This renders him Holmesian in his approach to detective work. Be it as a reminder on his phone or just his memory doing its thing, Everett notices and catalogues everything around him.

He remembers everything, but his short-term memory for external things like appointments and the like is very poor. Something happened to Everett in his past and as a result he has developed highly superior autobiographical memory. I start with the love interest because describing Everett is a whole different ball game. He’s easy-going, calm and optimistic, but with a sense of substance to him so that his depth as a character is maintained. Ira comes to see Everett and the banter between the two is instantly fantastic, but any flirting is very gentle and subtle. So tentative, in fact, that it takes ages for anything approaching romance to happen. But it’s a glorious, tentative slow burn kind of magic. The crime scene detective on scene suggests that Everett reach out to Detective Ira Doyle of the forensic artists unit as he might be able to help.Īnd so, magic happens. He’s called to the scene of a crime as the victim is already a skeleton and the dudebros of the homicide squad don’t want a ‘loser’ case. Buried with the skeleton is a death mask. A tree has blown over in Madison Square Park and in its uprooting, a crated skeleton has been unearthed.

The mystery plot in this book is strong enough to stand on its own, but my god, does the romance sweeten the deal.ĭetective Everett Larkin works for the cold case squad in New York. I love romantic suspense, but they can sometimes be a little light on the suspense and a little heavy on the romance for me. Genre: LGBTQIA, Mystery/Thriller, Romantic Suspense, Romance

Broadway Butchery by C.S. Poe