Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the arc! I can’t believe it’s taken me this long to read something by S.A. Cosby, as a VA native who previously lived near the area described in the book this was especially interesting. This was a complex thriller with an incredible main character. S.A. Cosby’s excellent writing and his ability characterize so well kept me hooked throughout. I was highly invested in the serial killer mystery and Sheriff Titus as a character. This novel is raw and real - Cosby doesn’t shy away from the grim realities of racism in the south and the complexities that come from having a black sheriff in Virginia for the Sheriff himself or the town. This is a must read that I highly recommend. A few story beats felt unfinished for me, so this doesn’t quite hit five stars, but is still phenomenal at 4.5!

SA Cosby has done it again - in 2021 his book „Razorblade Tears“ was one of my very favorite books of the year and now he is back with yet another „tough-as-nails, compulsively readable noir thriller set in rural Virginia, dark and unrelenting as the spirit that drives its (…) protagonist“ - quoting from my own 2021 review here since it’s just as applicable. This book is a five star read for me and definitely a contender for one of my 2023 favorites !

All The Sinner's Bleed starts out with a disastrous day for the small community of Charon County, Virginia and it’s sheriff Titus Crowne. A year to the day after Titus was elected as the county's first black sheriff, the town is rocked by a school shooting that claims two victims - the county‘s most beloved high school teacher a white man and his killer a former black student of his - who is shot by the police when exiting the building with his gun. What should be an open and basically already shut case leads Titus into a web of dark and darker secrets.
Cosby's fantastic writing and and evocative prose had me and my husband completely captivated. Charon County truly came to life in all it‘s contradictions.
Titus was a great main character - yes, he has a hero complex and is out to save the day, the county and it’s citizens but he is not without doubts and flaws and a rampant inner monologue and he has a complete and fitting back story.
I listened to the audiobook version of All The Sinners Bleed narrated by Adam Lazarre-White, and yet again he did a fantastic job using his voice and tone to create even more of an atmosphere than SA Cosby’s words alone (not an easy task since they are fabulous).
This book is special !!

I picked up this novel knowing that there was a high chance that I would not finish it given my dislike for the crime/thriller genre yet gave it a chance due to my mid-level response to Cosby's previous title. Only making it to the 10% mark on this book validates my understanding on how tell I tend to interact with the genre. I found it too similar to crime procedurals, which I have very little interest in.

Now that was some gritty southern crime fiction!

This was my first S.A. Cosby novel and I have to say.. I did not know what I was getting myself into!

This was dark. Layered. Compelling. And so much more. The character development was *chefs kiss* 🤌🏼

All The Sinners Bleed is both a serial killer mystery layered with a story about a black sheriff in the south dealing with hatred from white supremacists and black people who have been harmed by the police in the past.

If you are someone who checks for trigger warnings before reading a book, definitely look into the trigger warnings for this one.

Adam Lazarre-White’s narration was unmatched! I’m so glad I listened to this one as an audiobook.

Thank you to NetGalley and MacMillan Audio for the opportunity to listen to this audiobook in exchange for my honest review.

This is the second Cosby title that has had me enthralled from beginning to end! Razorblade Tears was phenomenal. I did the audio for this one, and the narrator is perfect for the main character and does believable and distinguishable voices for the supporting characters. The mystery story was intriguing, and I love stories with good character development, people whom I come to care about. I hate stories that have unreliable narrators, or anti-heroes. If I am going to spend several hours with a character, I want to like them enough to put in the time and care about their fate. Cosby’s characters often are good people who do the wrong thing, but for the right reasons, much like most people would if we were to find ourselves in that situation. I bought his other two books in audio recently, and am currently enjoying Blacktop Wasteland right now, with the same narrator. I’m a huge fan right now, have already recommended Razorblade to several customers. I’m looking forward to having this on my shelves!

