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Razorblade Tears
- Narrated by: Adam Lazarre-White
- Length: 12 hrs
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Summary
A Black father. A white father. Two murdered sons. A quest for vengeance.
Ike Randolph has been out of jail for 15 years, with not so much as a speeding ticket since. But a Black man with cops at the door knows to be afraid. The last thing he expects to hear is that his son Isiah has been murdered, along with Isiah's white husband, Derek. Ike had never fully accepted his son but is devastated by his loss.
Derek's father, Buddy Lee, was almost as ashamed of Derek for being gay as Derek was ashamed that his father was a criminal. Buddy Lee still has contacts in the underworld, though...and he wants to know who killed his boy.
Ike and Buddy Lee, two ex-cons with little in common other than a criminal past and a love for their dead sons, band together in a desperate desire for retribution. In their quest to do better for their children in death than they did in life, they must confront their prejudices about their sons - and each other - as they rain down vengeance upon those who hurt them.
A provocative revenge thriller and an achingly tender story of redemption, this novel is a ferocious portrait of grief, for those loved and lost and for mistakes than can never truly be undone.
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- Albert van Deursen
- 17-12-22
Excellent plot!
Modern contemporary thriller with strong literary text. Excellent reader as well. Strong plot with lots of slang from the USA South.
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- Hawt
- 04-01-23
heavy hitter and absolutely balling at the end
I know they are baddies but its a redemption tale so all forgiven, now I have to go sob a while
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- Chris
- 09-07-21
A kick in the guts would be smoother than this
Racism and homophobia are the strong undercurrents to this utterly compelling narrative of two old men seeking vengeance for the death of their sons. The concern you get to feel for them as they put themselves in harms way is a tribute to the story-telling. The N word is freely applied and it certainly feels authentic. The narration for me was spot-on. A couple of weeks on and I was idly thinking that I had enjoyed the film! It was THAT vivid.
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- Jammidad
- 14-12-22
Excellent
I loved this book! Was completely riveted!! it was read very well and a great gripping tale!
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- Аmazon Customer
- 31-12-21
This is a brilliant listen
The narration of this book is fantastic and I would highly recommend it just for that. But this story of redemption and revenge is populated with some memorable characters that are fully realised by the narrator. Buddy Lee, Ike and Grayson sound real in your head. Enjoy.
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- Philip
- 05-01-22
Great AudioBook
Truly enjoyed this audiobook - the author and the reader were excellent! Highly impressed and whole heartedly recommend.
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- S. Murdoch
- 25-10-21
Listened to 400+ books on here. this is stand out.
this book will stay with me. it's got great action and storyline but there are also so phrases the writer wrote that were poignant, wise and clever observations in life. really clever.
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- Mike
- 19-06-22
Love is love - what a ride
Gripping, touching, funny, dark, surprising, harrowing, what a story! Didn’t want it to end, was so sad to hit the ‘remove from device’ button, I wanted to stay pals with the unlikely duo of Ike and Buddy-Lee. The narrator felt tailor-made for SA Cosby’s writing. This book is just aching for a movie re-make, I hear it’s already on the cards, can’t wait!
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- Peter Odukwe
- 13-07-21
SA Cosby is a Genius
A truly wonderful story narrated superbl and captiving from beginning to end. I dont know how he does it but i am left deeply touched by this story which leaves you looking at yourself and asking deep questions. Simply a BRILLIANT book.
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- Mark
- 21-04-22
Superb!
I was so impressed with 'Blacktop Wasteland' that I listened to this straight afterwards and I am so glad that I did. Both novels explore homophobia, racism, prejudice, class and ultra violence in the righting of wrongs and the pursuit of vengeance and justice. Tragedy brings two brutish men together to avenge the murdered sons they abandoned in life. It's incredibly well written and the narration is pitch perfect as we journey with our protagonists on their explosively redemptive mission. However, it is much more than just a violent revenge novel; it goes deep and asks big questions of the fathers and their views on who their sons chose to love. Hug your loved ones while you still have them. More please!
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