RaveThe Mystery TribuneBlacktop Wasteland, with very good reason, has attracted quite a bit of buzz over the few months heading into its release. Cosby is an original voice, taking noir tropes and remixing them in exciting ways. He’s going to make his mark. Other crime-fiction writers who are trying to find the balance for their tough-guy characters, take notes.
Lawrence Wright
RaveThe Washington Independent Review of BooksWright is a meticulous researcher and a balanced writer: the perfect combination for tackling complex topics fraught with moral angst ... Wright covers this drama with a journalist’s detachment, careful to relate even the most dramatic events in a cool tone ... Wright belongs to a generation of reporters who take exceptional care not to reveal their personal opinions on their subject matter, at least not within the confines of a book or article. In that vein, he’s also unwilling to speculate when the evidence simply isn’t there, and as a result, parts of his narrative simply drop into a void: characters disappear, deaths go unexplained and motivations become murky. As someone who knew little about Scientology heading into the book, I found those loose ends somewhat frustrating; there’s a part of us that always hungers for the complete story. But there’s still more than enough meat here to chew over for quite some time ... a fascinating read.
