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Razorblade Tears

S. A. Cosby

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"A Black father. A white father. Two murdered sons. A quest for vengeance. Ike Randolph has been out of jail for fifteen years, with not so much as a speeding ticket in all that time. 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 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 else in common other than a criminal past and a love for their dead sons, band together in their desperate desire for revenge. In their quest to do better for their sons in death than they did in life, hardened men Ike and Buddy Lee will confront their own prejudices about their sons and each other, as they rain down vengeance upon those who hurt their boys. Provocative and fast-paced, S. A. Cosby's Razorblade Tears is a story of bloody retribution, heartfelt change - and maybe even redemption"--

GenresSuspense fiction

319 pages, 11 editions

English edition · First published 2021 by Flatiron Books · ISBN 9781250252708

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Derrick CollegeOctober 2026
★★★★☆

The story of two straight fathers trying to understand each of their son’s.. life as gay men ( their sons are a couple ) And solving who has murdered them is more important to them as ever before. And why they were murdered.. are the two biggest questions. It’s action packed and a wonderfully written book. The father’s are both full of regret for treating their sons how they did. And what they do in this book has redeeming qualities. Even though they have trouble getting over their homophobia. The revenge they get.. loved it! But for some reason.. I enjoyed it but I didn’t love it for reasons I can’t figure myself and it bums me out. I’m torn between a high 3.5 or 4 out of 5 ⭐️s.

Editions

11 editions

English

  • Razorblade Tears · Flatiron Books · 2021 · ISBN 9781250252708 · 3 readers This page
  • Razorblade Tears · Headline · 2021 · ISBN 9781472286536 · 1 reader
  • Razorblade Tears · Headline · 2022 · ISBN 9781472286543
  • Razorblade Tears · Flatiron Books · 2022 · ISBN 9781250861979
  • Razorblade Tears · Flatiron Books · 2022 · ISBN 9781250252715
  • Razorblade Tears · Cengage Gale · 2021 · ISBN 9781432892531
  • Razorblade Tears · Macmillan Trade · 2021 · ISBN 9781250252722
  • Razorblade Tears · Headline · 2021 · ISBN 9781472286529
  • Razorblade Tears · Headline · 2021 · ISBN 9781472286550

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  • Razorblade Tears (Chinese Edition) · Chun Tian Chu Ban · 2025 · ISBN 9786267637579

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  • Razorblade Tears · Flatiron Books · 2021

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