Sebastian is quickly swept up in a series of grisly yet seemingly unrelated murders. The only connection tying the deaths together are curiosities from the lost museum of P.T. Barnum. Despite Calvin’s attempts to keep Sebastian out of the investigation, someone is forcing his hand, and it becomes apparent that the entire charade exists for Sebastian to solve. But with each clue that brings him closer to the killer, he’s led deeper into Calvin’s official cases.
It’s more than just Sebastian’s livelihood and relationship on the line—it’s his very life.
Also available as an audiobook!
Snow & Winter series reading order:
#1 The Mystery of Nevermore
#2 The Mystery of the Curiosities
#3 The Mystery of the Moving Image
#4 The Mystery of the Bones
#5 The Mystery of the Spirits
#1 Interlude (Snow & Winter short story collection)
Same Universe Spin-offs:
Southernmost Murder (standalone)
Memento Mori series reading order:
#1 Madison Square Murders
#2 Subway Slayings
#3 Broadway Butchery
#4 Hudson River Homicides
An Auden & O'Callaghan Mystery series reading order:
#1 A Friend in the Dark
#2 A Friend in the Fire
#3 A Friend in the Glass
Keywords: gay romance, spicy, amateur sleuth, opposites attract, age gap, detective, whodunit, mm romance, law enforcement, serial killer, Victorian, medical condition, lgbt mystery, workplace romance
C.S. Poe is an author of gay mystery, romance, and speculative fiction. She’s a winner of the Next Generation and e-Lit book awards, as well as a finalist of the Lambda Literary award.
She resides in New York City and is a Gilded Age New York historian and board director for the Victorian Society of New York. She loves Romanticism artwork, the films of Buster Keaton, coffee in the morning and whiskey in the evening, true crime, and cats. She’s rescued two cats—Milo and Kasper do their best to distract her from work on a daily basis.
C.S. is an alumna of the School of Visual Arts.
Her debut novel, The Mystery of Nevermore, was published 2016.