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King of Ashes

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King of Ashes

By: S. A. Cosby
Narrated by: Adam Lazarre-White
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“Narrator Adam Lazarre-White masterfully voices a wide range of characters. Listeners will be captivated by the layered storytelling, morally complex characters, and the powerful interpretation of a narrative steeped in pain, violence, and family loyalty.”—AudioFile

Award-winning, New York Times bestselling author S. A. Cosby returns with King of Ashes, a Godfather-inspired Southern crime epic and dazzling family drama.

When eldest son Roman Carruthers is summoned home after his father’s car accident, he finds his younger brother, Dante, in debt to dangerous criminals and his sister, Neveah, exhausted from holding the family—and the family business—together. Neveah and their father, who run the Carruthers Crematorium in the run-down central Virginia town of Jefferson Run, see death up close every day. But mortality draws even closer when it becomes clear that the crash that landed their father in a coma was no accident and Dante’s recklessness has placed them all in real danger.

Roman, a financial whiz with a head for numbers and a talent for making his clients rich, has some money to help buy his brother out of trouble. But in his work with wannabe tough guys, he’s forgotten that there are real gangsters out there. As his bargaining chips go up in smoke, Roman realizes that he has only one thing left to offer to save his brother: himself, and his own particular set of skills.

Roman begins his work for the criminals while Neveah tries to uncover the long-ago mystery of what happened to their mother, who disappeared when they were teenagers. But Roman is far less of a pushover than the gangsters realize. He is willing to do anything to save his family. Anything.

Because everything burns.

"Lazarre-White brings a nuanced portrayal to a full cast of complex characters. The rich details are given depth with Lazarre-White’s lyrical qualities."—Booklist on All the Sinners Bleed (Starred Review)

"Adam Lazarre-White’s Southern drawl drips slow as molasses..."—Library Journal on All The Sinners Bleed (Starred review)

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Gripping Storytelling • Unexpected Plot Twists • Exceptional Narration • Emotional Depth • Velvety Voice
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SA Cosby has officially become one of my favorite authors. He is such a really good writer and storyteller and I love his work.

So good

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I love the way he tells a story. I feel like I was standing right there. This book shows how circumstances change people and sometimes you barely have a choice. I loved it all and cant wait for the next one.

One of his BEST!!!

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White is a great story teller absolutely involves you in the story and each of the characters

Narrator is Excellent!

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I love the intricate storytelling. The five dimensional characters. The unexpected laughter, sadness, it’s an all around regular people storytelling. Nobody is all good, and no one was all bad.

Consuming

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Another great book by Mr. Crosby and the reader is outstanding. It really takes you to the scene of where it all happens

Riveting !

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Good story, great narrator. Just a great characterization of trauma and how it twists even the highest functioning human

Good book

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His best one yet!! A lot is going on. Everyone in this story is a hot mess. I loved it.

WOW!!

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As usual. Mr. Cosby kept me on my seat. Ready for the next masterpiece Please and thank you!!!!

Loved it

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Again, It all came together in the final chapters. Everything clicked and all edges were smoothed out. It’s time ti bring these stories to the screen!

Narrator of the decade

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Whew!!!
Never ever disappoints, this was an amazing rollercoaster ride. Action, adventure hope and it’s the game. “Sometimes the man wearing the crown are not supposed to be king”

He never disappoints!!!

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