The Cold Case Squad of the NYPD is overworked, understaffed, but receiving great press due to star detective Everett Larkin. His uncanny memory and Holmesian-like skills of deduction have already led to the capture of one serial killer. Now he’s identified a second predator and brought an end to their twenty-plus year reign of terror.

Routine construction at a Broadway souvenir shop leads to the discovery of a mummified woman in the wall. And when Larkin receives a mysterious VHS tape that same night, he knows it’s no coincidence. Expecting a Victorian mourning artifact to surface in this new mystery, Larkin wastes no time turning to boyfriend Ira Doyle of the Forensic Artists Unit for help.

A web of nameless victims, countless suspects, and endless lies drag Larkin and Doyle deep into the gritty past of Times Square, reopening painful wounds and testing the fortitude of their relationship. And all the while, someone is watching, biding their time until they can make Everett Larkin nothing… but a memory.

Memento Mori series reading order:

#1 Madison Square Murders

#2 Subway Slayings

#3 Broadway Butchery

Same Universe Spin-offs:

Southernmost Murder (standalone)

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)

An Auden & O'Callaghan Mystery series reading order:

#1 A Friend in the Dark

#2 A Friend in the Fire

Keywords: gay romance, police procedural, slow burn, opposites attract, detective, whodunit, serial killer, partners-in-crime, mm romance, medical condition, grumpy sunshine