All the Sinners Bleed is a 2023 thriller novel written by S. A. Cosby and published by Flatiron Books.
Overview
An African American sheriff, in a small town in southern Virginia, faces off with a serial killer.
An example of "southern noir", the book examines the racial and geopolitical fault lines of America's South.
Reception
The novel was generally well received by critics. On the review aggregator website Book Marks, the novel received a "Rave" consensus based on a mix of 3 "positive" and 5 "rave" reviews by mainstream critics. In a starred review, Kirkus Reviews called the novel "another provocative and page-turning entry in the Southern noir genre." In another starred review, Publishers Weekly begins their assessment calling it "a superb thriller" and continues to say that "the hard-edged storytelling is supplemented by richly developed characters", that Cosby "elegantly layers his narrative over Virginia’s racial history, giving the proceedings uncommon emotional depth."
Authors Chris Bohjalian, Ellery Adams, and Roxanne Gay praised the novel with 5-star reviews on Goodreads. The novel was also nominated for the 2023 Goodreads Choice Awards for Mystery & Thriller.
Awards
References
External links
- All the Sinners Bleed on Goodreads
- All the Sinners Bleed at LibraryThing
- All the Sinners Bleed title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- All the Sinners Bleed at Macmillan
- All the Sinners Bleed at Headline
