10-year publishing anniversary

10 years....

10 years ago, to the day, was the publication and release of a teeny-tiny romantic short story by no-name author, C.S. Poe.

And since then, there's been 15 novels, 5 novellas, 5 short stories, 18 audiobooks, 23 translations across French, German, and Italian, 1 co-writer, countless appearances at conventions, panels, and workshops, and relationships with some of the most talented editors, artists, narrators, translators, publishing houses, fellow authors, and the folks who made such success even possible: readers.

June 1, 2015, I released Love Has No Expiration, and because readers took a chance on me then, I was able to get the Snow & Winter series published, which solidified my presence in the gay mystery genre. I've been able to commit time and resources to my passion project, Magic & Steam, and write what is now my most popular and successful series, Memento Mori.

I wanted to have the second edition of Love Has No Expiration published in June, a sort of come full circle, thing, but hey, it'll happen. In the meantime, I'm working on finishing the much-anticipated Hudson River Homicides, as well as a number of other really awesome projects I can't wait to share! Thank you for your support—whether you've been with me since 2015 or just discovered my work today—thank you.

 

C.S. Poe 

Pre-order: Memento Mori Italian special edition

Quixote Edizioni surprised readers with a pre-order for Memento Mori special edition paperbacks! Books 1 - 3 have sprayed edge art (yes, the series will be complete as books become available in Italian!) and they look so, so cool. Pre-orders are open until June 22 and ship after July 7. Visit here for direct links to Omicidi al Madison Square Park, I delitti della metropolitana, and Il macellaio di Broadway.

If you prefer the ebook of Il macellaio di Broadway, the pre-order just became available at Amazon and will release on June 16!

Blurb: La squadra Casi Irrisolti della polizia di New York è oberata di lavoro e a corto di personale, ma sta ricevendo un’ottima pubblicità grazie alla star del momento, il detective Everett Larkin. La sua memoria straordinaria e la sua capacità di deduzione che quasi ricorda Sherlock Holmes hanno già portato alla cattura di un serial killer. Ora ha identificato un secondo predatore e ha posto fine al suo regno di terrore durato più di vent’anni.

Una ristrutturazione di routine in un negozio di souvenir di Broadway porta alla scoperta di una donna mummificata nel muro. Quando quella stessa notte Larkin riceve una misteriosa videocassetta, sa che non si tratta di una coincidenza. Sicuro che anche in questo nuovo mistero emergerà un manufatto di lutto vittoriano, Larkin non perde tempo e si rivolge al fidanzato Ira Doyle dell’unità Artisti Forensi per chiedere aiuto.

Una rete di vittime senza nome, innumerevoli sospettati e infinite bugie trascinano Larkin e Doyle nel profondo del passato di Times Square, riaprendo ferite dolorose e mettendo alla prova la forza del loro rapporto. E nel frattempo, qualcuno li osserva, aspettando di poter fare di Everett Larkin solo… un ricordo.

Sale: Subway Slayings

"I like that look you have."

"What look."

"The one that says you're thinking all those great big Holmesian thoughts."

Today in 1859, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was born, and now I'm celebrating the creator of one of literature's most beloved detectives with a nod, a wink, and a sale! For the next 48 hours only, Subway Slayings (Memento Mori 2) is on sale for only 99c with all vendors! If you (or a bookish friend) has been meaning to continue the mysteries of Larkin and Doyle, now is a great time to take advantage of a sale.

Blurb: Detective Everett Larkin of New York City’s Cold Case Squad has been on medical leave since catching the serial killer responsible for what the media has dubbed the “Death Mask Murders.” But Larkin hasn’t forgotten that another memento—another death—is waiting to be found.

Summer brings the grisly discovery of human remains in the subway system, but the clues point to one of Larkin’s already-open cases, so he resumes active duty. And when a postmortem photograph, akin to those taken during the Victorian Era, is located at the scene, Larkin requests aid from the most qualified man he knows: Detective Ira Doyle of the Forensic Artists Unit.

