C.S. Poe

Thursday, January 1, 2026

2026

Oh boy.

Here we go again....

Welcome to 2026!

December ended on a hell of a bad note—my beloved little shadow cat, Kasper, had to be unexpectedly put to sleep on Christmas Eve—and I've not been in the most pleasant or productive of moods since then.

There was no end-of-year wrap, (but don't worry, I only released one book) nor have I been very good at promotion these last few months (there have been a lot of great foreign translations! and an audiobook! did I even tell you?) but the one plus to it being January 1st is that I always feel like I've been given a clean slate, a fresh start, a chance to do better.

So what's in the works from C.S. Poe?

A lot. But because I continue to be a little stitious, I'm not making any major announcements or setting pre-order dates until projects are near completion. It's less stress on my ADHD-brain and easier on my production team to not be surprised with last minute deadlines.

In general, this is what I'll be working on throughout 2026:

A Friend in the Wind (Auden & O'Callaghan 4)

Astor Place Assault (Memento Mori 5)

The Councilman (Magic & Steam 4)

I've also been working on a totally self-indulgent, fanfic-esque re-imaging of Memento Mori that's essentially a contemporary romance between teenage Everett and Ira—it's already 1/3 written! It might sound silly, and it's completely non-canon, so readers are in no way required to pick up a copy when it's published, but working on it is bringing joy back to writing, and in the last few years, I lost that connection I had with art. So this project will absolutely be finished in 2026, if for no one but myself.

I will also be showing my face at a few in-person events:

January 10: Thrillerdelphia, PA

February 19 - 22: Coastal Magic Convention, FL

July 19 - 22: Working Draft Summer Camp, IL

July 24 - 25: RomantiConn, CT

In the meantime, keep visiting this blog for book news, releases, and sales. I'll continue to share reviews of books read, movies watched, and museums visited, if you're into that. I've also started a Tumblr, which will be for not-writing related, every day sort of journaling, and I welcome others to join me!

Thursday, November 6, 2025

Museums: October, 2025

I've started a new monthly tracker—museums—both general visits as well as specific, limited exhibits. Nonprofit museums already rely heavily on donors, but when it comes to historic homes, every single visitor is critical to their livelihood, and word-of-mouth is some of the best promotion there is. So I've decided to start leaving reviews as a small contribution to their continued success and encourage you to visit these locations if you're ever in the neighborhood!

Lyndhurst Mansion
Exhibit: Alexander Jackson Davis: Designer of Dreams

Fraunces Tavern Museum

The Morgan Library & Museum
Exhibit: A Lively Mind: Jane Austen at 250

Old Westbury Gardens
Exhibit: Secrets of the Service Wing

You're welcome to check out my Google profile for full reviews and photos from each of these visits!

Translation: Omicidio nel profondo sud

The Italian translation of Southernmost Murder, Omicidio del profondo sud is now available through Triskell Edizioni!

Blurb: Mistero e romance a Key West: un tesoro di pirati, uno scheletro e una coppia in pericolo tra amore e segreti.

Aubrey Grant vive nel paradiso tropicale di Key West: un grazioso cottage, una Vespa rosa e un lavoro perfetto come curatore di una dimora storica appartenuta a un vecchio capitano navale. Con l’arrivo in città di Jun Tanaka, l’affascinante agente dell’FBI con cui flirta da tempo, Aubrey è pronto a godersi una settimana indimenticabile… nonostante i suoi frequenti attacchi di narcolessia.

Ma i piani vanno in frantumi quando, nel ripostiglio della casa degli Smith, viene ritrovato uno scheletro. Improvvisamente Aubrey e Jun si ritrovano coinvolti in un mistero che intreccia il leggendario tesoro di un pirata e un assassino pronto a tutto pur di impossessarsene. E non basta: persino lo spirito inquieto del capitano Smith sembra intenzionato a metterli in guardia.
Tra segreti, pericoli e desideri, riusciranno uno storico e un agente speciale a risolvere il mistero… e a proteggere la loro relazione appena nata?

Spin off della serie Snow & Winter.

Publisher: Triskell Edizioni
Series: standalone

Translation: Le massacre de Broadway

The French translation of the third Memento Mori book, Broadway Butchery, is now available as Le massacre de Broadway, with Juno Publishing!

Blurb: La brigade des affaires non résolues de la police de New York est surchargée de travail et en sous-effectif, mais elle bénéficie d’une bonne presse grâce à son inspecteur vedette, Everett Larkin. Sa mémoire étonnante et ses capacités de déduction dignes d’Holmes ont déjà permis de capturer un tueur en série. Maintenant, il a identifié un deuxième prédateur et mis fin à son règne de terreur qui durait depuis plus de vingt ans.

Des travaux de routine dans une boutique de souvenirs de Broadway conduisent à la découverte d’une femme momifiée dans un mur. Et lorsque Larkin reçoit une mystérieuse cassette VHS la même nuit, il sait qu’il ne s’agit pas d’une coïncidence. S’attendant à ce qu’un artefact de deuil de l’époque victorienne fasse surface dans ce nouveau mystère, Larkin ne tarde pas à demander de l’aide à son petit ami Ira Doyle, de la Forensic Artists Unit.

Un réseau de victimes anonymes, d’innombrables suspects et des mensonges sans fin entraînent Larkin et Doyle dans les méandres du passé de Times Square, rouvrant des blessures douloureuses et mettant à l’épreuve la solidité de leur relation. Et pendant ce temps, quelqu’un les observe, attendant son heure jusqu’à ce qu’il ne puisse faire d’Everett Larkin rien d’autre... qu’un souvenir.

Publisher: Éditions Juno Publishing
Series: Memento Mori
#: 3

Reads: October, 2025

Every year I start out with the best of intentions... one day I won't miss out on posting for months at a time. Anyway, here's the handful of books I read and reviewed over the summer!

Relief Valve (The Plumber's Mate: Book Two) by J.L. Merrow

Heat Trap (The Plumber's Mate: Book Three) by J.L. Merrow

Blow Down (The Plumber's Mate: Book Four) by J.L. Merrow

Lock Nut (The Plumber's Mate: Book Five) by J.L. Merrow

I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Ian Reid

As always, these reviews are cross-posted at Goodreads, BookBub, and now StoryGraph, and I invite new friends and followers!

Friday, August 8, 2025

Praise for Hudson River Homicides

All About Romance gives Hudson River Homicides an A rating, saying: Tightly plotted, totally gripping, and deeply romantic, Hudson River Homicides was one of my most eagerly anticipated books of 2025, and it absolutely did not disappoint, and the author finds the space to drop one of the most beautiful – and so perfectly them – declarations of love I’ve read:

"Thank you for following me."
"To the ends of the Earth."
"Earth is spherical."
"Yeah, it is."

The fourth installment of the Memento Mori series was also chosen as one of Barnes & Noble's Top Indie Favorites for August, so if you're a NOOK reader and haven't yet grabbed Larkin and Doyle's latest mystery—now is the time!

Thank you for all the support you've shown this book. It was a true labor of love and I'm so happy to see it being enjoyed by thousands of readers.

Monday, August 4, 2025

Sountrack: Hudson River Homicides

Hudson River Homicides is finally available, which means I'm here to share the soundtrack of the book! Some of these songs matched the vibe a scene had when I was writing, but most of them were just really good at injecting dopamine into my veins and so were left on repeat for days or weeks at a time.

Any guesses as to which song was listened to the most?