King of Ashes by S.A Cosby
Flatiron Books|Pine & Cedar (June 10, 2025)
Reviewed by Dave Simms
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. If one is familiar with the growing catalog, the expectations are high. In King of Ashes, those expectations are met again, and exceeded. His writing is akin to a beauty and the beast dichotomy — gorgeous prose wrapped around vicious scenes and broken characters — a mix that is addicting but also a gut punch, sucker punch, and whisper of poetry.
