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Item specifics
- Condition
- Release Year
- 2025
- ISBN
- 9781250832061
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Flatiron Books
ISBN-10
1250832063
ISBN-13
9781250832061
eBay Product ID (ePID)
5072094595
Product Key Features
Book Title
King of Ashes : a Novel
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2025
Topic
Thrillers / Crime, African American / Mystery & Detective
Genre
Fiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
19 Oz
Item Length
9.6 in
Item Width
6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2025-000748
Reviews
"Propulsive and powerful. . . A gripping roller coaster ride of escalating danger in cars and crematories, punctuated by pulpy moments of dark glamour in the bedroom and the club, interspersed with elegiac meditations on the art of war. The story overflows with immersive velocity and crackling sensory details. . . With Roman, Cosby has sculpted a character of Shakespearean proportions: kingly, devoted, shrewd. He reminds us of Hamlet, a tormented antihero struggling with how best to take revenge while preserving his soul in a depraved land." --New York Times Book Review "Dark, riveting, and accomplished. . . Cosby has built an impressive reputation for creating brutal, fast-paced novels in which bad things happen to just about everybody." --Washington Post "Pick up the novel everyone will be talking about. . . The flashy sequences of violence feel apt for TV (Netflix, along with Steven Spielberg's production outfit and the Obamas' media company, is working on a series), but the novel's real draw is the quieter ache of a family torn apart." --The Atlantic "A thrilling and thought-provoking look at privilege and loyalty. . . Raw, gritty and undeniably entertaining, King of Ashes delivers one sizzling summer read that concludes with a few unexpected twists." --Atlanta Journal Constitution "This is a tale of Shakespearean proportions , of festering passions, brutal vengeance, of loyalty and love. Cosby's prose is a brilliant conflagration of fiery metaphors and brutal realism." --Minneapolis Star Tribune "A fast-paced thriller that will have readers asking whether the ends justify the means if there is no end in sight. . . Reminiscent of the great tragedies, this is Cosby at his best." --Library Journal , starred review "Cosby is one of the biggest names in the crime/thriller world these days. . . King of Ashes takes its cue from The Godfather - an ailing patriarch, a family falling apart and a son who comes back home to hold it all together." --NPR.com "A Southern crime drama to the tune of "The Godfather." --USA TODAY "Cosby has published one magnificent crime novel after another. . . and this new book spotlights the author's gift for building complex characters. . . His dialogue, too, is pitch-perfect: colloquial and idiomatic, reflecting the education and upbringing of his characters--it feels like we're eavesdropping on real people. A stunning novel." --Booklist "Classically tragic." --Wall Street Journal "Cosby keeps things tense, making great use of the crematorium and freshening the genre with lofty philosophizing . . . Rarely has a crime fiction family been given a more bitter spin than this one. Another strong outing by a modern noir master." -- Kirkus , starred review "A thrilling and dark take on a twisted American Dream cum Shakespearean tragedy. . . Cosby crafts an exquisite thriller; the pages whir by on superb prose. . . Building to a cataclysmic finale, Cosby once again propels readers on one hell of a ride. Excellent." --Deadly Pleasures , A+ "Today's modern master of crime fiction is back in a scathing work that does what S.A. Cosby does best -- entertain, but also leave a scar on the reader's psyche." --Cemetery Dance, "Pick up the novel everyone will be talking about. . . The flashy sequences of violence feel apt for TV (Netflix, along with Steven Spielberg's production outfit and the Obamas' media company, is working on a series), but the novel's real draw is the quieter ache of a family torn apart." --The Atlantic "A fast-paced thriller that will have readers asking whether the ends justify the means if there is no end in sight. . . Reminiscent of the great tragedies, this is Cosby at his best." --Library Journal , starred review "Cosby is one of the biggest names in the crime/thriller world these days. . . King of Ashes takes its cue from The Godfather - an ailing patriarch, a family falling apart and a son who comes back home to hold it all together." --NPR.com "A Southern crime drama to the tune of "The Godfather." --USA TODAY "A thrilling and dark take on a twisted American Dream cum Shakespearean tragedy. . . Cosby crafts an exquisite thriller; the pages whir by on superb prose. . . Building to a cataclysmic finale, Cosby once again propels readers on one hell of a ride. Excellent." --Deadly Pleasures , A+, "Pick up the novel everyone will be talking about. . . The flashy sequences of violence feel apt for TV (Netflix, along with Steven Spielberg's production outfit and the Obamas' media company, is working on a series), but the novel's real draw is the quieter ache of a family torn apart." --The