Madison Square Murders

Memento Mori, Book 1

De: C.S. Poe

Narrado por: Kale Williams

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 put 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.

©2021 C.S. Poe (P)2021 C.S. Poe

I need the next one RIGHT NOW

4.5

Oh my gods, I fell in love with this right away. It’s unique in the sense that it’s cold cases. So the evidence is harder to gather, but I love that Ev works them like they happened yesterday because they matter and they deserve justice.

Also, I LOVE both main characters. Their banter and slow burn is priceless. I will say that the thing that would prob bother most didn’t bother me at all. It was inevitable from the first scene with Noah where that was going.

‘Hastily, Larkin blurted out over the M.E., “Your eyes are like the moon. Actually, we haven’t yet met so this flattery may be inaccurate to your appearance. Please replace moon with the celestial body of your choosing, and then reconsider my request.”’

And that ending??? Ugh, this just gives me Sherlock Holmes vibes and I’m HERE for it.

Enjoyable!

It took me a little while to get into this, at first I wasn't sure how I felt about Larkin and it took some time to figure him out and warm up to him. But once I did, I really enjoyed this. The writing was great, especially the intricacies of how Larkin's mind worked. I loved Doyle and how he and Larkin just connected. The mystery was great and I loved watching the whole case unfold against the backdrop of Larkin and Doyle forming a connection. This was a very slow burn as it builds to them having a relationship in future books. Kale Williams was the perfect narrator for this, he was fantastic at portraying Larkin and his deadpan delivery. On to the next!

One of the Best of 2021!

Creative story and well-written characters makes this one of the best and most unique books I've listened to all year. Kale Williams does a great job getting across the slightly flat voice inflections the author describes Larkin as having. Very well done.

Better than expected!

Larkin is an extremely interesting character and I really liked Doyle as well. I was worried when I found out Larkin has a husband as I hate cheating but things were handled well and I was able to finish the book. The mystery was crazy but I liked how it played out.

Great characters!

Such a good story, amazing narrator and engaging characters. Can’t wait for the next in the series!