Cosby dishes up a masterclass in Southern noir, with blistering tension, lyrical prose, and a sense of place that rivals the best of Chris Whitaker and Eli Cranor.
Roman Carruthers is a protagonist living in the gray—a man willing to sacrifice his own morality to protect his family, even as every choice drags him deeper into the darkness. Hometown Jefferson Run (aka "Jefferson's Got the Runs") turns thick with menace, small-town city rot, and the unspoken codes of loyalty and vengeance that define life near Virginia's capital. Through Roman’s descent, Cosby examines the price of love, blood ties, and survival with unflinching honesty.
Heard it all before? Just when you think you’ve mapped the danger, caught the story arc, and rediscovered Chekov's gun, the ending blindsides you—brutal, inevitable (after the fact), and impossible to forget.
One of the top three novels I've read in 2025. Some of this credit has to go to audio actor Adam Lavarre-White of "Razorblade Tears, Blacktop Wasteland, and All the Sinners Bleed" fame. His performance stuns. Like the you-won't-be-able-to-stop-listening type of "stuns."
SA Cosby is the current defining voice of contemporary Southern noir. 6 Stars if I had 'em.
'S. A. Cosby's novels always hit the grand slam of crime fiction' MICHAEL CONNELLY 'Cosby sends a shiver down the spine' DAILY MAIL 'A pulsating saga of family secrets and double and triple-crossing' THE TIMES, THE BEST THRILLERS OF 2025
A son returning home. A dangerous debt. Secrets about to ignite . . . and a family consumed by flames.
Roman Carruthers left the smoke and fire of his family's crematory business behind in his hometown of Jefferson Run, Virginia. He is enjoying a life of shallow excess as a financial adviser in Atlanta until he gets a call from…
Guard your soul and “buck up” for Kaufman’s latest noir plunge--Rat Town Blues reads like Raymond Chandler’s The Big Sleep meets Don Winslow’s City on Fire!
Kaufman delivers a sharp, fast-paced story that blends classic hardboiled atmosphere with a near-future edge, reminding readers that every hustle comes with a cost.
"Gritty, intense, and immersive; a razor-sharp noir thriller that plunges into the murky depths of corruption and moral ambiguity." -The Prairies Book Review
Mark "Slag" Ferguson (bartender, ex-boxer) adds unlicensed private investigator to his resume. Times are tough. The new side gig seems like a smart play.
Kelly Mason is a cool, enigmatic blonde whose husband has been acting strangely. She believes he's being extorted. Can Slag help? Slag is sure he knows where the case will lead. Of course, he might be wrong.
In the near future, a man needs to hustle just to tread water. And Slag is…
I told my daughter I thought Kevin Fedarko's "The Emerald Mile" was one of the best books about the American West's rugged beauty and its appeal to adventurers. Her response? "It's his second best...you need to read "A Walk in the Park."
Not a surprise...she was right.
Fedarko delivers a compelling, often hilarious, and--in the end--profound account of an ill-prepared 750-mile trek from one end of the Grand Canyon National Park to the other. What begins as a foolhardy adventure with photographer Pete McBride evolves into a powerful meditation on wilderness, friendship, and the hidden soul of America’s most iconic landscape. I say hidden because Fedarko proves that seeing the canyon isn't enough. You've got to engage the rest of your senses. You've got to get in it. And you have to give it the time it deserves.
Like Edward Abbey’s "Desert Solitaire", Fedarko's book serves as both a love letter and a warning, evoking awe for the canyon’s raw beauty while fiercely critiquing the threats of overuse and commercialization. Where Abbey's efforts felt like a "man vs society" poetic rant, Fedarko walks with humility, humor, and hard-won reverence into the heart of the gorge, the people there first, and those who have dedicated their lives to understanding our country's greatest natural monument.
Two friends, zero preparation, one dream. From the author of the beloved bestseller The Emerald Mile, a rollicking and poignant account of the epic misadventure of a 750-mile odyssey, on foot, through the heart of America's most magnificent national park and the grandest wilderness on earth.
A few years after quitting his job to follow an ill-advised dream of becoming a guide on the Colorado River, Kevin Fedarko was approached by his best friend, the National Geographic photographer Pete McBride, with a vision as bold as it was harebrained. Together, they would embark on an end-to-end traverse of the Grand…
“Tyler Zahn is the Indiana Jones of the Rockies, racing an evil enemy to secure an ancient treasure while protecting his daughter from harm.” –Gary Gerlacher, bestselling author of the AJ Docker Medical Thrillers
Everything about the mission changes the moment Dispatch radios “shot in the head…”
Veteran Air Force pilot Tyler Zahn’s new reserve deputy sheriff role keeps him from joining his daughter, Daria, on a thru-hike of the Colorado Trail. He sends his FBI agent girlfriend with Daria instead. But when an Army helicopter crashes under suspicious circumstances only miles from where the two women trek, Zahn struggles over what comes first—duty, family, or his heart.
The fifth installment of the Tyler Zahn books, HAVOC, lives up to its title—with a downed aircraft, mysterious gunmen, hidden treasure, and Zahn’s loved ones in peril, all littering the Colorado Rockies like an avalanche’s detritus. Cam Torrens’ character-driven, award-winning mystery suspense series reminds readers that character matters, persistence wins, and we are all imperfect—even our heroes.
