Razorblade Tears

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A BLACK FATHER. A WHITE FATHER. TWO MURDERED SONS. A QUEST FOR VENGEANCE. ' A voice as stark and distinctive as Elmore Leonard' s, and a humanity that touches the soul. ' DAILY MAIL' Every once in a while a writer comes along with an incredible voice. . . add S. A. Cosby to that list. ' STEVE CAVANAGH ' S. A. Cosby is a welcome, refreshing new voice in crime literature. ' DENNIS LEHANEIke Randolph has been out of jail for 15 years, with not so much as a speeding ticket since. But a black man with cops at the door knows to be afraid. The last thing he expects to hear is that his son Isiah has been murdered, along with Isiah' s white husband, Derek. Ike had never fully accepted his son but is devastated by his loss. Derek' s father Buddy Lee was almost as ashamed of Derek for being gay as Derek was ashamed that his father was a criminal. Buddy Lee still has contacts in the underworld, though. . . and he wants to know who killed his boy. Ike and Buddy Lee, two ex-cons with little in common other than a criminal past and a love for their dead sons, band together in a desperate desire for retribution. In their quest to do better for their children in death than they did in life, they must confront their prejudices about their sons - and each other - as they rain down vengeance upon those who hurt them. A provocative revenge thriller and an achingly tender story of redemption, this novel is a ferocious portrait of grief; for those loved and lost, and for mistakes than can never truly be undone. Praise for S. A. Cosby:' Sensationally good' LEE CHILD' I loved BLACKTOP WASTELAND' STEPHEN KING' Pitch-perfect' DENNIS LEHANE' Stunning. Can' t remember the last time I read such a powerful crime novel' MARK BILLINGHAM' A superb character study wrapped up in a high-octane heist novel' Guardian' Fantastic' Sunday Times' Spectacular. ' Daily Mail' A delicious slice of country gothic wrapped in smart, hard, contemporary neo noir. ' ADRIAN McKINTY