S.A.Cosby may be my favorite author of the decade. I have read his books in both styles (physical books and listened via audio recordings) and they are both excellent! The narrator of this book is particularly talented; voice like honey, sets the mood and characters up so effortlessly. I wish I could give this book an extra star!

I absolutely love the author. He writes so well and his stories just weave you in. Every book is fantastic.

The book follows Titus, who is the first Black sheriff in a small historic U.S. town. The book opens with a school shooting where a beloved white teacher is murdered. The Black gunman is killed onsite by the police and it becomes clear that the killer and the teacher are linked and that both of them are entwined in multiple ritualistic unsolved murders.

The book is racially charged and I love how the author's writing is never heavy-handed. He has a gift for creating pacey, compulsive, intellectual reads which suck you in from the start.

The audiobook is fantastic because the narrator Asam Lazarre White is so good. His voice is smooth and so even-keeled.

One of the best thrillers I read this year.

Thanks to Netgalley for providing the ALC in exchange for an honest review.

It was well paced and full of twists, hard decisions, horrific discoveries, dangerous situations, untimely deaths and a race against time. I listened to the audiobook that was very well narrated by Adam Lazare-White.

S.A Cosby is easily one of my favorite authors. He brilliantly tackles heavy topics and creates stories that need to be shared. I listened to this audiobook in one sitting because I needed to have all the answers.

This is an intricately plotted thriller about a school shooting of a teacher & how it exposed a much darker story to the teach and his shooter. The protagonist, Titus is a black cop in a small town and he is trying to do right by everyone while navigating the politics surrounding the situation. Cosby seamlessly incorporates themes of violence, trauma, racism, religion and social injustice into the narrative. I also really enjoyed having a deeper insight to police procedurals through Titus' POV.

Thank you Netgalley, and MacMillan Audio for an alc of this book. Adam Lazarre-White was an incredible voice for this story.

I love the author's work, especially his audiobooks. They are MUST listen, and always go to the very top of my tbr.

All the Sinners Bleed has compared to [book:Razorblade Tears|54860585] and [book:Blacktop Wasteland|51182571] a more slower build up, more subdued, at the least at the beginning, but it's not any less impactful.

S.A. Cosby has the ability to write the most interesting stories. Stories that go deep, pull me in, and spit me out the other side. It's a different kind of emotional rollercoaster. His voice is fresh, but keeps the reader on the edge of ones seat. The pressure is high and the story is exhilarating until the very end.

A must read for anyone enjoying American crime fiction, that has a timely and current feel to it.

Can't wait to read the next one!!

All the Sinners Bleed by S. A. Crosby was both compellingly complex and intriguing. From start to finish I couldn't stop reading this book. I read Razorblade Tears by Crosby and was blown away by Crosby's writing and the cinematic nature of the storytelling. Same thing here with All the Sinners Bleed. Crosby is a great storyteller and I plan to dig into this author's backlist. The narration and audio quality were great. The narrator's cadence was perfect for the story and it gave the characters life.

I received a review copy of this book from the author/publisher through NetGalley for my honest review. The opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own.

This was my first book my this author and it didn't disappoint. The story was well paced and the author writes his characters in a way that made me truly care about them. I was completely engaged throughout, and struggled to put this book down at times because I needed to know what happens next. Well done, I can't wait to dig into this authors backlist!

Another good read by Cosby. While I love Razorblade Tears more, this was another engaging story that kept me caring about the characters and wondering what would happen next. Cosby does a great job with pacing and highlighting issues without being preachy about them--just sets you right in the midst of the experience.

All the Sinners Bleed
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Author: S. A. Crosby

I requested a digital advanced readers copy from NetGalley and Macmillan Audio and providing my opinion voluntarily and unbiased.

My Thoughts: This story was brilliant. It was suspenseful, mysterious, creepy, chilling, dark, disturbing, and kept you on the very edge of your seat! After I read “Razorblade Tears,” I became a solid Crosby fan. I still need to listen to “My Darkest Prayer,” but I have no doubt it will be the same stellar quality. Crosby weaves important social issues into his thrillers. For this story, we have the first Black Sheriff, Titus Crowne, a former FBI agent. He really wanted to make a difference. What starts out as an investigation into a school shooting turns into a cat and mouse game for an unraveling serial killer. Sprinkled in are politics of being a Black Sheriff in a Southern small town.

