S. A. Cosby

S. A. COSBY is the New York Times national best-selling, award-winning author from Southeastern Virginia. His books include My Darkest Prayer, and Blacktop Wasteland, which was Amazon's #1 Mystery and Thriller of the Year and 3# Best Book of 2020 overall, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, a New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice, Winner of the LA Times Book Award for Mystery or Thrillers, and a Goodreads Choice Awards semifinalist and the winner of the ITW award for hard cover book of the year, and won the Macavity for best novel of the year, the Anthony, the Barry, an honorable mention from the ALA Black Caucus and was a finalist for the CWA Golden Dagger. He is also author of the best-selling Razorblade Tears. His short fiction has appeared in numerous anthologies and magazines, and his story "Slant-Six" was selected as a Distinguished Story in Best American Mystery Stories for 2016. His short story "The Grass Beneath My Feet" won the Anthony Award for Best Short Story in 2019. His writing has been called "gritty and heartbreaking" and "dark, thrilling and tragic" and "raw, emotional and profound."