Scan barcode
jazzreads32's review against another edition
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
This is my third book by S. A Cosby and I really enjoy the narrator of this book. Nathan was on some Alex Cross stuff because he was hand out but whippings for a couple of thousand dollars. I feel like the entire situation was crazy and people were dropping like flys around Nathan. My favorite character he is friend because he had Nathan’s back throughout the book. I felt bad for the preacher daughter because the way he pimped her out made me so mad. I feel like Nate is going to have to do more work with Sade. I feel like the end of book started a relationship between Sade and Nate and I hope somehow Nate ends up being Sheriff of the county in the future. I know that sounds crazy however, Nate was doing more investigation work than the police. My overall favorite book from SA Cosby is All Sinners bleed and I still have one more book to read.
seymone's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
tasmanian_bibliophile's review against another edition
3.5
‘I handle the bodies.’
Nathan Waymaker currently lives and works at his cousin Walt’s funeral home in a small town in America’s south. Nathan is an ex-marine, and previously worked as a sheriff’s deputy. He’s angry about the way the sheriff’s office handled the deaths of his parents, and that anger simmers close to the surface.
When a beloved local minister is found dead, and the sheriff’s office doesn’t seem to be investigating the suspicious death thoroughly, two of his parishioners ask Nathan to make sure the case is not ignored. Nathan agrees. He could use the money he is being offered, and he’s not averse to reminding the sheriff’s office of their responsibilities.
And that’s when almost everything gets turned upside down. It seems that the beloved local minister has a history, one that involves several corrupt police officers, and others. The minister’s daughter, now a successful adult movie star, returns home for the funeral. She and Nathan become involved, at least temporarily, and she asks him to retrieve something for her from her father’s house. Meanwhile, a local crime lord wants to speak with Nathan, and brawling leads to Nathan having to move out of his cousin’s funeral home.
This was Mr Cosby’s first novel, and it contains all of the ingredients (albeit less polished) which make his later novels such a fine addition to southern noir.
’That’s the tragedy of this thing we call life, isn’t it? Either none of our prayers are heard or all of them are. Even the darkest ones.’
Jennifer Cameron-Smith
chlcrc617's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
maks444's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
bookjaz's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
valli200's review against another edition
4.0
Okay but SA cosby a feminist tho
Also this man has lines on deck. He writes some of the funniest come back lines I have ever read and even though his characters are badasses they are also kinda witty and hilarious?
kailahskorner_'s review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0