The book is narrated solely by Titus, in his POV. Titus is driven, determined, and fierce. Titus is a fantastic character, while he has made mistakes in the past, he never held himself above anyone. There are a litany of supporting characters and they all add their own stamp in the novel. The characters were well developed with depth, mystery, absolutely intriguing, and creatively woven. Crosby has a way with layering the plot in twists after twists, interweaves social injustices, racism, and trauma themes with multiple characters to create a masterpiece thriller that you cannot put down. The author’s writing style is complex, multifaceted, intriguing, and absolutely brilliant. The pace and flow of the story is perfect. Crosby’s ability at storytelling is thought-provoking, intriguing, and engaging. The details were described so well that you really felt like you were in the small town of Charon County.

The narrator at first I could not sync with, however, after a little while, he grew on me and did an amazing job at voice variation and setting the tone that immerses you into the story. I really connected with Titus on an emotional level, and was on the edge of my seat for the majority of the story. This story just stuck with me and I still think about it. The perfect thriller, gripping, dark, disturbing, and compelling. I highly, highly recommend picking up this audiobook and Crosby’s backlist that includes, “Razorblade Tears, Blacktop Wasteland, and My Darkest Prayer.”

Many thanks to my friends at @macmillan.audio for the #gifted audiobook.

Darkly compelling. Gritty and complex. Cosby’s emotionally charged fourth novel proves he is the future of crime thrillers.

Whether writing about the outlaw (in his previous works) or lawman (in this latest), Cosby enthralls. This is a “one sitting” book. Provocative and page turning, it was just the explosive thrill ride I’ve come to expect of Cosby.

“Charon County was founded in bloodshed and darkness.”

A small, southern town firm in the clutches of history. A serial killer targeting Black youth. Titus Crowne, the first Black sheriff of Charon County, must balance the lines of justice amongst the complexities of race and religion in the American South.

Gritty and raw! This storyline is exacting and propulsive. From the adeptly plotted hunt for a serial killer to the cinematic backdrop of the rural south, I was fully absorbed. Scenes crafted with nuance created the perfect juxtaposition between everyday life and the unfolding horror. The sense that danger lurked among the mundane parts of normalcy created an unnerving scene, rife with complexity and terror.

Cosby’s writing is hard-edged and highly skilled. It’s smart and textured. It’s full of emotion yet loaded with action. It’s expertly balanced between poetry and structure with significance embedded in both.

Though captivating, this isn’t a comfortable read. It’s dark and gory. Violence is on full display.

But maybe most provocative is the examination of the misuse of religion and politics. This story begs the questions we need to be asking. An unflinching look at hard things done with a soft touch, allowing a timely and thorough examination that creates a platform for discussion.

Did I cheer at that ending? YES, I did. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Meticulously crafted and full of verve, All the Sinner’s Bleed is a tour de force!

🎧 @realadamlw has given voice to all of Cobsy’s novels. Each time, he creates the perfect execution, especially for the main character. And this time is no different. His deep and gravely voice has such nuance, allowing him to shift tone and create a full emotional experience pertinent to the scenes. Lazarre-White is one of my favorites and a truly talented voice artists.

This book is very good but very heavy. If you love thrillers you definitely should read it.

My thoughts:
1. The audiobook narrator was perfect for the characters. He did a great job.
2. I feel like there is something left unsatisfied with this book, but I think it’s supposed to feel like that though. It’s got a sense of melancholy to the ending.
3. This isn’t a book where you’ll guess who did it. You find out along with the MC which I kind of liked.
4. The commentary on race and religion is excellent.

**Please check the content warnings for this book if you have any triggers**


Synopsis:

The intersection of race, religion, and violence hits hard in this book where the first Black sheriff of a small town in Virginia is tasked with investigating a shooting that becomes a much bigger and horrific tragedy.

The investigation leads to the discovery of skeletons of Black children. One of the killers is still alive and on a murder spree to try to keep their identity a secret.

If you have children and/or religious or racial trauma please proceed with caution or skip this book.


CW/TW:

Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury / injury detail, Kidnapping, Mass school shootings, Murder, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Violence, Torture, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, alcohol abuse, and illegal adoption

I absolutely loved Razorblade Tears, so I was really excited to get this new book by SA Cosby. (Thank you NetGalley & Macmillam Audio). The narrator was the same, and I really love how Adam's voice sounds. However, I was getting a little bit of "Ike & Buddy Lee" and not Titus. I wonder if maybe he could change up the voices a tad bit more?
As for the story, I really was engaged in the beginning. I wanted to know what was happening and who the 3rd person involved was. However the story seemed to slow down a bit and I kept finding my mind wandering. I have to say that I really enjoyed the discussion on the world and appreciate the author's point of view, but the thriller aspect was a bit of a let down. I just didn't really find the ending all that exciting. I was kinda just over.
I do own a copy of Blacktop Wastedland and I am excited to jump into that and see if maybe it was just this book that i didn't vibe with.