Atlantic "A fast-paced thriller that will have readers asking whether the ends justify the means if there is no end in sight. . . Reminiscent of the great tragedies, this is Cosby at his best." --Library Journal , starred review "Cosby is one of the biggest names in the crime/thriller world these days. . . King of Ashes takes its cue from The Godfather - an ailing patriarch, a family falling apart and a son who comes back home to hold it all together." --NPR.com "A Southern crime drama to the tune of "The Godfather." --USA TODAY "Cosby keeps things tense, making great use of the crematorium and freshening the genre with lofty philosophizing . . . Rarely has a crime fiction family been given a more bitter spin than this one. Another strong outing by a modern noir master." -- Kirkus , starred review "A thrilling and dark take on a twisted American Dream cum Shakespearean tragedy. . . Cosby crafts an exquisite thriller; the pages whir by on superb prose. . . Building to a cataclysmic finale, Cosby once again propels readers on one hell of a ride. Excellent." --Deadly Pleasures , A+, "Pick up the novel everyone will be talking about. . . The flashy sequences of violence feel apt for TV (Netflix, along with Steven Spielberg's production outfit and the Obamas' media company, is working on a series), but the novel's real draw is the quieter ache of a family torn apart." --The Atlantic "A thrilling and thought-provoking look at privilege and loyalty. . . Raw, gritty and undeniably entertaining, King of Ashes delivers one sizzling summer read that concludes with a few unexpected twists." --Atlanta Journal Constitution "A fast-paced thriller that will have readers asking whether the ends justify the means if there is no end in sight. . . Reminiscent of the great tragedies, this is Cosby at his best." --Library Journal , starred review "Cosby is one of the biggest names in the crime/thriller world these days. . . King of Ashes takes its cue from The Godfather - an ailing patriarch, a family falling apart and a son who comes back home to hold it all together." --NPR.com "A Southern crime drama to the tune of "The Godfather." --USA TODAY "Cosby keeps things tense, making great use of the crematorium and freshening the genre with lofty philosophizing . . . Rarely has a crime fiction family been given a more bitter spin than this one. Another strong outing by a modern noir master." -- Kirkus , starred review "A thrilling and dark take on a twisted American Dream cum Shakespearean tragedy. . . Cosby crafts an exquisite thriller; the pages whir by on superb prose. . . Building to a cataclysmic finale, Cosby once again propels readers on one hell of a ride. Excellent." --Deadly Pleasures , A+, "Dark, riveting, and accomplished. . . Cosby has built an impressive reputation for creating brutal, fast-paced novels in which bad things happen to just about everybody." --Washington Post "Pick up the novel everyone will be talking about. . . The flashy sequences of violence feel apt for TV (Netflix, along with Steven Spielberg's production outfit and the Obamas' media company, is working on a series), but the novel's real draw is the quieter ache of a family torn apart." --The Atlantic "A thrilling and thought-provoking look at privilege and loyalty. . . Raw, gritty and undeniably entertaining, King of Ashes delivers one sizzling summer read that concludes with a few unexpected twists." --Atlanta Journal Constitution "A fast-paced thriller that will have readers asking whether the ends justify the means if there is no end in sight. . . Reminiscent of the great tragedies, this is Cosby at his best." --Library Journal , starred review "Cosby is one of the biggest names in the crime/thriller world these days. . . King of Ashes takes its cue from The Godfather - an ailing patriarch, a family falling apart and a son who comes back home to hold it all together." --NPR.com "A Southern crime drama to the tune of "The Godfather." --USA TODAY "Cosby keeps things tense, making great use of the crematorium and freshening the genre with lofty philosophizing . . . Rarely has a crime fiction family been given a more bitter spin than this one. Another strong outing by a modern noir master." -- Kirkus , starred review "A thrilling and dark take on a twisted American Dream cum Shakespearean tragedy. . . Cosby crafts an exquisite thriller; the pages whir by on superb prose. . . Building to a cataclysmic finale, Cosby once again propels readers on one hell of a ride. Excellent." --Deadly Pleasures , A+
Synopsis
