Life has been great for Sebastian Snow. The Emporium is thriving and his relationship with NYPD homicide detective, Calvin Winter, is everything heβs ever wanted. With Valentineβs Day around the corner, Sebastianβs sole concern is whether Calvin would enjoy a romantic date. Itβs only when an unknown assailant smashes the Emporiumβs window and leaves a peculiar note behind that all holiday plans get pushed aside in favor of another mystery.
Sebastian is quickly swept up in a series of grisly yet seemingly unrelated murders. The only connection tying the deaths together are curiosities from the lost museum of P.T. Barnum. Despite Calvinβs attempts to keep Sebastian out of the investigation, someone is forcing his hand, and it becomes apparent that the entire charade exists for Sebastian to solve. But with each clue that brings him closer to the killer, heβs led deeper into Calvinβs official cases.
Itβs more than just Sebastianβs livelihood and relationship on the lineβitβs his very life.