This is a great thriller written by S A Cosby and narrated by Adam Lazarren-White. The story is based in Charon County Virginia (where the South still holds on to its history). Titus Crowne is the first Black sheriff in the county's history. After a terrible shooting at the school, Titus finds that the reason behind the shooting is going to unravel a horrible crime that has been going on without anybody knowing/caring.

I enjoy the main character and his constant battle with outside forces and his own demons from his past. The story is showing those of us what it would be like for a Black man wearing the badge in the American South to fight the Confederate Pride members and show his community he is for justice.

S A Cosby is an incredible writer. I can't wait to read more from him.

Man, SA Cosby does not know how NOT to slay. Another cinematic, thrilling, gorgeously written masterpiece.

I was a fan of "Razorblade Tears," and SA Cosby delivers again with "All the Sinners Bleed." This time he gives us Titus Crown, the first black sheriff in the history of Charon County, Virginia, and a man haunted by an event from his past as an FBI agent. When a school shooter kills a popular high school teacher, Titus looks for a possible motive hidden on the phones of the victim and perpetrator. But what he uncovers leads to a much more gruesome discovery: the bodies of eight ritualistically mutilated children buried in a popular hunting ground. More killings follow as Titus races against time to find the murderer--all while dealing with racial upheavals in the community, corruption in the sheriff's office, and his own traumatic past.

Like "Razorblade Tears," this one starts with a bang and doesn't let up, but I found the violence even more disturbing here. Titus's romantic subplot also felt unnecessary and underdeveloped. Still, if you're prepared for some truly horrific scenes (and can overlook Cosby's continued use of over-the-top similes and metaphors), "All the Sinners Bleed" will fill the "summer thriller" spot in your beach bag quite nicely. It's a shame this appears to be another stand alone, as I would have been interested in seeing Titus Crown again in future books.

Thank you to NetGalley and to Macmillan Audio for providing me with an audiobook ARC of this title in return for my honest review. Also worth noting that Adam Lazarre-White does another great job with the narration.

Whew!! This was a ride. I liked Razorblade Tears, but I liked this one even more!! Titus is an awesome main character, in a complex set of circumstances, and the mystery he’s trying to solve is great. The ending was quite as well executed as it could have been, but otherwise this is a really great book! Excellent summer reading!

S.A. Cosby once again wrote a masterpiece of a story. It’s a serial killer story that starts with a school shooting, so be sure to check the trigger warnings if you need them, but even more than that this is a story about a Black sheriff trying to make a difference in his rural Virginia county. I love the nuance Cosby brings to his characters and the way he builds out communities in his books. Titus is the first Black sheriff of the county and is trying to navigate all the challenges that come with that responsibility. When a beloved teacher is murdered by a former student, secrets come out that forces the community to reckon with the fact that someone they thought they knew was capable of horrific things.

Interestingly, Cosby sets this novel in 2017 and while the story is still incredibly timely I wonder if the story would have been any different set post 2020. I also wish that there had been some more explanation for how the teen involved in the shooting ended up in his situation. That being said, I appreciated while scenes in the book were violent and gruesome, Cosby never goes into details about the crimes against children.

As always, Adam Lazarre-White’s narration is a perfect complement to Cosby’s writing and I hope he continues to narrate Cosby’s books!

This was an exceptional novel. An extremely smart thriller crime novel that not only keeps you on the edge of your seat and completely engaged it also deals with current political and racial issues.

Cosby write such gritty stories that you just can never get enough of. He is an auto read author for me. Loved the audio and narrator and love that he always uses the same narrator! Feels like we’re back together again lol.

S.A. Cosby is one of the best authors I’ve discovered this year. While All the Sinners Bleed did not hit me as hard as Razorblade Tears, I loved this novel. Serial killers? Deep seated secrets? Critique of religion and law enforcement? Sign me up. This story was DARK and I loved it.

I am usually not a huge fan of cop POVs, but I thought Titus was a great character and his commentary on being both a LEO and Black man in the south was interesting to hear.

As always, Adam Lazarre-White is a phenomenal narrator. I could listen to him read a menu and be entertained. Most masculine narrators do not do a great job with female voices, but he made them each distinct and they did not sound too forced. I hope he continues to narrate Cosby’s books, because he complements his style well.

S.A. Cosby knocks it out of the park again. Sherriff Titus Crown unravels the mystery of murdered children in his community in this gripping new novel. The characters are well developed, and the plot moves along at a comfortable pace. Cosby has done his research into the psychology of psychopaths, and demonstrates this well through the main character's insights about those around him. All of this unfolds against the backdrop of racism in the small-town South, which is another layer of complexity for Sherriff Crown to navigate. The audiobook narrator does an excellent job with this piece, and I highly recommend this audiobook.

4+ "Terrible people can do good things, but they liked doing the terrible things first."

"Evil is seldom concealed, it's just fuckin bold."

"We all chose to be skeptical, when the truth is inconvenient."

