Frank H. (perryfran) reviewed on 5/15/2025 + 1266 more book reviews

I have read and enjoyed Cosby's previous novels BLACKTOP WASTELAND and RAZORBLADE TEARS. These were both really edgy, gritty novels dealing with the struggles of blacks and the prejudices that are still prevalent today. ALL THE SINNERS BLEED is another very gritty novel about a black sheriff, Titus Crown, in Charon County, Virginia, who gets involved in the hunt for a very disturbed and nasty serial killer after a well-liked school teacher is killed by a former black student. This leads to a search of the teacher's cell phone which reveals some very depraved photos of young black children being abused and murdered. But the photos also show another person involved dressed in black and wearing a wolf mask. So who is this person and will Titus and his deputies be able to stop him before he kills again?

This was another good novel from Cosby; however, I didn't enjoy it as much as the first two novels I read by him. This one was similar to many other serial killer novels with Titus struggling to identify the killer who is living among the citizens of Charon. Titus also had to deal with a group of far-right racists who want to honor the Confederacy and another group who oppose them which adds to Cosby's recurring theme of racial prejudices still being prevalent 160 years after the end of the Civil War. Although this one was a little bit of a let down for me, I'm sure I'll be reading more of Cosby in the future.

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