{"id":26572,"date":"2026-04-17T09:38:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T13:38:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=26572"},"modified":"2026-04-18T09:54:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T13:54:17","slug":"the-mystery-of-the-curiosities-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/26572","title":{"rendered":"The Mystery of the Curiosities"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Mystery of the Curiosities<\/em><\/a> (2017) C.S. Poe<\/a> (Snow & Winter #2)<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

I liked old black-and-white movies. They were easier to watch, what with never being overwhelmed by the mess of tones and colors blending into one another that represented modern cinema.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cSebastian. I can\u2019t decide if you\u2019re purposefully trying to get yourself killed, or if you\u2019re only trying to put me in an early grave.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cYou caught me. Am I in your will so I benefit from your riches?\u201d <\/p>\n

Calvin pushed his coat open to rest his hands on his hips. \u201cYes. You get my dirty laundry and PlayStation.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cScore.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cYou talked to my dad and not me?\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t be upset.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cN-No. I\u2019m not.\u201d I honestly wasn\u2019t. So long as Calvin was talking to someone, that\u2019s all that mattered. And if it took first a doctor and my father before he had the courage to come to me, so be it. I\u2019d wait forever for Calvin. I just wanted him to feel safe and happy.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Characters<\/strong>: Sebastian Snow, Detective Calvin Winter, Detective Quinn Lancaster, Detective Neil Millett, Officer Lowry, Officer Brigg, William Snow, Beth Harrison, Max Ridley, Aubrey Grant, Special Agent Jun Tanaka, Gwen Sutton, Jeff, Sally Ng, Luther North, Richard Newell, Ben Parker, Parker Senior, Gerald Topper \/ Mark Lewis, Dillon<\/p>\n

Cover Art by Reese Dante<\/p>\n

Publisher: DSP Publications<\/p>\n

Rating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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