TELL THE TRUTH AND SHAME THE DEVIL.

Charon County, a small town in rural Virgina, a racist town but also a town with a black sheriff. Titus Crowne was elected sheriff, his hope to bring about fairer treatment for the blacks in this town. Then, a school shooting, a young black man shoots just one white teacher before he himself is shot dead. The teacher happens to be the towns favorite teacher, everyone just loves this man, and the fact that he was shot by a black man, raises racial tensions. Titus must get to the bottom of this, why this teacher, why only this teacher, and he must do it quickly.

very violent, very dark but what happens in this book has happened in other towns, other cities, so the realism is there. I just loved the character of Titus , a man who wants to do good, who wants to be fair and a man who is not easily fooled. Such a good book and a book that shows the many layers people have and not all of them good, nor should they see the light of day. We all see what we want to see, hear what we want o hear. Justice often depends, unfairly, on skin color, position in life, financial status and this book shows that the actual pursuit of justice may be dangerous but those who want to do right, dont shy away when things are difficult.

The narration by Adam Lazarre-White was fantastic.

SA Cosby has done it again!
The new sherriff in a small town must deal with the backlash of one of his officer's fatally shooting a teen ager.
He didn't expect to get the sherriff's position, and now has to deal with the politics of defending his job and all of the secrets that are unraveled.

I am a huge SA Cosby fan, so this book has been on my radar for ages! I was thrilled when I was approved for an ARC of it.

All The Sinners Bleed follows Titus, a former FBI agent turn local sherif of Charon County. His job is difficult enough dealing with white supremacists and trying to keep the peace, but when a former student who is Black shoots a white teacher all hell breaks loose.

This book is a thriller and it definitely delivers on that aspect. I was so engaged with this story and invested in what would happen next. Cosby really knows how to keep a reader at the edge of their seat.

This book also delivers a lot of important themes like racism in policing, racial politics in small towns, PTSD, etc. The depth of with which the themes are explored takes this from a typical thriller to one with a much deeper meaning.

Titus was a good main character too. He’s good at his job, but not perfect or invincible. He felt like a real human with real concerns. I could easily see a series being written around his character.

All in all, if you liked Cosby’s previous works, I have no doubt you’ll enjoy this one too.

This is the first book by SA Cosby I've read. Of course I'd heard how wonderful he is but hadn't picked one of his books up before. They sounded like books that would break a reader's heart.

It's all true. He is fantastic and heartbreaking but it was an exhilarating read.

The book begins with Sheriff Titus Crowne called to a school shooting. A young man he knows well has shot a popular teacher and is killed himself in the aftermath. While trying to understand the motivation behind the shooting, Titus finds evidence of an even more horrific crime. He is driven to solve it but faces obstacles as a Black authority figure in a Virginia town that hasn't really gotten over the Civil War.

Beautifully written.

Adam Lazarre-White's narration is perfect.

SA Cosby is a poet with his words. Once again- Cosby takes the hard topics, and writes stories entangling these topics with such beautiful, but gut wrenching words. Even with school shootings being at the front of America’s mind, Cosby does not shy away from using his amazing story telling ability to write a phenomenal Crime Fiction book.

Adam Lazzare-White brings Cosby’s words to life with his narration. Just like in Razorblade Tears, Lazarrie-White makes you feel every word, drawing you into the world Cosby has created.

This book is a tough listen- full of gut wrenching topics. However- it is a must listen (or read) for anyone who remotely likes American Crime fiction or stories with difficult topics.

A wonderfully gritty detective/procedural novel- I loved it. I was drawn in from the very beginning. I listened on audiobook and loved the narrator, Adam Lazarre-White, who had me laughing out loud at some parts. I finished this one just KNOWING it has to be a streaming series one day. My first S.A. Cosby novel, but not my last!


hank you NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the advanced copy.

All the Sinners Bleed

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I have been a huge fan of S.A. Cosby since I read “Razorblade Tears” in 2021, so when I saw he has a new release out, I ran to pick it up.

“All the Sinners Bleed” follows Titus Thorne, an ex-FBI agent and the first Black sheriff of Charon county. When a school shooting rocks the small town of Charon, Titus begins to uncover a much deeper, more insidious set of crimes. He leads this investigation while balancing asks from his community… including providing policing protection for confederate marchers. Readers follow Titus as he pieces together the clues of what is happening in Charon and as he navigates the difficulties of being a Black sheriff in the South.

This one is both a crime procedural and a very sharp literary look at racism, religion, politics, and policing in the southern United States. I loved the protagonist Titus, he felt so real — we get a glimpse into his own past traumas, his relationships, his mistrust of religion, and the personal conflict about duties protecting all citizens of Charon (even if they’re harmful to the Black community).

This book is the perfect blend of “whodunnit” mystery and important, timely topics to discuss; Cosby layers them together so well. His writing is absolutely amazing… I could have highlighted 100 passages. The audiobook was so well done for this one too — narrator Adam Lazarre-White will be a new favorite for me.

