Award-winning,New York Timesbestselling author S. A. Cosbys debut novelMy Darkest Prayeris republished in a new edition, with a new introduction from the author.

I handle the bodies.

Whether it’s working at his cousin’s funeral home or tossing around the local riffraff at his favorite bar, Nathan Waymaker is a man who knows how to handle the bodies. A former marine and sheriff’s deputy, Nathan has built a reputation in his small Southern town as a man who can help when all other avenues have been exhausted. When a beloved local minister is found dead, his parishioners ask Nathan to make sure the death isnt swept under the rug.

What starts out as an easy payday soon descends into a maze of mayhem filled with wannabe gangsters, vicious crime lords, porn stars, crooked police officers, and a particularly treacherous preacher and his mysterious wife. Nathan must use all his varied skills and some of his wit to navigate the murky waters of small town corruption even as dark secrets of his own threaten to come to the surface.

S. A. Cosbyis an Anthony Award-winning writer from Southeastern Virginia. He is the author of theNew York TimesbestsellerRazorblade TearsandBlacktop Wasteland, which won theLos Angeles TimesBook Prize, was aNew York TimesNotable Book, and was named a best book of the year byNPR, The Guardian,andLibrary Journal,among others. When not writing, he is an avid hiker and chess player.

• Publisher: Flatiron Books (December 6, 2022)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 288 pages
• ISBN-10: 1250867630
• ISBN-13: 9781250867636
• Item Weight: 1 pound
• Dimensions: 5.38 x 1 x 8.25 inches