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'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…
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Nobody writes modern, immersive noir like Shawn Cosby and this latest was his absolute best. DO NOT MISS OUT.
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…
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