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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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The Past Is Never Through

All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Crosby

July 1, 2023 by Jake Leave a Comment

Good better best. Never let it rest until your good is better and your better is best. This was a popular sports chant when I was playing little league baseball. It’s also a great way to describe S.A. Crosby’s career. I have yet to read his first book My Darkest Prayer. I should remedy that soon. At any rate, his first big hit was his sophomore effort Blacktop Wasteland, which I thought was a fun, southern take on the first Fast and Furious movie. His second one Razorblade Tears was a […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: All the Sinners Bleed, mystery, Racism, S.A. Crosby, Virginia

Jake's CBR15 Review No:65 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: All the Sinners Bleed, mystery, Racism, S.A. Crosby, Virginia ·
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Hell Hath Fury

Razorblade Tears by S.A. Crosby

July 14, 2021 by Jake Leave a Comment

CN: violence against LGBTQIA+ folk Confession time: It’s been kind of a disappointing year for me in terms of reading fiction. There’s little that moves me anymore; everything feels so rote. That has little to do with contemporary writers, who are constantly twisting their genres, and more with just a continued familiarity with the tropes. Crime writing that used to entertain me when it reached the level of competent now barely moves the needle. And then, there’s S.A. Crosby. I enjoyed Blacktop Wasteland when it came out […]

Filed Under: Suspense Tagged With: crime, Razorblade Tears, S.A. Crosby, thriller, Virginia

Jake's CBR13 Review No:111 · Genres: Suspense · Tags: crime, Razorblade Tears, S.A. Crosby, thriller, Virginia ·
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Tales of the Times

Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Crosby

What Happened by Hillary Rodham Clinton

July 30, 2020 by Jake Leave a Comment

I read two books this week, a new one I was excited about and one that I’ve been putting off for three years. Both are good. Blacktop Wasteland This one was pretty hyped. I’ve seen S.A. Crosby’s image everywhere and it was covered review-wise by all the big ticket spots, including The New York Times. I’ve had my eye on Crosby for a while, even though I had yet to read him. A chance encounter at the library helped me nab this one. It absolutely meets the […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Fiction, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #memoir, 2016 Election, Blacktop Wasteland, crime, hillary rodham clinton, politics, Rural, S.A. Crosby, Virginia, What Happened

Jake's CBR12 Review No:121 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Fiction, Non-Fiction · Tags: #memoir, 2016 Election, Blacktop Wasteland, crime, hillary rodham clinton, politics, Rural, S.A. Crosby, Virginia, What Happened ·
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