Title:- All the Sinners Bleed
Author:- S.A. Cosby
Date published:- June 6th 2023
Genre:- Thriller
No. of pages:- 352 pages
Setting:- Charon, Virginia
Rating:-
Plot:- 4/5
Writing:- 5/5
Overall rating:- 4.5/5
Titus Crowne is the first Black sheriff in the history of Charon County. A former FBI agent and security expert, Titus came home to take care of his father and look out for his troubled younger brother. He ran for Sheriff to make a difference, especially in the Black community, which has so often been treated unfairly by the police.
But a year to the day after his election, a school shooting rocks the town. A beloved teacher is killed by a former student, and as Titus attempts to deescalate and get the boy to surrender, his deputies fire a fatal shot.
In the investigation, it becomes clear that the student they shot had been abused by the dead teacher, as well as by unidentified perpetrators. The trail leads to buried bodies—and secrets. While Titus tries to track down a killer hiding in plain sight, while balancing daily duties like protecting Confederate pride marchers, he must face what it means to be a Black man wearing a police uniform in the American South.
If you are into disturbed serial killer thrillers, then this book is one for you.
Sheriff Titus Crowne is a former FBI agent who is now a Sheriff at the Charon County and is the first African-American to be one so. Within a year after he was elected, a tragedy strikes when a young man kills a beloved teacher in the high school premises. The small town is shocked by the incident and Titus wanted to know what led this young man to kill the particular man. When investigating, Titus finds evidences that several young Black and brown girls and boys have been brutally murdered and Titus must find the third killer with the Lone Wolf mask before too late.
This story is one of the realistic thrillers that I have ever read. The racial discrimination, the division between the whites and Blacks in the small town. Not to mention how Titus faces racism during his line of work as well. The story touches on the verses from the Bible outlining about sins. The story at times were to disturbing too read that there were moments when I really have to put the book down and read something lighter, like romance books. But there was a flow to the story and I was really invested into the book.
This book is really not for faint hearted as there are really disturbing materials in the book. However, if you are looking into a good serial killer thriller book, then this book is one for you. This is the first book I have read of S.A Cosby and as I enjoyed this book, I cannot wait to read more books from this author–worth 4.5 stars!
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