{"product_id":"9781472286543-razorblade-tears","title":"Razorblade Tears","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Sunday Times Thriller of the Month\u003cbr\u003eA page-turning, provocative revenge thriller and a redemptive tale of knotty southern noir, this is crime writing at its very best.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA BLACK FATHER. A WHITE FATHER.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTWO MURDERED SONS. A QUEST FOR VENGEANCE.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*SUNDAY TIMES THRILLER OF THE MONTH*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e* FINANCIAL TIMES CRIME BOOKS OF THE YEAR*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e* BARACK OBAMA'S SUMMER READING LIST 2022*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSuperb.Cuts right to the heart of the most important questions of our times.' \u003c\/b\u003eMICHAEL CONNELLY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The very definition of a white-knuckle ride' \u003c\/b\u003eIAN RANKIN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIke Randolph left jail fifteen years ago, with not so much as a speeding ticket since.\u003cbr\u003eBut a Black man with cops at the door knows to be afraid.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIke is devastated to learn his son Isiah has been murdered, along with Isiah's white husband, Derek. Though he never fully accepted his son, Ike is broken by his death.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDerek's father Buddy Lee was as ashamed of Derek being gay as Derek was of his father's criminal past. But Buddy Lee - with seedy contacts deep in the underworld - needs to know who killed his only child.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDesperate to do better by them in death than they did in life, two hardened ex-cons must confront their own prejudices about their sons - and each other - as they rain down vengeance upon those who hurt their boys.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Cosby's talents for pungent dialogue and Chandler-esque phrase-making were praised in his previous novel,. and they're evident again in this pulsating follow-up\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003eTHRILLER OF THE MONTH\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A stellar performance'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSunday Times Crime Club\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Cosby's prose barrels along like a pick-up still angry it's not a Ferrari, and his phrase-making is up there with the great artists of noir' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times \u003c\/i\u003eBEST THRILLERS OF THE MONTH\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'It's a rare trick to combine violence with social commentary, but Cosby pulls it off' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Raw, powerful and pacey, Razorblade Tears more than fulfils the promise of Cosby's superb debut'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This is as close to a thriller masterpiece as it is possible to get.it is a tale of grief and redemption, but ends with a heartbreaking poignancy that brings tears to the eyes' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Every once in a while a writer comes along with an incredible voice.add S. A. Cosby to that list.' \u003c\/b\u003eSTEVE CAVANAGH\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Utterly brilliant.Beautiful, violent, operatic, relevant, poignant, gripping \u0026amp; important. This book is a mirror. It shows us our world as it is. Masterful' \u003c\/b\u003eWILL DEAN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for S. A. Cosby:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Sensationally good' \u003c\/b\u003eLEE CHILD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I loved BLACKTOP WASTELAND'\u003c\/b\u003e STEPHEN KING\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Stunning. Can't remember the last time I read such a powerful crime novel' \u003c\/b\u003eMARK BILLINGHAM\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'S. A. Cosby is a welcome, refreshing new voice in crime literature.\u003c\/b\u003e' DENNIS LEHANE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40028517892193,"sku":"9781472286543","price":10.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28212587.jpg?v=1722483679","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781472286543-razorblade-tears","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}