Highly recommend this book & will be going back to read “Blacktop Wasteland” ASAP!

🚨 one note though: this book has a lot of TWs; it’s gritty and frankly a little gory at times. I was on the El to work during one of the part listening like 🥴🥴. It still is a fantastic read but brace yourself!

What can I say that has yet to be said? Addictive, propulsive, gritty, violent. But within that space, Cosby tackles an array of themes and injustices: race, policing, religion, bigotry, mental illness, abuse of power, and sexual abuse. Phew! That's a lot, but it works! There's poetry in Cosby's unique blend of character study, moral teachings, and crime fiction.

I love Razorblade Tears, so I hoped Cosby might revisit some of his previous themes - which he did. But my favorite in Sinners is his introspection on religion. Cosby infuses scripture and religious symbolism to make clear plot points. He also untangles the meaning of faith, good vs. evil, White Evangelicals, and Black Christians. In his words, "the South is Christ-haunted by hypocrisy of religion." Deep, layered, and thought-provoking for crime fiction.

Another highlight is the setting: Charon County. This county feels like a character, adding a bit of rural small-town noir. Charon's soul is as dark as the story itself, populated with deeply religious citizens, white supremacists, Blacks who've been mistreated by law enforcement, and drug-fueled secrets and lies. Titus, the county's first Black sheriff, navigates all these roadblocks as he tries to capture Charon County's serial killer. The murder scenes are challenging to read. Some scenes are more vividly described than others, but the emotional toll drains the spirit of Titus and his fellow officers - a complete gut punch for the reader.

All of The Sinners Bleed is a dark literary masterpiece. I’m confident this book will land as one of my favorites of 2023.

I picked this up at TLA (Texas Library Association Conference) because I had heard of this author before but hadn’t read him. And good thing I did because then I saw like 4 to 5 people hyping it up and saying how good it was. And y’all know me……….. I hate being left out lol

So first off let me just say how invested I was in this plot. I couldn’t get my head (ears?) out of this book. It was so realistic. A little scary because I’m sure people would really act like that. Trying to act like he didn’t earn his position even though he was voted into it. And making him feel like what he’s doing wasn’t good enough and so they were going to replace him with someone else. Let me just say, I wanted to throttle everyone and I don’t blame him not one bit for what he did at the end. Although I can’t lie I didn’t want him to. But that’s neither here nor there.

The characters were so good. Even though I guessed who it was, I was so interested in the back stories of them and seeing where they went from there. Like the romance absolutely could have been left out of this, but the way I was so invested in it because I wanted him to have one good thing. But alas it didn’t really matter. Then his family was also very cool too. I had so much fun getting to know his dad! He was hilarious and I could easily envision all the scenes he was in in like real time.

The literal only thing about this that I would change is the ending. It wasn’t bad, it was just like super stacked. OK I know you’re thinking like wtf so let me explain. It was like all the freaking clues he had to help him solve this came out right then. Like he had clues before, but he didn’t know what they meant. It was like he just had a collection of things. But at the end things finally came together and we had no input on it. My favorite thrillers or books about crime are those that make me feel like i can help solve it. When the book is basically all red herrings until the ending when it all the real stuff started coming out. I’m sure this is just a me thing, but I like to feel more involved.

But make no mistake. This book is dark. When things finally start happening, it’s really dark. All the things that happened made me sad, mad, enraged, and I was biting all my nails off scared at what was to come because of what was already happening and what was to come. The Black kids going missing in this book was crushing my heart and it felt so real. So please be mindful of your trigger warnings.

This book made me want to read his entire backlist. I already have one of them on hold. Someone already told me the backlist is also good. I can’t wait to get lost in more of his words.

All Sinners Bleed is a gripping procedural with many trigger warnings. Starting with a school shooting, racism, sexual abuse, child abuse.. just to name a few. It was difficult to read at times. But well done and I think the narrator did a great job!

Book Review: "All the Sinners Bleed" by S.A. Cosby 📚🔥

Hold onto your seats, folks, because "All the Sinners Bleed" by S.A. Cosby is an absolute knockout! This gripping story follows Titus Crowne, the first Black sheriff in Charon County, as he navigates a school shooting investigation and the complexities of wearing a police uniform in the American South.

Cosby's writing is nothing short of phenomenal, and the audio version takes it to another level. The narrator's performance is incredible, making it a must-listen experience. The book tackles tough themes and isn't my typical genre, but I was completely blown away!

While "Razorblade Tears" introduced me to Cosby's talent, "All the Sinners Bleed" took it to a whole new level. It's dark, disturbing, and filled with trigger warnings, but the audiobook storytelling is like a cinematic experience for your ears. Every character, every scene, every crime came to life vividly.

I can't recommend this book enough, but be prepared for its intensity. It's a solid five-star read for me! Huge thanks to the author and publisher for the advanced listening copy. 🎧📚

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