Razorblade Tears

A BLACK FATHER. A WHITE FATHER.
TWO MURDERED SONS. A QUEST FOR VENGEANCE.

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Superb...Cuts right to the heart of the most important questions of our times.MICHAEL CONNELLY
The very definition of a white-knuckle rideIAN RANKIN

Ike Randolph left jail fifteen years ago, with not so much as a speeding ticket since.
But a Black man with cops at the door knows to be afraid.

Ike is devastated to learn his son Isiah has been murdered, along with Isiahs white husband, Derek. Though he never fully accepted his son, Ike is broken by his death.

Dereks father Buddy Lee was as ashamed of Derek being gay as Derek was of his fathers criminal past. But Buddy Lee - with seedy contacts deep in the underworld - needs to know who killed his only child.

Desperate to do better by them in death than they did in life, two hardened ex-cons must confront their own prejudices about their sons - and each other - as they rain down vengeance upon those who hurt their boys.

A provocative revenge thriller and an achingly tender story of redemption, this novel is a ferocious portrait of grief; for those loved and lost, and for mistakes than can never truly be undone.

Cosbys talents for pungent dialogue and Chandler-esque phrase-making were praised in his previous novel,.. and theyre evident again in this pulsating follow-upSunday Times THRILLER OF THE MONTH

A stellar performanceSunday Times Crime Club

Cosbys prose barrels along like a pick-up still angry its not a Ferrari, and his phrase-making is up there with the great artists of noirThe Times BEST THRILLERS OF THE MONTH

Its a rare trick to combine violence with social commentary, but Cosby pulls it offDaily Mail

Raw, powerful and pacey, Razorblade Tears more than fulfils the promise of Cosbys superb debutThe Guardian

This is as close to a thriller masterpiece as it is possible to get...it is a tale of grief and redemption, but ends with a heartbreaking poignancy that brings tears to the eyesDaily Mail

Every once in a while a writer comes along with an incredible voice...add S. A. Cosby to that list.STEVE CAVANAGH

Utterly brilliant....Beautiful, violent, operatic, relevant, poignant, gripping & important. This book is a mirror. It shows us our world as it is. MasterfulWILL DEAN

Praise for S. A. Cosby:

Sensationally goodLEE CHILD

I loved BLACKTOP WASTELAND STEPHEN KING

Stunning. Cant remember the last time I read such a powerful crime novelMARK BILLINGHAM

S. A. Cosby is a welcome, refreshing new voice in crime literature. DENNIS LEHANE