S.A. Cosby is a master at southern crime fiction and he just keeps getting better and better with each book, although I don’t know how that is possible. I have read and loved everything he has written, and let me just say that the audiobooks are fantastic, Adam Lazarre White is one of my favorites and he reads this one so, so well. All The Sinners Bleed is a heavy thriller, covering topics such as racism, mental illness, religion, and a school shooting, and Cosby does so perfectly. This starts off quick from the first page and does not stop until the very end, which I have come to expect from his books. This one will be in my top reads list, and I highly recommend you add it to your list if you have not yet read it.

Thank you to Macmillan Audio and NetGalley for the digital copy to review.

All the Sinners Bleed AUDIO by SA Cosby is a police thriller that takes place in Charon County, in the deep South. Titus Crowne is the first black sheriff, ever. He replaced a good ol’ boy who ignored crimes on black people and arrested or beat a black person whenever possible. One year to the day of Titus taking office, there was a shooting at the school. As Titus and his officers approached, they caught sight of a young man he had known all his life. As Titus tries to talk the young man down, one of his deputies, against orders, shoots and kills him and opens a can of worms the like of which had never been seen in Charon County. It involved both black people and white people and came to a surprising conclusion, but not before more lives were lost and others broken.

Titus Crowne is a well-written character: a lawman to his core. He was lawman first and black second. He has to negotiate a razor-like fence top between the black church activists and the Confederate protesters. He does his skillfully and fairly, even when his own are threatened. This is an issue that people feel passionately about, even when common sense dictates something different. He had to navigate his brother and his father. He had to keep his girlfriend safe. It was an amazing mystery, one eventually solved, but rifled with wrong turns and deadly surprises. People he thought he knew were involved; long-held secrets were leaked. It was masterfully written and executed.

The reader was Adam Lazarre-White who made the book. I recommend that you listen to this book, rather than read it. It will have a greater impact. His voice was deep and kind. He kept his composure always. He portrayed Titus exactly as I imagine him. He could not have been better.

I was invited to read an e-AUDIO of All the Sinners Bleed by Macmillan Audio, through Netgalley. All thoughts and opinions are mine. #Netgalley #MacmillanAudio #SACosby #AllTheSinnersBleed

I loved this book! 5 shining stars! Might be my new favorite SA Cosby thriller. So timely regarding modern-day news: school shootings, Black vs Blue Lives Matter; Social justice and more.

Action. Drama. Intrigue.
Great narration.

Thank you Macmillan Audio for an advanced listener copy via the NetGalley app.

Script from review video I posted on my tiktok:

This has been a stellar year for crime fiction so far. I’ve already had a few 5 star reads and This one is up there. All the Sinners Bleed by SA Cosby follows ex-FBI agent Titus Crown, the first black sheriff in a small town in Charon County Virginia. A former student kills a beloved school teacher and is then gunned down by Titus’s deputies. As they investigate they unearth some very troubling things about the teacher and student, and the book is off to the races from there. The novel is steeped in issues of race and religion, as some of the crimes appear to be linked with prominent churches in the area, and there are also far-right groups who are getting ready for a celebration of the town’s confederate history.

Blacktop wasteland and Razorblade tears were each some of my favorite reads the years I read them. It is now very clear that SA Cosby does not miss. He is a must read author for me at this point. Not only are each of these entertaining as crime novels, but add incredible characters, add depth with scathing social commentary, whether it’s about race, religion, gender, or the political landscape as well as incredible details about the setting. All of these novels feel grounded in a real sense of place.

All the sinners bleed especially resonated on the religion angle for me. SA Cosby, like his main character in this book, appears to have had a very strict christian upbringing, which I can relate to. So you’re discounted later in life as an unbeliever, and yet are still able to quote all the scriptures, pick apart the doctrine. Even as you get distance from those beliefs, you can’t distance yourself from christianity in this country, and you also can’t erase the effect of that upbringing in yourself.

The other thing that Cosby does really well is create these very real and satisfying confrontations between his main character and others. There’s a city counsel member in this book who is very condescending and racist, and to see Titus push back in these blood boiling encounters, it’s so infuriating and then satisfying as you get to those payoff moments. And in a way, the entire book works like that. Just a beautiful example of characters you really love and connect with, lots of characters you hate, and everything coming crashing together towards a satisfying conclusion.

