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Winner of the 2024 Audie Award for Thriller/Suspense!

Nominated, Edgar Allan Poe Award Nominee, 2024

Long-listed, Barnes and Noble Best New Books of the Year 2023

Long-listed, Library Journal Best Books of the Year, 2023

Long-listed, Carnegie Medal, 2024

Long-listed, Time Magazine Best Books of the Year, 2023

Long-listed, New York Times Book Review Notable Books of the Year, 2023

Long-listed, Amazon.com Best Books of the Year, 2023

Long-listed, New York Magazine Best Books of the Year, 2023

Long-listed, CPL: Chicago Public Library Best of the Best, 2023

"Lazarre-White masterfully portrays people of multiple races, old and young. He also delivers Cosby's reflections on family, grief, and faith with genuine introspection and without distracting from the tense plotlines...This is a gripping, timely tale—beautifully told."—AudioFile (Earphones Award winner)

The new novel from New York Times bestselling and Los Angeles Times Book Prize-winning author S. A. Cosby, "one of the most muscular, distinctive, grab-you-by-both-ears voices in American crime fiction.”—The Washington Post.

A Black sheriff. A serial killer.

A small town ready to combust.

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.

Powerful and unforgettable, All the Sinners Bleed confirms S. A. Cosby as “one of the most muscular, distinctive, grab-you-by-both-ears voices in American crime fiction” (The Washington Post).

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Reviewer: Matt Egan
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Thoughtful, A perfect novel for the times!
Review: All the Sinners Bleed is a timely, thoughtful, well written, well plotted and as good as crime novels get. Titus' character arc is incredible and the supporting characters are believable, especially the Crown family. The book will keep you guessing until the final chapters! The Goodreads community is 100% right about this being one of the best books of the year, and I have a new author to add to my list of favorites. 5/5 well earned stars!

Reviewer: Brittney
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Good Story
Review: S.A Crosby has not failed me yet. This is the second book that i have read. I'm truly pleased with it. It was very descriptive. I like the historical background that it gave. Definitely a page turner. There were moments where i did get bored a little bit, but. It was mainly through the descriptions, but it was really like. Enticing trying to figure out who was who. But overall, it was great. Big ups to tide is because he did his thing. Yeah, it was great.

Reviewer: Dan
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: good read good plot great vernacular
Review: Well worded crime novel, really captures the setting. Enjoyable characters and well spun yarn. About family and the modernizing south.

Reviewer: Richard Goutal
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Titus - a wonderfully developed character in a fantastic book
Review: That Cosby kept my interest is an understatement; thus it certainly was a page turner. Why? The writing was not impaired by confusing flashbacks, or unfinished scenes. The plot rocked with new events seemingly every few pages to create ongoing conflicts and stress for our main character, and on me the reader looking over his shoulder. That’s called “suspense”! There were sub-plots, but they all fit together clearly. For example the preparations for the Fall Festival are mentioned throughout; this was good because it shows how difficult it is for a small law enforcement agency to deal with multiple issues simultaneously - which is realistic. The entire story with all plots and sub-plots were laid out in a straightforward, crystal clear narrative.The main character was fully developed in many ways, and wow - I cried with him and for him. The author writes with emotional power. I enjoy being apart of it like that, and that raises its value as a book to me. Of course, it helped that I connected strongly with many of his views, especially about churches, and religion generally. I guess it is not a series but I badly want to read more of Titus and his life and adventures. I have read all of Connelly's books multiple times and feel like I love Harry Bosch like a brother. Of all other law enforcement characters I have read, Titus is stealing my heart.For certain it is the best of 18 other mystery books I have read this year. A masterpiece for this genre. I give it a 97. (A+)

Reviewer: Anthony J. Vazzano
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: The new black sheriff hunts a gruesome killer in his divided town.
Review: The sheriff of his sleepy Chesapeake Bay Virginia town desperately wants to bring a killer to justice. He is balancing persistent community racial fears, personal demons, family tension, etc. The author delves into these with amazing clarity. Descriptions of characters’ emotions, motives, and thoughts are are expressed so well. My only qualms are the horrible ways some of the murders are done. Important in the psychology of the killer, but hard to stomach at times. The sheriff is to be admired for the honorable way he conducts his hunt, and how he deals with the town’s warring factions. The sinners here do indeed bleed. Great read.

Reviewer: Quinn Menier
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Graphic Thriller
Review: This was my first S.A. Cosby book. The storyline was good and kept my interest. The murder descriptions were very graphic and disturbing for me. I give it three stars due to the “secret” Titus keeping was an underlying theme but not as intense as it was intended. The relationship between father and sins was heartfelt and grief was an undertone. I would read another Cosby book.

Reviewer: Lawryn Davis
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great crime and psychological thriller read!
Review: I really enjoyed this book and the detail portrayed. Definitely some trigger warnings for child abuse, murder (adult and child), sexual assault, and racism. It had gruesome and gory details but that was necessary for storytelling. I wish the killer had a better ending because what he got was not good enough for me. I loved Titus Crown character and the intrapersonal conflicts he grappled with. I ended up feeling what he was feeling even though I’m African American but I am not in law enforcement. 5/5 for me because overall it was a well rounded and complete story that kept me turning page after page!

