My Darkest Prayer, S. A. Cosby
My Darkest Prayer, S. A. Cosby
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My Darkest Prayer
A Novel

Author: S. A. Cosby

Narrator: Adam Lazarre-White

Unabridged: 9 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/06/2022


Synopsis

Introduction read by the author.

"Adam Lazarre-White's narration is multifaceted. His deep, resonating voice creates an enveloping soundscape, and he fully embodies the unique main characters of Cosby's latest crime novel." —AudioFile on Razorblade Tears

Award-winning New York Times bestselling author S. A. Cosby’s debut novel My Darkest Prayer is republished in a new edition, with a new introduction from the author.

“I handle the bodies.”

Whether it's working at his cousin's funeral home or tossing around the local riffraff at his favorite bar, Nathan Waymaker is a man who knows how to handle the bodies. A former marine and sheriff's deputy, Nathan has built a reputation in his small Southern town as a man who can help when all other avenues have been exhausted. When a beloved local minister is found dead, his parishioners ask Nathan to make sure the death isn’t swept under the rug.

What starts out as an easy payday soon descends into a maze of mayhem filled with wannabe gangsters, vicious crime lords, porn stars, crooked police officers, and a particularly treacherous preacher and his mysterious wife. Nathan must use all his varied skills and some of his wit to navigate the murky waters of small town corruption even as dark secrets of his own threaten to come to the surface.

A Macmillan Audio production from Flatiron Books.

About S. A. Cosby

S. A. Cosby is a New York Times bestselling writer from southeastern Virginia. He is the author of All the Sinners Bleed, which was on more than forty Best of the Year lists, including Barack Obama’s, as well as Edgar Award finalist Razorblade Tears and Los Angeles Times Book Prize winner Blacktop Wasteland. He has also won the Anthony Award, ITW Thriller Award, Barry Award, Macavity Award, BCALA Award, and Audie Award and has been longlisted for the ALA Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence.


Reviews

Goodreads review by karen on June 09, 2022

i still haven't reviewed this yet, but i met s.a. cosby recently at a book thing and he was simply delightful and generous and kind to me while i was fangirling all over the place, and he made me a sincere promise: and i'm holding him to it! ****************** every bit as good as Blacktop Wasteland, an......more

Goodreads review by Kemper on May 25, 2020

If you want to know where the bodies are buried in a small town, ask the local undertaker. You can take that literally or figuratively. Nathan Waymaker is a former Marine, an ex-cop, and he currently lives and works at the funeral home owned by his cousin. Despite being a generally good guy he also h......more

Goodreads review by Debra on November 29, 2022

My Darkest Prayer is the republished first novel by the brilliant S.A. Cosby. He dazzled me with Blacktop Wasteland and Razorblade Tears and when I saw that this book was coming out, I was extremely excited. I love his writing and vivid descriptions. I said it before, he has the heart of a poet. He......more

Goodreads review by Christina on December 04, 2022

I am about the last person on earth not to have read Razorblade Tears, and this is a grievous error I will soon be rectifying, because my God, SA Cosby can write. This is the kind of book you want to put down to write down all the beautiful quotes, a book you just want to savor forever. The audioboo......more

Goodreads review by Andrew on April 02, 2024

Nathan Waymaker is a big, intimidating guy, an ex-marine who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Now he’s back in his small hometown in America’s Deep South, working at his cousin’s funeral home. He’d had a spell as a Sheriff’s Deputy after leaving the army, but that ended when in quick succession his p......more