King of Ashes
- 316
- Pages
- about 6 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 1 week on the list
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About the book
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Propulsive and powerful. . . A gripping roller coaster ride of escalating danger.” —New York Times Book Review “Pick up the novel everyone will be talking about.” —The Atlantic “Dark, riveting, and accomplished.” —Washington Post 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. "[A] sizzling summer read that concludes with a few unexpected twists.” —Atlanta Journal Constitution
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.0 across 108 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 37% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Rankings average of 7.6. That is how 7.8 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 8.0 | 108 | 100% |
Frequently asked
What is King of Ashes rated?
7.8 out of 10, from 108 reader ratings across 1 independent sources.
Is King of Ashes worth reading?
Readers give it 7.8/10 from 108 ratings, which puts it ahead of 87 % of the Thriller shelf.
How long does it take to read King of Ashes?
About 6 hours at an average reading pace — 316 pages.
Was King of Ashes a bestseller?
Yes — 1 weeks on the New York Times list, peaking at #15. Sales are shown here but never scored.
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