# S. A. Cosby

Shawn Andre Cosby (born August 4, 1973, in Newport News, Virginia) is an American author of "Southern noir" crime fiction. He resides in Gloucester, Virginia, on the York River. Cosby has published four crime novels: My Darkest Prayer, Blacktop Wasteland, Razorblade Tears, and All the Sinners Bleed.

## Awards and accolades

Cosby's 2021 novel, Razorblade Tears, debuted #10 on The New York Times Best Seller list. The book was featured on Jimmy Fallon's The Tonight Show for Fallon's 2021 Summer Reads Book Club. The book was one of six contenders for a Jimmy Fallon read. It won or was nominated for a slew of awards, particularly ones that honor thrillers, suspense, and mystery, such as the Anthony Award, Barry Award, Edgar Award, Gold Dagger, ITW Award, Macavity Award, and Lefty Award. It was received positively by critics and audiences.
His previous novel, Blacktop Wasteland "...won a landslide of awards, including a Los Angeles Times Book Prize in 2020." Notably, it is a 2021 Anthony Award and Macavity Award winner. The International Thriller Writers, an association spanning 49 countries, with a membership of 4,500 authors of the genre, voted Blacktop Wasteland the ITW Award Best Hardcover Novel of 2021. It also was chosen as a 2020 New York Times Notable Book and charted at #22 on that list.
| Year | Work | Award | Award | Result |
| 2020 | Blacktop Wasteland | Goodreads Choice Awards | Mystery & Thriller | Nominated—16th |
| 2020 | Blacktop Wasteland | Los Angeles Times Book Prize | Mystery/Thriller | Won |
| 2021 | Blacktop Wasteland | Anthony Award | Novel | Won |
| 2021 | Blacktop Wasteland | Barry Award | Novel | Won |
| 2021 | Blacktop Wasteland | BCALA Literary Awards | Fiction | Honor |
| 2021 | Blacktop Wasteland | CWA Gold Dagger | — | Shortlisted |
| 2021 | Blacktop Wasteland | ITW Award | Hardcover Novel | Won |
| 2021 | Blacktop Wasteland | Lefty Award | Mystery Novel | Shortlisted |
| 2021 | Blacktop Wasteland | Macavity Award | Mystery Novel | Won |
| 2021 | Blacktop Wasteland | RUSA CODES Reading List | Adrenaline | Shortlisted |
| 2021 | Razorblade Tears | Goodreads Choice Awards | Mystery & Thriller | Nominated—10th |
| 2021 | Razorblade Tears | Los Angeles Times Book Prize | Mystery/Thriller | Shortlisted |
| 2022 | Razorblade Tears | Anthony Award | Novel | Shortlisted |
| 2022 | Razorblade Tears | Audie Award | Thriller/Suspense | Shortlisted |
| 2022 | Razorblade Tears | Barry Award | Novel | Won |
| 2022 | Razorblade Tears | BCALA Literary Awards | Fiction | Won |
| 2022 | Razorblade Tears | Edgar Awards | Novel | Shortlisted |
| 2022 | Razorblade Tears | CWA Gold Dagger | — | Shortlisted |
| 2022 | Razorblade Tears | Hammett Prize | — | Won |
| 2022 | Razorblade Tears | ITW Award | Audiobook | Won |
| 2022 | Razorblade Tears | ITW Award | Hardcover Novel | Won |
| 2022 | Razorblade Tears | Lefty Award | Mystery Novel | Shortlisted |
| 2022 | Razorblade Tears | Macavity Award | Mystery Novel | Won |
| 2022 | Razorblade Tears | RUSA CODES Reading List | Adrenaline | Won |
| 2023 | All the Sinners Bleed | Crime Fiction Lovers Award | Book of the Year | Shortlisted |
| 2023 | All the Sinners Bleed | Goodreads Choice Awards | Mystery & Thriller | Nominated—10th |
| 2023 | All the Sinners Bleed | Los Angeles Times Book Prize | Mystery/Thriller | Shortlisted |
| 2023 | All the Sinners Bleed | Libby Book Award | Audiobook | Shortlisted |
| 2024 | All the Sinners Bleed | Anthony Award | Hardcover Novel | Pending |
| 2024 | All the Sinners Bleed | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence | Fiction | Longlisted |
| 2024 | All the Sinners Bleed | Audie Award | Audiobook of the Year | Shortlisted |
| 2024 | All the Sinners Bleed | CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger | — | Pending |
| 2024 | All the Sinners Bleed | Edgar Award | Novel | Shortlisted |
| 2024 | All the Sinners Bleed | ITW Award | Hardcover Novel | Won |
| 2024 | All the Sinners Bleed | Lefty Award | Mystery Novel | Shortlisted |
| 2024 | All the Sinners Bleed | Macavity Award | Mystery Novel | Pending |
| 2024 | All the Sinners Bleed | Southern Book Prize | Fiction | Shortlisted |
| 2024 | All the Sinners Bleed | The Strand Critics Award | Novel | Shortlisted |