An unsolved case that suffered from tunnel vision, as well as the deconstruction of death portraits, leads Larkin and Doyle down a rabbit hole more complex than the tunnels beneath Manhattan. And if this investigation isn’t enough, both are struggling with how to address the growing intimacy between them. Because sometimes, love is more grave than murder.

Reads: April, 2025

Another month of reading and reviewing! Not too much this time around, but both were absolutely fantastic.

Pressure Head (The Plumber's Mate: Book One) by J.L. Merrow

Pin-up Grrrls: Feminism, Sexuality, Popular Culture by Maria Elena Buszek

Reviews are cross-posted to both Goodreads and BookBub and I welcome followers! Happy reading to everyone in the month of May.

Sale: Il mistero del corvo

The Italian edition of The Mystery of Nevermore (Snow & Winter: Book One)—Il mistero del corvo, published with Triskell Edizioni, is on sale exclusively at Amazon.it! Until April 28, the first book in my award-winning amateur sleuth mystery series is only 2,99€. If you think your Italian-language reader friends might enjoy the antics of Sebastian Snow, please let them know about this special sale!

Pick up the e-book here.

Blurb: È Natale a New York, e Sebastian Snow desidera solo che gli affari vadano bene e che la sua relazione con Neil Millett, un detective della Scientifica non ancora dichiarato, riesca a sopravvivere alle loro continue crisi. Ma quando qualcuno si introduce nel suo negozio, l’Antique Emporium, e lascia un cuore sotto le assi del pavimento, Sebastian si lascia prendere dalla curiosità e comincia a ficcare il naso in giro, determinato a risolvere il mistero.

Ben presto si trova quindi invischiato in un’indagine su una serie di delitti che riecheggiano i macabri scritti di Edgar Allan Poe. Mentre la sua relazione con Neil va in frantumi, Sebastian comincia a subire il fascino di Calvin Winter, il detective incaricato del caso.

Riusciranno i due a ignorare la reciproca attrazione e a trovare l’assassino prima che Sebastian diventi la prossima vittima?

Reads: March, 2025

And I'm back! Here are my March reads, as well as some long overdue reviews.

Wet Screams (Critter Catchers: Level Up: Book 2) by Hank Edwards

A Dash of Town Bronze (Town Bronze: Book 3.5) by Ellie Thomas

Dressing for the Occasion (Town Bronze: Book 4) by Ellie Thomas 

I Am Dynamite!: A Life of Nietzsche by Sue Prideaux 

The 7-10 Split (Peach Blossom: Book 1) by Karmen Lee

As always, my reviews are cross-posted at both Goodreads and BookBub and I'd love for you to follow me! Here's to more good reads in April.

Translation: Les meurtres de Madison Square

The French edition of Madison Square Murders (Memento Mori: Book One) is available with Éditions Juno Publishing! Les meurtres de Madison Square (Memento Mori #1) is currently available in ebook with online retailers.

Blurb: Everett Larkin travaille pour la Cold Case Squad : un groupe de détectives d’élite – bien qu’en sous-effectif et surchargé de travail – qui élucide les morts oubliées de la ville de New York. Larkin est différent des autres, mais ses capacités de déduction sont inégalées et sa mémoire des moindres détails n’a pas d’égale.

Aussi, lorsqu’un orage de printemps déracine un arbre dans Madison Square Park, mettant à jour une caisse avec des restes humains à l’intérieur, le meilleur détective de l’équipe se retrouve chargé de l’affaire. Et quand un masque mortuaire, semblable à ceux de l’époque victorienne, est trouvé avec le corps, Larkin demande l’aide de la Forensic Artists Unit et la reçoit sous la forme de l’inspecteur Ira Doyle, son opposé en tous points.

Un raisonnement factuel et une reconstruction faciale mettent Larkin et Doyle sur la piste d’anciennes affaires d’homicide et d’un meurtrier obsédé par le portrait moulé de ses victimes dans la mort. Si l’on ajoute à cela un flirt sans complaisance de la part de Doyle, cette affaire pourrait bien finir par tuer Everett Larkin.

Publisher: Éditions Juno Publishing
Series: Memento Mori
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