All the Sinners Bleed: A Novel

All the Sinners Bleed reads like an episode of Criminal Minds. The serial murders are extremely disturbing, the characters complex and the writing is deep. I don't think this book is for everyone but it will stick with me for awhile.

Oh this was a good mystery! I loved the relationship of father to son and the protagonists wisdom. Kept me going and interested throughout the story.

4.5 Stars
You can't go wrong with a well written mystery.

Oh, and that ending was

All it took to make S.A. Cosby an auto-buy author for me was to read Razorblade Tears.

Let's work our way from the outside in, starting with the cover art. It's not ugly, but it's not a cover that would catch my eye if I was just browsing and had no idea who S.A. Cosby is. Just being honest. To continue on being honest, S.A. Cosby could slap the pages of his next book between two pieces of cardboard taken from a greasy pizza box found in a dumpster with his name and title written in Sharpie and I would still pre-order that sucker.

A lot of times the book description can give away spoilers or be completely inadequate - for ALL THE SINNERS BLEED, it's like Baby Bear's bed for Goldilocks - juuuuust right.

I was the luckiest girl in the world because I was first in line at my library for the book AND the audiobook. Trust me friends, you're going to want both. Adam Lazarre-White returns to narrate this gritty crime thriller and knocks it out of the park yet again. The reason why you're going to want a physical copy is because you're going to tab/highlight this sucker like crazy. I wrote 3 pages of notes and highlighted half the book.

"...but that was the thing about violence. It didn't always wait for an invitation. Sometimes it saw a crack in the dam and then flooded the whole valley."

What begins as a school shooting that resulted in the murder of a beloved teacher by a former student quickly transitions into the hunt for a serial killer. The small town of Charon County descends into fear at revelations brought to light in the course of the investigation. The people here grew up together, their families have been there for generations. The one thing that united the white and black folks was the fact that they shunned any new folks that moved to town. So to find out that there may be a killer whom they all knew - and likely trusted - devastated the small town.

"Titus had no illusions about who or what he was. For many people he was the devil. He accepted that. Only he was a devil that chased down demons."

Cosby can write. The succinct way of just saying it like it is with no frills is outstanding. Sheriff Titus Crowne had me hollering, stomping my feet and raising hand to God numerous times. I am legitimately disappointed this is a fictional character because this is a man I'd love to shake his hand. This is the kind of man I want in leadership roles in my community. Read it and you'll agree. My heart went out to this character because he really went through it in this one. You all know in real life, when it rains, it pours. Titus comes home to take care of his father who is recovering from hip surgery. He is currently serving as the Sheriff of Charon County, a small area in Virginia. He is the first Black Sheriff to serve, so as you can imagine he has his work cut out for him - it didn't matter he was born and raised alongside his constituents, there were still those who only ever would look at him and see his skin.

Nobody better ever say S.A. Cosby can't write compelling characters.

I was obsessed with this book. I read the prologue and Chapter 1 the first night and then made it to the 85% mark the next day and got up early today to finish it. This story, its characters and seeing if the killer would be caught consumed me entirely and have just ordered a physical copy to put in my library because I know I'll be rereading this one. If only to revisit the character of Titus Crowne and dream of men like this stepping up into roles in our community to be the change we need.

Great read