Reviewer: kdub
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A must read!
Review: All The Sinners Bleed is a beautifully spun tale about a small town sheriff battling racism and the juxtaposition between modern life and the "old" south still hanging on to the confederacy. The action is non-stop and the author's words masterfully paint the picture of what it's like being Sherrif Titus Crown. The is a must-read!

Reviewer: Kozzy
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Another wonderful book from the super talented S.A. Cosby. It is a pretty heavy book as far as the subject and story of the book, but it is wonderfully written and well worth a read.From the great description of the locations, to the great characters, to the fantastic story that is being told, it all had me picturing how these all would look right away.The basics of the story is that it is about a Sheriff from Charon County Virginia who has to deal with a teacher being shot by a student at a school. It morphs into a story about a Serial Killer being on the loose and so much more. I don't want to spoil to much so I won't say to many more details, just that it is so well written and you should check it out.After I finished the last pages last night I was thinking about everything that went on in the book, but the main characters family, to his lady, to the cops that worked with him, to the nasty stuff that they are investigating (it goes much deeper than just a story about a Serial Killer or a teacher getting shot).I really would love a TV Show made about this book, even just a mini series of 8 episodes or so would do. It reminded me at times of Season 1 of True Detective (And to be honest, was closer to Season 1 than any of the other later seasons of that show), it really would make a wonderful show, I can already picture certain scenes when big things in the story happy and same goes for the locations and characters, I already have been thinking what they all would look like.Do yourself a favor and pick up this book, just be warned that it does touch on some very heavy and intense subject matter, so be ready and in the right mind frame. Yes it touches on intense/heavy elements but S.A. Cosby does it all so well and weaves his magic throughout the whole book and does this type of subject matter so very well.I enjoyed Blacktop Wasteland to and loved this book and have ordered his other stuff, give this extremely talented writer a chance and he will have you turning page after page late into the night, or like me the last few days as I got towards the end, reading while I was eating my dinner, while I was in the washroom and while I was in bed, superb book and I can't wait to see what this writer has in store for us for his next one.

Reviewer: Paul@Aude_France
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Having read and enjoyed the author's two previous works, I was somewhat disappointed with this book.Where those works were raw, authentic, and sincere, this offering feels contrived. This is typical of what you might find in any number of crime novels. He peppers the story with inane metaphors. The author feels to need to let the reader know when the sheriff is taking his hat and sunglasses off. Or putting them on. On one page, he puts them on twice in the same paragraph.A disappointment but I am confident this author still has some great stories to write.

Reviewer: O.R
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Neben der grundsätzlichen Empfehlung für dieses Buch wäre meine weitere Empfehlung, das Buch im Original zu lesen. Sprachlich auf hohem Niveau lässt der Autor aber im Original auch viel durchscheinen, wie bzw. in welchem Duktus der südliche Teil der USA spricht. Das wird in der Übersetzung zwangsläufig verlieren, mag der Übersetzer auch noch so gut sein.Sehr gut, ohne besserwisserisch zu erscheinen, kann der Autor den noch immer vorherrschenden Rassismus in USA, speziell in den Südstaaten, vermitteln, den wir so in Deutschland nicht kennen, bei allen Diskussionen um 'Black Lives Matter', etc.Die Story selbst ist sehr gut aufbereit, spannend und ein wahrer Page-Turner. Es bleibt bis zum Schluss nicht klar, wer hinter allem steckt. Die Geschichte des Sheriffs ist auch gut erzählt, gibt Hinweise zu seiner Vergangenheit, die ihn sein lässt, wie er ist, und hinterlässt auch einen glaubwürdigen Abschluss hinsichtlich seiner Zukunft.Ich war bereits von 'Razerblade Tears' begeistert, 'All Sinners Bleed' steht dem in nichts nach.Insofern: Sehr klare Kaufempfehlung.

Reviewer: Paul Baker
Rating: 2.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Este es uno de esos libros que te hacen preguntarte: "¿Por qué estoy leyendo esto?" Y luchas hasta el final, y sigue empeorando, hasta que termina, y el malo está muerto, y no tienes la más remota idea de por qué hizo todas esas cosas malas, porque acabas de encontrarlo, a 5 páginas del final. La historia es derivada y la prosa es muy pesada. Personalmente, me gusta leer novelas literarias, pero me encanta leer de vez en cuando alguna novela criminal, digamos, de Elmore Leonard, Michael Connelly, Higgens, Mendoza, Camilleri... pero a veces pruebo con algo nuevo, normalmente atraída por un precio bajo y buenas opiniones y, ocasionalmente, todo funciona bien. Pero esta vez, no. Mi más sincero consejo es... evita a este autor.

Reviewer: chipstar2011
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: 英文は読みにくいがなんとか読んだ。主人公は黒人の警察署長（？）でじわじわと残虐なシリアルキラーを追い詰めていく。あと、脇役で、パトリシアコーンウェルの『検視官』じゃないけど、検視官が登場する。この女性がアジア系でケイスカーペッタとはまた対照的なキャラで興味深かった。