Time to talk righteous violence!

S.A. Cosby is a writer on a meteoric rise. After the insane success of Razorblade Tears, and the Gothic horrors of All the Sinners Bleed, he’s back with a fresh crime epic of titanic brutality.

King of Ashes is the tale of a family under threat from criminal forces, and the shocking depths they will go to in their fight back. It’s a challenging book, full of unexpected character arcs, Shakespearean intrigue, and a candid exploration of kink.

It’s also bloody, very damn bloody. The crematorium at the story’s centre gets well fed!!

We talk about all of that, as well as the strange commonalities of our small town lives, and the influence of violent men.

Enjoy!

Other books mentioned:

All The Sinners Bleed (2023), by S.A. Cosby

Razorblade Tears (2021), by S.A. Cosby

Blacktop Wasteland (2020), by S.A. Cosby

A Thousand Acres (1991), by Jane Smiley

“The Dog Park,” (1983), by Dennis Etchinson

Darkness, Take My Hand (1996), by Dennis Lehane

Gone, Baby, Gone (1998) by Dennis Lehane

Jar of Hearts (2018), by Jennifer Hillier

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