1:39 p.m. April 17, 2026: An earlier version of this article misspelled author Robert Crais’ last name as Cray. When the king of Southern noir, S.A. Cosby, sent out his debut novel, “My Darkest Prayer ...

S.A. Cosby and David Dastmalchian discuss Southern noir, family tragedy, and the evolution of audio storytelling at the LA ...

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When the king of Southern noir, S.A. Cosby, sent out his debut novel, “My Darkest Prayer,” it was rejected again and again. “One of the editors said, ‘I just don’t believe this level of violence and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When the king of Southern noir, S.A. Cosby, sent out his debut novel, “My Darkest Prayer,” it was rejected again and again. “One ...