Thursday, January 19, 2023

Sale: Edgar Allan Poe's birthday

January 19th is Edgar Allan Poe's 214th birthday! The Library of Congress describes this troubled genius as, "a romantic poet, a master of macabre tales, the originator of the modern detective story, and an acute literary critic, editor, and journalist."

I've made nods to his work in my own books, tattooed his words to my body, even chose my pen name in his honor. So to celebrate, I've put Madison Square Murders (Memento Mori 1) on sale, today only! Meet Detectives Everett Larkin and Ira Doyle for only $1.99, available with all vendors.

Blurb: Everett Larkin works for the Cold Case Squad: an elite—if understaffed and overworked—group of detectives who solve the forgotten deaths of New York City. Larkin is different from others, but his deduction skills are unmatched and his memory for minute details is unparalleled.

So when a spring thunderstorm uproots a tree in Madison Square Park, unearthing a crate with human remains inside, the best Cold Case detective is assigned the job. And when a death mask, like those prominent during the Victorian era, is found with the body, Larkin requests assistance from the Forensic Artists Unit and receives it in the form of Detective Ira Doyle, his polar opposite in every way.

Factual reasoning and facial reconstruction puts Larkin and Doyle on a trail of old homicide cases and a murderer obsessed with casting his victims’ likeness in death. Include some unapologetic flirting from Doyle, and this case just may end up killing Everett Larkin.

Friday, January 6, 2023

Audio: Subway Slayings


Subway Slayings
(Memento Mori: Book Two) is now available in audio at Amazon, Audible, and iTunes!

Narrator: Kale Williams

Length: 7 hours, 37 minutes

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.

Sunday, January 1, 2023

2023: Quarter 1


Welcome to Quarter 1 of 2023!

I thought it would be fun to do the quarterly updates again, as it's a good way to keep myself adhering to a firm production schedule, and is hopefully a useful tool for readers wondering what's next in the pipeline, when audiobooks are releasing, etc.

Please note: Audiobook releases are only estimations, as Audible does not supply a scheduled date. All other book releases are subject to change without notice, as I do my best to plan out a full year, but I can't always account for what life might throw into the works. Some translations I have advance notice of and can include them in the quarterly updates, others I do not—it's different for all of the publishing houses I work with.

January


Writing:
Curio
Broadway Butchery (Memento Mori 3)


Editing:
Curio


Release:
Curio (no pre-order)


Audiobook Release:
Subway Slayings (Memento Mori 2)


February

Writing:
Love Has No Expiration
Broadway Butchery (Memento Mori 3)


Editing:
Love Has No Expiration


Release:
Love Has No Expiration (2nd edition re-release, no pre-order)


Translation Release:
Le Mystère du kinétoscope (Snow et Winter 3), February 2, 2023
Le Mystère des ossements (Snow et Winter 4), February 16, 2023


March


Writing:
Unnamed short


Editing:
Unnamed short
Broadway Butchery (Memento Mori 3)


Release:
Unnamed short (no pre-order)


Translation Release:
Le Mystère des esprits (Snow et Winter 5), March 9, 2023
Interlude (Snow et Winter, hors série 1), March 23, 2023