'S. A. Cosby's novels always hit the grand slam of crime fiction' MICHAEL CONNELLY 'American
crime fiction has found its future and his name is S.A. Cosby' DENNIS LEHANE A son returning
home. A dangerous debt. Secrets about to ignite . . . and a family consumed by flames. Roman
Carruthers left the smoke and fire of his family's crematory business behind in his hometown of
Jefferson Run Virginia. He is enjoying a life of shallow excess as a financial adviser in
Atlanta until he gets a call from his sister Neveah telling him their father is in a coma
after a hit-and-run accident. When Roman goes home he learns the accident may not be what it
seems. His brother Dante is deeply in debt to dangerous ruthless criminals. And Roman is
willing to do anything to protect his family. Anything. A financial whiz with a head for
numbers and a talent for making his clients rich Roman must use all his skills to try to save
his family while dealing with a shadow that has haunted them all for twenty years: the
disappearance of their mother when Roman and his siblings were teenagers. It's a mystery that
Neveah who has sacrificed so much of her life to hold her family together is determined to
solve once and for all. As fate and chance and heartache ignite their lives the Carruthers
family must pull together to survive or see their lives turn to ash. Because as their father
counseled them from birth nothing lasts forever. Everything burns. Praise for S. A. Cosby:
'Sensationally good' LEE CHILD 'Exhilarating' STEPHEN KING 'Stunning. Can't remember the last
time I read such a powerful crime novel' MARK BILLINGHAM 'S. A. Cosby is a welcome refreshing
new voice in crime literature' DENNIS LEHANE 'Every once in a while a writer comes along with
an incredible voice...add S. A. Cosby to that list' STEVE CAVANAGH 'Elegant fierce
storytelling at its absolute best.' DAILY MAIL
