# Razorblade Tears - Paperback

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by **S. a. Cosby** (Author)

**\*INSTANT _NEW YORK TIMES_ BESTSELLER\* One of Barack Obama's Recommended Reads for Summer** **\-** **_New York Times_ Notable Book - _NPR's_ Best Books of 2021 - _Washington Post's_ Best Thriller and Mystery Books of the Year - _TIME Magazine's_ 100 Must-Read Books of 2021 - New York Public Library's Best Books of the Year - Goodreads Choice Award Nominee - Book of the Month's Book of the Year Finalist  
****"Provocative, violent -- beautiful and moving, too." --_Washington Post_****  
"Superb...Cuts right to the heart of the most important questions of our times." --Michael Connelly**  
**"A tour de force - poignant, action-packed, and profound." --_Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  
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**A Black father. A white father.** **Two murdered sons.** **A quest for vengeance.**

Ike Randolph has been out of jail for fifteen years, with not so much as a speeding ticket in all that time. 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 of his father's criminal record. 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 else in common other than a criminal past and a love for their dead sons, band together in their desperate desire for revenge. In their quest to do better for their sons in death than they did in life, hardened men Ike and Buddy Lee will confront their own prejudices about their sons and each other, as they rain down vengeance upon those who hurt their boys.

Provocative and fast-paced, S. A. Cosby's _Razorblade Tears_ is a story of bloody retribution, heartfelt change - and maybe even redemption.

"A visceral full-body experience, a sharp jolt to the heart, and a treat for the senses...Cosby's moody southern thriller marries the skillful action and plotting of Lee Child with the atmosphere and insight of Attica Locke." --_NPR_

### Author Biography

S. A. Cosby is an Anthony Award-winning writer from Southeastern Virginia. He is the author of the _New York Times_ bestseller _Razorblade Tears_ and _Blacktop Wasteland_, which won the _Los Angeles Times_ Book Prize and was a _New York Times_ Notable Book, the _Sun Sentinel's_ and _BookPage's_ #1 Best Mystery of the year, a Goodreads Choice Awards Semifinalist, and was named a best of the year by _NPR, The Guardian,_ and _Library Journal,_ among others. When not writing, he is an avid hiker and chess player.

**Number of Pages:** 336

**Dimensions:** 0.9 x 8.22 x 5.51 IN

**Publication Date:** April 05, 2022

## Details

- **Price:** 25.99 GBP
- **Vendor:** BooksCloud
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** African American & Black, Books, Crime, Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Price Written on Book, Thrillers

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