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My Darkest Prayer

by S. a. Cosby Publisher: FLATIRON BOOKS

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A local inquiry entangled with small-town corruption

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Awards & Recognition

  • Author recognition

    S. A. Cosby, described as a New York Times bestselling author

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  • Critical praise

    Praised by the Los Angeles Times as a brilliant reissue

    The review praises the reissued debut thriller, saying Cosby was a master from the start and calling its reissue...

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A local inquiry entangled with small-town corruption

Nathan Waymaker’s work at a funeral home and past as a Marine and sheriff’s deputy make him a fixer with unusual experience for investigating a death. When parishioners ask him to look into the death of a beloved minister, the case draws him into a web of local power and criminal interests. The investigation connects the town’s public institutions—including the church and police—to corruption, while also bringing Nathan’s own concealed past into view. This crime novel is presented in a new edition with an introduction by the author.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in crime fiction set in a small Southern town.
  • Readers who enjoy mysteries involving corruption across local institutions.
  • Readers interested in a protagonist whose investigative role draws on military, law-enforcement, and funeral-home experience.

Themes

Small-town corruptionInstitutional powerSecrets and accountabilityCrime investigation

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Book overview

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.

"S.A. Cosby's reissued debut thriller proves he was a master from the start...Cosby has in three books emerged as one of the genre's best living practitioners...its reissue is a brilliant idea." --Los Angeles Times

"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] colorful tale of small-town corruption...[Cosby's] powerful storytelling skills shine through."
--Washington Post

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