This just came out this past week, and if I were you, I would pick it up asap.

Happy Pub Week to All The Sinners Bleed 🥳🎊🎉📚

All The Sinner Bleed is so atmospheric. You can feel the simmering tension and heat of Charon County - a small Southern town that has a serial killer on the loose. Not only does Sheriff Titus Crown- the county's first Black Sheriff - have to catch a killer in this county, but he has to contend with the racial tension that is ready to boil over. I love the quiet strength, dignity and power that emanates from Titus. You feel is control go all the way to the edge but he keeps it there as a warning - a "fu€k around and find out" sign in neon lights.

No SA Cosby novel would be complete without lots of violence and blood shed - hence the name of this book. So if you are a bit squeamish you might want to fast forward a couple of pages.

At this point I believe SA Cosby can do no wrong when writing one of his dark southern crime fiction thrillers. The characters are so realistic and have so much depth. No dialogue is superfluous and every character has a meaningful place in the story. He writes strong formidable Black heroes/antiheroes that are flawed with hidden vulnerabilities that only those closest to them can see. It makes them so much more relatable.

All The Sinners Bleed grabbed my ears with its compelling story, stellar narration of Adam Lazarre-White' (who has narrated all of his books) and did not let me go until the last word was spoken. I can not wait for SA Cosby's next book! Thank you @macmillan.audio for my ALC. All The Sinners Bleed is available now.

All the Sinners Bleed" by S.A. Cosby is a gripping crime thriller that keeps readers hooked.
With compelling characters, relentless pacing, and a small-town setting filled with corruption, Cosby sets up the perfect crime thriller. While some plot twists could be considered predictable, the book's well-executed characterization and commentary on social issues make it an engaging read. "All the Sinners Bleed" showcases Cosby's skills in the genre and I look forward to reading more of his work.

Real good.

S. A. Cosby knows what he's doing. and Adam Lazarre-White is the perfect narrator for his gritty books.

At first, I savored this book, reading 15-20% per day, until (fair warning!) I inhaled the last half in a night.

On one level, ALL THE SINNERS BLEED is a story about a serial killer who's done unspeakable things, but on another it's about Titus, the first Black sheriff in Charon County. Personally, both these things kept me reading: I wanted to "solve a murder," and I also cared about Titus.

P.S. There is considerable violence throughout. It reminded me of Karin Slaughter's Grant County series, if that helps give you an idea.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an early copy of this audiobook. Cosby masterfully captures the tensions between races in Southern America in this gripping story. Narrator Adam Lazarre-White beautifully tells the story of Titus, the first Black sheriff in his small town home of Charon, Virginia as he grapples with a new case and his personal demons. Larzarre-White is a brilliant narrator who captures the sounds of different ethnicities, genders, and ages. He does this in such a way that at one point I found myself checking to see if there was a cast rather than a single narrator.
Cosby has written another novel that has all the racial injustices woven together with a gripping case. The book opens with Titus getting ready for the day’s work when he gets a call about a active shooter at the local high school. A single, much loved teacher is shot and the shooter brings himself out of the school. The story takes all kinds of twists and turns from there as Titus investigates.
Another spectacular, not to be missed, thriller from Cosby. I highly recommend!
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This is the 3rd book I have listened to by S.A. Cosby and I think it is my favorite one. This book follows a sheriff in a small town. On his first anniversary of being elected a well respected teacher is shot by a student. What happens next shocks a small town. The teacher and the student, along with a third individual, have were involved in a series of murders involving young black people. As more people are dying Titus and his team race to stop the killer before it’s too late.

I really enjoy, listening to the audio version of a story. I think the narrator does an excellent job of voicing the characters and bringing the story to life.

This book was a wonderful, heart wrenching, gritty novel. I thought that the narrator did a great job at portraying Titus, but I do feel as though a second narrator could have helped really distinguish the different character voices.

