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C.S. Poe is an author of gay mystery, romance, and speculative fiction. She is a Lambda Literary and two-time EPIC award finalist, and FAPA, Indie, and two-time e-Lit award winner.

She resides in New York City, but has also called Key West and Ibaraki, Japan, home. She loves Romanticism artwork, Gilded Age New York, the films of Buster Keaton, coffee in the morning and whiskey in the evening, true crime, and cats. She’s rescued two cats—Milo and Kasper do their best to distract her from work on a daily basis.

C.S. is an alumna of the School of Visual Arts.

Her debut novel, The Mystery of Nevermore, was published 2016.

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	The Mystery of Nevermore (Snow & Winter, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 2,627 ratings — published 2016 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mystery of the Curiosities (Snow & Winter, #2) 4.17 avg rating — 1,726 ratings — published 2017 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Madison Square Murders (Memento Mori, #1) 4.50 avg rating — 1,563 ratings — published 2021 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mystery of the Moving Image (Snow & Winter, #3) 4.33 avg rating — 1,362 ratings — published 2018 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Subway Slayings (Memento Mori, #2) 4.54 avg rating — 745 ratings — published 2022 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mystery of the Spirits (Snow & Winter, #5) 4.48 avg rating — 745 ratings — published 2021 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	That Turtle Story 4.12 avg rating — 265 ratings — published 2018 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Love Has No Expiration 3.75 avg rating — 250 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lights. Camera. Murder. (The Silver Screen #1) 3.93 avg rating — 196 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	11:59 3.90 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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C.S. Poe wrote a new blog post 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 ta Read more of this blog post »
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C.S. Poe rated a book it was amazing They Told Me I Was Everything (The First Quarto, #1) by Gregory Ashe (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
They Told Me I Was Everything by Gregory Ashe is the first book in a new series featuring the dual amateur sleuth concept, and in true Ashe format, these stories are dark, gritty, tense, and absolutely addictive! I read Book 1 of The First Quarto way ...more
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Tales of Times Square by Josh Alan Friedman is a read that you’ll need a stiff drink or three to get through. The content is exactly what I needed as a researcher and writer, as it covers an extremely specific moment in New York City’s colorful histo ...more
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C.S. Poe made a comment on End of 2022 with C.S. Poe " Spiderorchid wrote: "I loved "Subway Slayings" and "Lights, Camera, Murder"! We all need to take a break sometimes and health should always come first ...more "
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C.S. Poe rated a book it was amazing The Police Composite Sketch by Stephen Mancusi	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
The Police Composite Sketch by Stephen Mancusi was one of my accidental treasures when doing initial research for one of my series. A textbook guide of the how-tos, pitfalls, difficulties, and professional drawing tidbits on composite sketching, writ ...more
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From Here to Eternity by Caitlin Doughty is the best piece of nonfiction I’ve read all year. Perhaps even one of the best works of nonfiction I’ve read period. Doughty is a well-known figurehead in Western death culture—she’s a mortician, owns and op ...more
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Possibly the most comprehensive and complete study and accumulation of history on the matter of Western mourning costumes, Mourning Dress: A Costume and Social History by Lou Taylor, was a fascinating read and one I consider vital for my own research ...more
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C.S. Poe answered Kaden Pearce's question: Hi! I just finished Memento Mori #1 and I'm thrilled that the second has also come out however, will it also be released on audio? I loved Kale Williams narration and would like to continue with the audio version. Thanks! Yes, Kale is narrating the entire Memento Mori series! He'll begin production on Subway Slayings in another week or two, with an expected release of late December/early January 2023.
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“We’re not dating. We’re still performing some weird mating ritual.”
― C.S. Poe, Southernmost Murder

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“Mr. Snow.'
'Detective Winter.'
'Do you give all of the men in your life a murder case for Christmas, or just the really special ones?”
― C.S. Poe, The Mystery of Nevermore

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“People don’t want to know,” he whispered, not looking up.

“Know what?”

“What makes them uncomfortable,” Larkin specified. “Sometimes they don’t know what to say, don’t want to make a bad situation worse. Other times, they only pretend to not know because the empathy required is too big a burden. They pull back. They become distant. They ask how you are the same way they ask if it looks like rain or if you watched that Mets game on TV. People don’t really want to know.”
― C.S. Poe, Madison Square Murders

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“Why can't you say it?" I hardened my voice. "Because I'm telling you, you never have. I'd have remembered."
He stared at me with disbelief. [...]
"Love you? Of course I love you. Baby, I fucking worship you.”
― Josh Lanyon, The Dark Tide

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“Adrien, people get killed all the time. Since when is it your job to find out what happened to them?"

"I'm not usually suspected of murdering them."

"You have been as long as I've known you.”
― Josh Lanyon, A Dangerous Thing

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“I know you've all heard the advice, "Show, don't tell." The best writers don't tell you, and quite frankly they don't just show you -- they make you feel it, live it, taste it, touch it. Storytelling is about being in the moment with the characters.”
― Josh Lanyon

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“A psycho murderer who lubed. How considerate.”
― Jordan Castillo Price, Among the Living

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“I will not surrender my profession simply because men throughout history have been unduly enamored of their penises!" - Dr. Christine Putnam”
― Jordan L. Hawk, Widdershins

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