All The Sinners Bleed: the new thriller from the award-winning author of RAZORBLADE TEARS

In the historical fiction novel "Blacktop Wasteland" by S. A. Cosby, Titus Crown is the first Black sheriff in Charon County, Virginia. After a year in office, a schoolteacher is killed by a former student, and Titus's deputies shoot the student dead. As Titus investigates the shootings, he uncovers a serial killer who has been hiding in plain sight, haunting the town's dirt lanes and woodland clearings. Titus tries to project confidence about closing the case while concealing a painful secret from his own past. He also has to contend with a far-right group that wants to hold a parade in celebration of the town's Confederate history.

Format: Hardback
Length: 352 pages
Publication date: 06 June 2023
Publisher: Headline Publishing Group

The Guardian has compiled a list of the best crime and thrillers of 2023, featuring works from The Times, The Mail on Sunday, and Financial Times. The selection includes Stephen King's "The Institute," Michael Connelly's "The Lincoln Lawyer," and Steve Cavanagh's "A Black Sheriff." Titus Crown is the first Black sheriff in the history of Charon County, Virginia, and has been working as an FBI agent for years. However, a year after his election, a school teacher is killed by a former student, and Titus's deputies shoot the student dead. 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 tries to project 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. The book is richly textured, elegant, and fierce storytelling at its absolute best. The Daily Mail describes it as a distinctive, thrilling new voice in crime writing that will linger long after you've closed the book. The Daily Express also praises the book, calling it a "thrilling read" that will keep you hooked until the very end.

Weight: 570g
Dimension: 165 x 244 x 33 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781472299130