A disturbing and graphic action-packed crime thriller

💀💀💀💀.5
“Evil is rarely complicated”— All the Sinners Bleed

If you’ve read the author’s previous work, you’re prepared for another disturbing and graphic action-packed crime thriller that will have you wondering WTF, among other things! Mr. Cosby isn’t hesitant to add the details of the violent and gruesome killings that lead to a lofty body count. You need a strong stomach to get through this one.

As the first black sheriff of a small Virginia community, Titus encounters racism and disrespect daily. After a school shooting, he begins a terrifying game of cat-and-mouse, that turns personal, with a disturbingly twisted religious killer torturing and killing black children. This is one of the sickest killers I’ve read about! But he writes about these gory acts with elegance and respect.

Titus is a well-fleshed-out character who is easy to admire and cheer for. I hope this one makes it to the big screen!

Sincere thanks to Macmillan Audio for providing this complimentary ARC through NetGalley. All opinions are my own.

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First let me start with the fact that I've listened to every SA Cosby book so far and they all have the same narrator who has the most enjoyable voice there is. I could listen to this man read the dictionary and be happy.

Moving on - this was in true SA Cosby fashion a book with heavy topics, trigger warnings, graphic details and a fantastic storyline. My only gripe about this book is that I feel like everything was wrapped quickly towards the end that the buildup almost didn't match. Overall, I liked this book, though it still doesn't top Razorblade Tears for me. I will continue to read (and hopefully listen) to all future SA Cosby books.

Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for the advance audio!

Titus is the first Black sheriff in the history of his county and he has faced his fair share of difficulties in his new position. A school shooting happens early into his term, where a teacher is killed by a former student. The student is then shot by one of his deputies. As he begins to uncover the motive for the shooting, he starts to learn about the dark underbelly of his community that everyone wants to hide.

This is my second S.A. Cosby and I really enjoyed it! It was written very well in a procedural format, as Titus unravels what’s really going on around him. Trigger warnings for sexual assault. There was a lot of suspense building and Titus was a great protagonist. It was pretty gritty, so prepare yourself going in!

Titus is the first elected black Sheriff in a rural town in Virginia. On the one-year anniversary of his term as Sheriff, a high-school shooting in town occurs killing the town’s most revered teacher. A gruesome backstory unfolds in the investigation of this teacher, the shooter, and a serial killing lone wolf on the run. This rural community is divided due to race, addiction, and religion. These themes are part of this story. SA Cosby is a talented writer and this book is as gritty and propulsive as his other works. This is not for sensitive readers - there are a lot of grisly details of deaths and perverse violence. The narrator of the audiobook is terrific! Thank you to NetGalley for the audio ARC.

Like Razorblade Tears, this tense, gritty Southern Gothic novel explores the racism and church-culture of the modern South. But, as with his previous novels, Cosby knows these are nuanced and hot-button subjects that need care when woven into a story, especially one that's a violence-soaked murder mystery. As far as I'm concerned, he's a master at doing this and just might be the best Southern noir author writing today.

Titus Crown is the first Black sheriff Charon, Virginia has ever had. A disgraced FBI agent who has regrets of his own, he's quickly immersed in a gruesome murder mystery. A lone Black student kills the town's beloved white teacher--and Titus's deputies kill the kid. The residents are enraged--both the white people who bristle at a Black sheriff and a Black minister fed up with the hatred aimed at his flock. The investigation widens to include the discovery of a serial killer, as the violence, hate, and perversion of faith simmering beneath the town come to light.

Cosby has once again reinvented the Southern Gothic novel for the modern age. Even amongst the violence, he expertly examines so many issues of today. Titus is the heart and soul beating beneath the horror. Unlike Randolph and Buddy Lee of Tears, he's a man of the law attempting to redeem himself, while blazing a new trail for his and his hometown's future. His love of his town--and the people in it--are what fuel all he does.

I loved this one. It's not an easy read--the evil that humans are capable of and how they often commit it in the name of God is a main theme--but it's absolutely an enthralling and necessary one. I got an early audio copy from @netgalley (so much thanks!). Adam Lazarre-White does an amazing job voicing Titus.

If you loved Cosby's previous books or the Southern Gothic genre in general, read this book. You won't regret it!