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Pick up the novel everyone will be talking about." --The Atlantic "Dark, riveting, and accomplished. " --Washington Post "Propulsive and powerful. . . A gripping roller coaster ride of escalating danger." -- New York Times Book Review Award-winning, New York Times bestselling author S. A. Cosby returns with King of Ashes , a Godfather -inspired Southern crime epic and dazzling family drama. Amazon Best Books of the Year So Far 2025 - Indie Next pick for June 2025 - Library Reads pick for June 2025 - Book of the Month Club pick - Starred Library Journal - Starred Kirkus - Los Angeles Times 30 Must-Read Books for Summer - NPR's 10 books we're looking forward to this spring - New York Post's Must-Read New Thriller Books - New York Times's 12 Summer Books We're Looking Forward To - USA TODAY's Most Anticipated Books of summer 2025 - The Atlantic's 24 Books to Read This Summer - TIME's 16 Most Anticipated Books to Read This Summer - People's The 15 Most Anticipated Books of Summer 2025 - Vulture's 28 Books We Can't Wait to Read This Summer - New York Times's Books to Read This Summer - New York Times's 4 Summer Books We're Looking Forward To - Washington Post's 30 Books to Read This Summer - New York Post's 30 Best Beach Reads When eldest son Roman Carruthers is summoned home after his father's car accident, he finds his younger brother, Dante, in debt to dangerous criminals and his sister, Neveah, exhausted from holding the family--and the family business--together. Neveah and their father, who run the Carruthers Crematorium in the run-down central Virginia town of Jefferson Run, see death up close every day. But mortality draws even closer when it becomes clear that the crash that landed their father in a coma was no accident and Dante's recklessness has placed them all in real danger. Roman, a financial whiz with a head for numbers and a talent for making his clients rich, has some money to help buy his brother out of trouble. But in his work with wannabe tough guys, he's forgotten that there are real gangsters out there. As his bargaining chips go up in smoke, Roman realizes that he has only one thing left to offer to save his brother: himself, and his own particular set of skills. Roman begins his work for the criminals while Neveah tries to uncover the long-ago mystery of what happened to their mother, who disappeared when they were teenagers. But Roman is far less of a pushover than the gangsters realize. He is willing to do anything to save his family. Anything. Because everything burns. "A fast-paced thriller that will have readers asking whether the ends justify the means if there is no end in sight. . . Reminiscent of the great tragedies, this is Cosby at his best." --Library Journal , starred review, INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Propulsive and powerful. . . A gripping roller coaster ride of escalating danger." -- New York Times Book Review "Pick up the novel everyone will be talking about." --The Atlantic "Dark, riveting, and accomplished. " --Washington Post Award-winning, New York Times bestselling author S. A. Cosby returns with King of Ashes , a Godfather -inspired Southern crime epic and dazzling family drama. When eldest son Roman Carruthers is summoned home after his father's car accident, he finds his younger brother, Dante, in debt to dangerous criminals and his sister, Neveah, exhausted from holding the family--and the family business--together. Neveah and their father, who run the Carruthers Crematorium in the run-down central Virginia town of Jefferson Run, see death up close every day. But mortality draws even closer when it becomes clear that the crash that landed their father in a coma was no accident and Dante's recklessness has placed them all in real danger. Roman, a financial whiz with a head for numbers and a talent for making his clients rich, has some money to help buy his brother out of trouble. But in his work with wannabe tough guys, he's forgotten that there are real gangsters out there. As his bargaining chips go up in smoke, Roman realizes that he has only one thing left to offer to save his brother: himself, and his own particular set of skills. Roman begins his work for the criminals while Neveah tries to uncover the long-ago mystery of what happened to their mother, who disappeared when they were teenagers. But Roman is far less of a pushover than the gangsters realize. He is willing to do anything to save his family. Anything. Because everything burns. "[A] sizzling summer read that concludes with a few unexpected twists." --Atlanta Journal Constitution
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PS3603.O7988K56 2025
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Registered as a private sellerThereby, consumer rights stemming from EU consumer protection law do not apply. eBay buyer protection still applies to most purchases.
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- e***r (2710)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseThis is an outstanding seller to deal with. Fair prices that are more than reasonable in this economy. The book is in better condition than described, a true value for my money. Packaged and shipped well, which shows the seller has concern for the products they sell and wants them to arrive in excellent condition. The seller is friendly and communicated timely with me. I highly recommend this seller baystatebooks and would do business with them again anytime!The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X (#146542113604)
- e***n (2240)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseExcellent seller📡, great communication📞, fast delivery 🚚 , extra care in packing for shipment 📦, great price 💰, Came as shown in photo📸, I would do repeat buys in 1 sec with this seller. AAAA ++++. 5 st🌟rs. <(•🪖•)>