I have yet to read an S.A. Cosby book that I didn't like. This one is deeply disturbing in detail, graphic throughout the book, so for those who don't wish to read about graphic murders, I'd suggest passing this one by. But the way S.A. Cosby writes is magic. The similies filtered throughout the story make you think, and I enjoy every step along the way. I can't wait to read the next book, and I love Adam reading these stories to me.

I loved Razorblade Tears and loved the beginning of this book - but it got to be a bit to graphic and dark without any glimpses of light. I know this is being well-received by so many - but I wasn't able to finish it, unfortunately.
Thank you for the opportunity.

I knew I would love this book as I have loved all the books read by this amazing author. As his books always are, it was intense, atmospheric, scary, suspenseful, and real. His writing and storytelling are so impeccable and breathtaking. The story grabbed me from the first page and I gasped in shock multiple times while reading it. It is a very suspenseful thriller, but like all of his books it’s so much more than that. It’s a must read.

Synopsis:

Titus Crown is the first Black sheriff in the history of Charon County, Virginia. In recent decades, quiet Charon has had only two murders. But after years of working as an FBI agent, Titus knows better than anyone that while his hometown might seem like a land of moonshine, cornbread, and honeysuckle, secrets always fester under the surface.

Then a year to the day after Titus’s election, a school teacher is killed by a former student and the student is fatally shot by Titus’s deputies. As Titus investigates the shootings, he unearths terrible crimes and a serial killer who has been hiding in plain sight, haunting the dirt lanes and woodland clearings of Charon. 

With the killer’s possible connections to a local church and the town’s harrowing history weighing on him, Titus projects confidence about closing the case while concealing a painful secret from his own past. At the same time, he also has to contend with a far-right group that wants to hold a parade in celebration of the town’s Confederate history.

Charon is Titus’s home and his heart. But where faith and violence meet, there will be a reckoning.

ALL SINNERS BLEED is a powerfully real and tense police procedural set in a divided southern town. Cosby expertly explores the darkness in society while still giving the reader a glimmer of hope through Sheriff Titus Crown.

What makes this book so good is the author’s ability to lay it all out there without exploiting a situation or making it come across as unbelievable. There is grit and authenticity to words within this prose and the interactions between the characters. And having religion play a part in the narrative added an extra facet to the story making it richer. In addition, social issues addressed are done so with an unabashedly candid approach this reader enjoyed.

Cosby is a uniquely talented thriller writer. He brings diversity to a genre by creating riveting, suspenseful, and entertaining thrillers. The characters on both sides of good and evil were layered and well-developed. From beginning to end, I was at the edge of my seat, desperately for the serial killer to be brought to justice, whatever that may look like.

This was my first S.A. Cosby title, and I am a fan for life. The audio narration by Adam Lazarre-White is perfection. Great for fans of crime fiction and the first season of HBO's True Detective. This story is set in current day, told from the perspective of the first black sheriff of a semi-rural county in Virginia. Family drama, relationship drama, work drama, and crime never sleeps. Trigger warnings abound. I am hooked and plan to read all of the author's backlist. Please note I was gifted an advance audio copy of this work via NetGalley.

All The Sinners Bleed might go down as my favorite audiobook of the year. It's just that good. Every single sentence of S.A. Cosby's latest masterpiece is beautifully crafted, and the narration is absolutely perfect. As a reader, I know that Cosby's novels are going to be gritty and raw, but they will also make me think and feel, and that's exactly what great writing does, which Cosby is one of current masters of.

S.A. Cosby fans get ready! @leoking8473 is back with another Southern Noir thriller.

If you’ve read other books by this author you know what to expect: a gritty backwoods Virginia town with very morally corrupt citizens and amazingly observant witty prose.
I’m going to stay away from spoiling anything, but I did find this one to be more gruesome than S.A. Cosby’s other works.

The audio is phenomenal, but the print will give you more time to savor the author’s turn of phrases, so maybe just pick up both! 😂

This is my second novel by this author, and once again, he did not disappoint. Would definitely recommend this one, and also checking out other stuff by him!