Ike. You can hear the gunfire and the roar of the motorcycles. You can feel the regret from both fathers about pushing away their sons. Cosby weaves a lot of issues through his narrative - certainly makes you think. Some great character names - Buddy Lee Jenkins, Riot, Slice This is gritty crime fiction. There is violence and bloodshed. It’s a great story of two men finding common ground. Every writer gets the same 26 letters. Cosby blends them together to give us a great novel. #razorbladetears #sacosby #bookofthemonth #bookstagram #bookshelves #booknerd #bookhoarder #bookworm #sodacityreads #bookish #bookreview #hardcover #bookcover #bookhaul #literarycrimefiction #goodreads #homelibrary #fiction #domesticthriller #crimefiction #thriller https://www.instagram.com/p/CRZMie0rM5H/?utm_medium=tumblr

[fredhandbag]

Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby is my book for #chikfilatuesday l loved Blacktop Wasteland and am looking forward to this one. Was this one of your #botm picks? #razorbladetears #sacosby #bookofthemonth #cfacolumbiana #contemporaryfiction #bookstagram #bookshelves #booknerd #bookhoarder #bookworm #sodacityreads #bookish #bookreview #hardcover #bookcover #bookhaul #literarycrimefiction #goodreads #homelibrary #fiction #domesticthriller #crimefiction #thriller (at Chick-fil-A Columbiana Centre) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ_aF6JrWA8/?utm_medium=tumblr

[fredhandbag]

Blacktop Wasteland is the buzzy book from SA Cosby. “Beauregard “Bug” Montage just wants to work on cars in his shop. At one time he was known as the best getaway driver on the East Coast. But he promised his wife that he was out of the life. But mounting overdue bills, braces, tuition - all make him try one last job. The unintended consequences put him and his family in danger and he must fix it.” Go read this book. The writing by Cosby is fantastic. You can feel the rumble of the engines - smell the exhaust - feel the anxiety and despair coming from Bug. And Bug is a guy that just wants to provide for his family. And not someone you want to mess with. An open ending but it works. Any man who has felt the consequences of his father’s sins will understand part of Bug. Great story from Cosby. #blacktopwasteland #sacosby #irodeinadusteronetime #appalachiannoir #southernnoir #bookstagram #bookshelves #bookswithcharacter #bookhoarder #bookworm #sodacityreads #bookreview #hardcover #bookcollector #bookhaul #bookspines #goodreads #homelibrary #fiction #crimefiction #thriller #bookcollection https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ6QgaHAtTe/?igshid=zeeg6851uyrd

[fredhandbag]

First #chikfilatuesday read is Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Crosby, a book that was a favorite for many last year. The writing so far is fantastic - I can smell the exhaust and feel the rumble of the engine. What’s your first book for 2021? #blacktopwasteland #sacosby #americannoir #cfacolumbiana #plymouthduster #bookstagram #bookshelves #bookswithcharacter #bookhoarder #bookworm #sodacityreads #bookreview #hardcover #bookcollector #bookhaul #bookspines #goodreads #homelibrary #fiction #crimefiction #thriller #bookcollection (at Chick-fil-A Columbiana Centre) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJq4yI9gTco/?igshid=1ok10g1oha718

[author-mandi-bean]

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