The Book Review
S.A. Cosby on Writing Southern Crime Fiction
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Overview
S.A. Cosby explores fractured families, Southern small towns, and moral ambiguity in his new novel 'King of Ashes,' blending crime fiction with family drama.
Takeaways
  • S.A. Cosby highlights how economic decline in Southern towns like Jefferson Run leads to crime filling the vacuum left by lost industries, shaping complex community dynamics.
  • Cosby crafts emotionally layered characters; the Carruthers siblings struggle with trauma, family obligation, and inherited roles, embodying the intricacies of familial love and resentment.
  • The novel's authenticity draws on Cosby's lived experience and funeral home work, with distinctive jargon, empathy, and tragic tone, pushing the limits of noir and literary fiction.
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