{"product_id":"razorblade-tears-by-s-a-cosby-9781472286543","title":"Razorblade Tears","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRazorblade Tears\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA BLACK FATHER. A WHITE FATHER. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTWO MURDERED SONS. A QUEST FOR VENGEANCE. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003eSUNDAY TIMES THRILLER OF THE MONTH\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Superb...Cuts right to the heart of the most important questions of our times.' \u003c\/strong\u003e- MICHAEL CONNELLY\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'The very definition of a white-knuckle ride' \u003c\/strong\u003e- IAN RANKIN\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIke Randolph left jail fifteen years ago, with not so much as a speeding ticket since. But a Black man with cops at the door knows to be afraid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIke is devastated to learn his son Isiah has been murdered, along with Isiah's white husband, Derek. Though he never fully accepted his son, Ike is broken by his death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDerek's father, Buddy Lee, was as ashamed of Derek being gay as Derek was of his father's criminal past. But Buddy Lee - with seedy contacts deep in the underworld - needs to know who killed his only child.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDesperate to do better by them in death than they did in life, two hardened ex-cons must confront their own prejudices about their sons - and each other - as they rain down vengeance upon those who hurt their boys.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA provocative revenge thriller and an achingly tender story of redemption, this novel is a ferocious portrait of grief; for those loved and lost, and for mistakes that can never truly be undone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Cosby's talents for pungent dialogue and Chandler-esque phrase-making were praised in his previous novel,... and they're evident again in this pulsating follow-up' \u003c\/strong\u003e- \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e THRILLER OF THE MONTH\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A stellar performance' \u003c\/strong\u003e- \u003cem\u003eSunday Times Crime Club\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Cosby's prose barrels along like a pick-up still angry it's not a Ferrari, and his phrase-making is up there with the great artists of noir' \u003c\/strong\u003e- \u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e BEST THRILLERS OF THE MONTH\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'It's a rare trick to combine violence with social commentary, but Cosby pulls it off' \u003c\/strong\u003e- \u003cem\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Raw, powerful and pacey, \u003cem\u003eRazorblade Tears\u003c\/em\u003e more than fulfils the promise of Cosby's superb debut' \u003c\/strong\u003e- \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'This is as close to a thriller masterpiece as it is possible to get... it is a tale of grief and redemption, but ends with a heartbreaking poignancy that brings tears to the eyes' \u003c\/strong\u003e- \u003cem\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Every once in a while a writer comes along with an incredible voice... add S. A. Cosby to that list.' \u003c\/strong\u003e- STEVE CAVANAGH\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Utterly brilliant.... Beautiful, violent, operatic, relevant, poignant, gripping \u0026amp; important. This book is a mirror. It shows us our world as it is. Masterful' \u003c\/strong\u003e- WILL DEAN\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePraise for S. A. Cosby:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Sensationally good' \u003c\/strong\u003e- LEE CHILD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'I loved BLACKTOP WASTELAND' \u003c\/strong\u003e- STEPHEN KING\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46071849877740,"sku":"9781472286543","price":26.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781472286543.jpg?v=1736070914","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/razorblade-tears-by-s-a-cosby-9781472286543","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}