- New York Times bestseller, New York Times reviewed, Fiction, noir, Fiction, african american & black, mystery & detective
A Black father. A white father. Two murdered sons. A quest for vengeance.
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Grave, classical in form, contemporary and spare.
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- sparerichly built
- warmbleak
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About the book
- Author
- S. A. Cosby
- First published
- 2021
- Pages
- 336
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group, Thorndike Press Large Print, Flatiron Books
- Editions
- 8
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781472286536
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