This has been a good series, yet I think it’s good that it’s ending. But in this volume we get a lot more of Calvin’s partner Quinn as well as Sebastian’s ex Neil. Calvin actually seems to take something of a back seat in this installment, although his role in the overall story is key. The characters of Sebastian and Calvin are well established by this point, and they remain true to the pictures you’ve probably already formed about them in this book. As convoluted as all the clues are, they all seem to tie together well in the end. As with every book in the series, there are lots of red herrings and false leads, and of course the actual culprit is a complete surprise. The stakes are higher than they’ve ever been, and the clues even more obtuse. This final outing of the series promises a Big Important Mystery, and it delivers. Can Sebastian hold it together long enough to solve the mystery when the lives of those he loves is on the line?
That promise gets difficult to keep when a severed head is delivered to the shop, the opening clue in a mystery the sender wants Sebastian to solve.
After the last mystery gets him shot, Sebastian has vowed to leave the detective work to Calvin and focus on planning their upcoming wedding. It’s been a year since antique dealer Sebastian met police detective Calvin in the series of crimes recounted in The Mystery of Nevermore. Spoiler alert: If you haven’t read the previous books in the series, there are some potential spoilers about how they turned out in this review.
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